Oldest ACL Royal Crown Cola Bottle?

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P.S. I suspect we might never know for certain "WHY" Laurens Glass Works marked some of their bottles in a certain manner and others in a different manner. And as for the earliest Royal Crown Cola bottles, I'm personally still leaning toward ... 1. Clear bottle with paper label = Circa 1934 (At the earliest)2. Clear bottle (possibly aqua bottle as well ?) with painted label/acl = 1935 (At the earliest)

 

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This is a "just for the fun of it" post that I think everyone will enjoy. But first, please be reminded that Grubb Bottling in Dothan, Alabama was one of the first bottlers to test market Royal Crown Cola in 1934. Now look at this ad and ask yourself if someone in Dothan, especially someone with Dixie Bottling, ever connected the dots back to this ad after Royal Crown Cola took the world by storm? Chances are it was a one time ad and that was the end of it.

From ...

The Dothan Eagle ~ Dothan, Alabama ~ June 10, 1909

( I never heard of "IT COLA" before )

 

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Key word = "TWICE" Coincidence or Connection? 1. 19362. 1909

 

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Another ...

"Coincidence or Connection?"

Key Words = TRY ~ IT ~ SAY


1. Dothan Eagle ~ Dothan, Alabama 1909
(Town where Royal Crown Cola was test marked in 1934)

2. Dothan Eagle ~ Dothan, Alabama 1947
(Just one of numerous ads nationwide during the time when celebrities endorsed
Royal Crown Cola. In almost every ad they used the phrase "Try it! Say, RC for me."

 

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And there's this from Columbus, Georgia. Columbus, Georgia is where Royal Crown Cola was invented. 1. IT'S-A COLA ~ 1913-1914

 

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This Royal Crown Cola bottle is currently on eBay, and even though the seller doesn't appear to be familiar with LGW marks, it will serve as a good example that Laurens Glass Works did indeed mark their bottles with double-numbers in 1942. I realize the question is still unanswered as to "why" Laurens Glass Works discontinued the practice of using double-numbers on Royal Crown Cola bottles at one point, but it appears they stared using it again at least as early as 1942.

Copy/Pasted from seller's description ...

The back of the bottle near the base (raised in glass) has the following "4 L G W 2"


http://www.ebay.com/itm/251552983401?_trksid=p2048036

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here are a couple of clues of sorts - or possibly just more confusion ...

Both of these bottles are currently on eBay and both have pictures of LGW marks.

I'm confident the first bottle is a 1940s or 1950s, and yet it has 3 LGW 6 on the base.

I'm confident the second bottle is a 1953 but not sure what the seller means about "44 or 42"

Notice both bottles have the number 583. I am assuming this is a style/shape/color number.

Also notice one bottle has an 8 and the other has a 14. I am assuming those are mold numbers.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-10-oz-Red-Yellow-ACL-Royal-Crown-Cola-Soda-Bottle-Greensboro-NC-/141301573970?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20e63ae952

Copy/Pasted from seller's description ...

On the bottom, is embossed lettering including: “583 8” and 3 L G W 6”.


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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-10-oz-Red-Yellow-ACL-Royal-Crown-Cola-Soda-Bottle-Charlotte-NC-/111366042695?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19edeef447

Copy/Pasted from seller's description ...

On the bottom, is embossed lettering including: “583 14” and 5 L G W 3”. The center, with the date, is extremely worn. It looks like the year is “44” or “42”, but even those are guesses.

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1. 3 LGW 6

2. 5 LGW 3

 

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P.S. I suspect the seller of the 1953 bottle is seeing things in the stippling/textured bumps on the base of the bottle and somehow came up with the "44 or 42"

 

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P.S. ~ P.S. I suspect the seller of the so called 3 LGW 6 bottle is misreading the first number and that it's not a 3 but a melted 5 But the main points here is to establish three things ... 1. Laurens Glass Works started using double-numbers again 2. To draw attention to the number 583 3. To draw attention to the numbers 8 and 14

 

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Laurens Glass Works did a $600,000 expansion in 1945 and had 13 bottle making machines at the time. Read all about it! http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19451129&id=elksAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AcsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2374,2434940