Oldest ACL Royal Crown Cola Bottle?

[SODAPOPBOB]

The bottle pictured here has been the subject of debate in the past as to whether it was related to the Nehi Royal Crown brand or some other brand? Even though it's a Root Beer bottle, I'm thinking because of the similarity of the crown embossed on the bottle and the crown image on the "old" paper label that they are in fact related. ( I believe there was a forum thread about this bottle and is where I got the picture of it ).

 

[grime5]

i looked at some of mine and the odd one i found is a clear one with the g in a square on the bottom and and the letters g j on the lip.what would that date be? later greg

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

i looked at some of mine and the odd one i found is a clear one with the g in a square on the bottom and and the letters g j on the lip.what would that date be? later greg

Glenshaw Glass CompanyG = 1935J = 1938

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Greg Is your clear bottle an acl or blank? And if it has a pyramid on the shoulder, is the pyramid pointed or flat topped?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

This newspaper article will shed some light on the Root Beer aspect of Royal Crown. From ... The Plano Star-Courier ~ Plano, Texas ~ June 13, 1979

 

[dbv1919]

Sodapopbob I used to own a 1937 pointed top triangle debossed Owens Illinois ACL RC bottle. I let my best friend who also is a bottle collector have it because I already had a 37 flat triangle (mistake). I have only saw about 3 pointed 1937's they are rare but do exist. I'll get a pic of it next time I'm at his house. I have never saw a 1938 pointed top only flats and have never saw any 1938's with debossed necks all embossed. By the way you may be the best bottle researcher I have ever seen excellent work.

 

[dbv1919]

P.S. judu's earlier post looks to me like a pointed 1937.

 

[bottlingco]

I have tried, unsuccessfully, to add a photo of my 1937 with the embossed pyramid on the neck. I just do not have the time to fool around half a day trying to get pictures to upload to this site. Until I get help with it, I give up!~bottlingco

 

[grime5]

my clear rc is an acl the top of the pyramic is flat and debossed. the city name is embossed on the bottom and in acl on the back of the bottle along with the goodhousekeeping seal.hope this all helped. later greg

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I have tried, unsuccessfully, to add a photo of my 1937 with the embossed pyramid on the neck. I just do not have the time to fool around half a day trying to get pictures to upload to this site. Until I get help with it, I give up!~bottlingco

bottlingco: I can relate to your frustration because I had a problem at first, too. In fact, I still haven't figured out the Photobucket applications. If all else fails, try ... 1. Click on (Open Full Version) at the top of reply page.2. Then click on [/i] Upload file(s) to the server which should take you directly to your photo files.