I got a prohibition Krueger's Special & it was from Krueger brewing co so I'm surprised no law suite from some kind of copywrite infringement, ect, ect. LEON.
Cool stuff there Bob!....I see you corrected the info on 'Crushy'.. 1927 The story was similar for Frank-Nevin if you remember early adds depicted paper label and by 1926 was the clear krinkly.
We may never if the straight-sided bottles were used for a single year or numerous years. The only thing I'm confident about is that whatever they were used for surely required a paper label and a corresponding bottle cap. The following is an alphabetical list of the brands that the Binghampton Orange Crush Bottling Company either bottled or distributed between 1920 and 1935. The most confusing part is determining which brands they actually bottled versus the brands they distributed. The distributed brands were likely shipped in from various parent companies and then delivered to local retailers by the Binghampton Orange Crush bottling Company. Some of these brands had their own patented bottles.
Billy Baxter Ginger Ale
Buckeye Root Beer
Cherry Blossoms
Hires Root Beer
Krueger's Special
Lime Rickey
Knight Klub Ginger Ale
Old Colony Ginger Ale
Orange Crush
Purity Brand
Saratoga Vichy
Tuxedo Ginger Ale
Virgina Dare Ginger Ale
Note: If anyone ever finds a paper label for any of these brands that's on a straight-sided Orange Crush bottle from Binghampton or elsewhere, please share it with us.
As it turns out, the Oneonta, New York Orange Crush bottling plant was a branch operation of the Binghamton Orange Crush Bottling Company. Which explains why they used a straight-sided bottle that is identical to the Binghamton straight-sided bottle, except that each of the bottles is embossed on the heel with their perspective locations.
The Oneonta Star ~ Oneonta, New York ~ August 10, 1920
Late to the Crush conversation. I have some pics of 6 oz Ward's Crush applied top bottle from the UK.
It sold in august 2014. The bottom says W G B Co. Archer Wellingborough. It also has an "N" on it. Don't know if it's a date code or not.
Another one sold in 2013 and said W G B Co. Rodwell Tring on the bottom.