Pepsi-cola / deco / basket-weave / soda bottle design pattern

[celerycola]

If you think the 1940 Pepsi design was based on the 1928 bottle, then it must be inspired by Egyptian baskets found in King Tut's tomb.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

ORIGINAL: celerycola

If you think the 1940 Pepsi design was based on the 1928 bottle, then it must be inspired by Egyptian baskets found in King Tut's tomb.

Could be ... but to be honest, that possibility never even once occurred to me.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Apparently there are three basic styles of basket weaving techniques, which are ...

1. Coiled
2. Twined
3. Plaited

I'm no basket expert, but it appears the majority of the ancient Egyptian baskets were of the "Coiled" variety, whereas the pattern on the two bottle patents is more like that of the "Plaited" variety.

http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/basketry.htm

In all plaited basketry, construction elements are active and strips of material are woven into baskets by passing under and over each other usually at regular intervals. The continuous intersections of the plaited constructional elements provide a cohesive unit, so no additional stitching is usually required except, in some examples, to secure the edges. Of the three types of basketry classes, the coiled types were by far the most commonly produced in ancient Egypt. There was a wide variety of materials used to produce baskets produced by the ancient Egyptians.

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However, I'm still liking the Cherokee variety, which appears to be of a non-coiled technique and similar to the two bottle patent designs. The Cherokee example below is referred to as a "Double Weave."

Cherokee Double Weave Basket ~ Late 1700s early 1800s

http://www.knoxnews.com/photos/galleries/2013/may/25/celebrating-50-years-of-the-mcclung-museum-of/

"The McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture includes a number of Native American objects. This Cherokee-made lidded double-weave basket was made in the late 18th or early 19th century."

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Cherokee basket patterns ~ Including various "cross" designs ...

1. Cross on a Hill
2. Peace pipe
3. Chief's daughters

Click on images for info and to enlarge ...

http://www.wcu.edu/library/DigitalCollections/CraftRevival/crafts/basketindex/index.html

I wonder if George Mas was trying to incorporate various Native American patterns and symbols on his 1928 bottle patent? I'm also wondering what Pepsi-Cola and baskets might have in common?

Bob

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Cherokee cross-on-a-hill design ...

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Side-topic ...

It looks as if our mysterious Mr. Mas was a bit of a pirate ...

George N. Mas vs. The Coca Cola Company ~ Regarding a 1937 Eugene Kelly bottle design

https://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/198/198.F2d.380.6384_1.html

Eugene Kelly Coca Cola Bottle Patent ~ 1937 ~ Hobbleskirt/Contour bottle variation

https://www.google.com/patents?id=5odqAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4#v=onepage&q&f=false

This is the only George N. Mas bottle patent I could find near to the 1938 date mentioned in the lawsuit and might be the one the Coca Cola Company sued him for because of the slim waist design. Either that or the 1938 bottle was never patented or else I just can't find it if it was patented.

https://www.google.com/patents/USD104696?pg=PA2&dq=george+n+mas+1937&hl=en&sa=X&ei=6CYMUprlK6eayQGW-4CgBg&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=george%20n%20mas%201937&f=false

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Correction/Clarification ...

It appears the October 15, 1938 bottle was never filed on that date nor ever patented that I can find any reference to. In fact, it appears the 1937 patent I posted was George N. Mas' last bottle ever. Hmmm ... If so, I wonder why? Maybe its because the Coca Cola Company kicked his you-know-what!

After this its "Back to Baskets" (Lol) []

Bob

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here's a sampling of early Pepsi-Cola bottles with original paper labels leading up to one of the first 1940 patents ...

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Currently on eBay for $240.00 ...

Based on the seller's description I believe it's a LGW (Laurens Glass Works) bottle from 1943

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1900s-PEPSI-COLA-SCRIPTED-DOUBLE-DOT-PAPER-LABEL-ELKIN-NC-MINT-BEAUTY-/171090993445?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27d5d16125

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I wonder which came first - the 1940s Pepsi Cola bottle carrier (paper sack) pictured below or the 1940 basket-weave bottle itself? Notice the sack has a basket-weave pattern printed on it. I scanned the image from page 397 of Allan Petretti's 2003 book, "Soda Pop Collectibles Price Guide." There are a total of 31 bottle carrier sacks shown in the book, 8 of which are Pepsi Cola sacks, but the one pictured here is the only one with a basket-weave design on it.

Scroll to page 211 on this link and you will see a color image of the same sack. The link is to the 2002 book, "Warman's Pepsi Field Guide," by Bob Stoddard.

http://xrl.us/bpof73

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Coincidence or direct connection to the bottle design?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

The weave pattern on the paper sack appears to be what is typically referred to as the under-and-over technique. But the bottle seems to have a somewhat different pattern which I am still trying to properly identify - with the Cherokee pattern being the best I have been able to come up with so far.

This link shows an example of the basic under-and-over weave technique ...

http://www.wikihow.com/Understand-Basic-Basket-Weaving-Techniques

This picnic basket is a good example of under-and-over weaving and is similar to that on the Pepsi Cola bottle carrier sack.