QUICK "POPEYE SODA" QUESTION

[SODAPOPBOB]

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Porto Rico Soda was started in the early 1920's. It was first named Soda Mash and located in South Philidelphia.

My grandfather, Harry Cohen, started the business himself. He created all the formulas for the flavored soda. Was a brilliant man, never gone to college.

During the depression, he asked his brother to become a partner of the business. At that time, the name was changed to Porto Rico Soda and the company moved to Germantown Ave.

I wonder if this seltzer bottle is connected to the granddaughter's statements? A. Notice the word "Smash" on the bottle B. Notice the name "Cohen on the bottle C. 717 Snyder Ave is in south Philadelphia
VINTAGE SELTZER BOTTLE YANKEE-SMASH COHEN THE BOTTLER

Description:

Vintage clear glass seltzer bottle!
The print on the side reads: Yankee-Smash Bott. W'ks.
Cohen the Bottler Registered.
717 Snyder Ave Philadelphia, PA.

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-seltzer-bottle-yankee-smash-83552308

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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Here's another listing for the same/similar seltzer bottle ... http://www.doublequicktime.com/item/description/id/99452288

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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Yankee Smash Bottling Works From a 1938 Pennsylvania Directory Same name / Different address ( 810 Snyder Ave )

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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I also found this 1931 directory listing for the Yankee Smash Bottling Works but was unable to pull up the actual page to copy/save like I did with the 1938 listing ... Industrial Directory of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Page 476 https://books.google.com/books?id=vlgmAQAAIAAJPennsylvania. Dept. of Internal Affairs. Bureau of Statistics1938 - ?Snippet view - ?More editionsGirard Bottling Co Green, James A Gruber, Frank C Gruber Bottling Works Hillemann, Louis Holdway Bottling Works, Charles Hrobak Bottling Co Hub Ginger Ale Co Huber & Sons, J. Fred ... 4498 Livingston St. Yankee Smash Bottling Works. Industrial Directory of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania https://books.google.com/books?id=OIO0AAAAMAAJ1931 - ?Snippet view - ?More editions Prospect Bottling Co 507 Snyder Ave 507 Snyder Ave 1 Purity Bottling Works 603 Brown St 603 Brown St 2 Quaker City ... Jacob ' 921 N. 5th St 921 N. 5th St 22 Wszolek, Joseph 4565 Stiles St 4565 Stiles St Yankee Smash Bottling Works.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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P.S. If you open the two previous links you need to type Yankee Smash in the search box in order to open the listing. For some reason the 1931 listing is just off-page. If anyone can zero in on it, please post it.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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I thought this Porto Rico Beverage book cover was interesting and just purchased it on eBay. The seller had four of them originally and has one more available for a total of $15.80. I especially like it because it mentions a flavor of theirs that I never heard of called ... Wishniak Black Cherry On the left side panel it has a list of U.S. Presidents with the last one being ... Harry S. Truman ~ 1945 http://www.ebay.com/itm/PORTO-RICO-BEVERAGES-BOOK-COVER-MINT-/191466512717?hash=item2c944b214d

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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P.S. During the five years I have been researching Porto Rico Beverages I have never come across one of the book covers, not even a picture of one, and suspect they are quite rare. Get the last one while you can! []

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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1953 Porto Rico Pale Dry Copyright for Black Cherry Wishniak (Notice the name Morris J. Cohen at the bottom) ~ * ~ What the heck does "Wishniak" mean? http://www.myspeakerscorner.com/forum/spawn.php?qv=1&fn=2&tid=46209

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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I suspect this 1948 article I posted earlier contains a typo and the name N. J. Cohen is actually ... Morris J. Cohen

 

[2find4me]

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P.S. During the five years I have been researching Porto Rico Beverages I have never come across one of the book covers, not even a picture of one, and suspect they are quite rare. Get the last one while you can! []

Did you see the one I posted in my big research post? I don't blame you if you didn't lol. Wishniak is a strange flavor name