QUICK "POPEYE SODA" QUESTION

[SODAPOPBOB]

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The Popeye Punch can I posted earlier was a 46 ounce. Here's a 12 ounce can with a paper label and pull-tab from 1983. But where are the bottles that were pulled from grocery store shelves because the juice formed a white residue above the liquid level? I wasn't too excited about the 46 ounce can but wouldn't mind having one of these 12 ounce variations ...[attachment=Popeye Punch Can 12 ounce 1983.jpg] [attachment=Popeye Punch Can 12 ounce 1983 Back.jpg] [attachment=Popeye Punch Can 12 ounce 1983 Top.jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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Clarification ... The 12 ounce can is not a true "pull tab" but I don't know what else to call it except maybe a pop-top/push-top

 

[Canadacan]

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Clarification ... The 12 ounce can is not a true "pull tab" but I don't know what else to call it except maybe a pop-top/push-top

We can collectors refer to them as Stay-Tab's....I think they came out as early as 1975.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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Canadacan Thanks ... "Stay-Tab" appears to be the accepted term. Based on what I've seen, it was ... 1. Invented by Daniel F. Cudzik2. Of Reynolds Metal3. Richmond, Virginia4. Patent Number 3,967,7525. Filed November 24, 19756. Published July 6, 19767. And originally called a ... Easy-open Wall http://www.google.com/patents/US3967752 [attachment=Stay Tab Patent 1975 (2) (817x1200).jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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By the way, I have exhausted my search for another 12 ounce Popeye Punch can and cannot find a Popeye Punch bottle, either. As a consequence, I am placing both of them on my extremely rare list.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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For Future Reference ... 1. 1984 Snippet (I called the 213-706-0219 phone number but it is no longer valid)2. Google Earth - 31220 La Baya Drive - Westlake Village, California [attachment=Popeye Punch Gary Scaife 1984.jpg] [attachment=Popeye Punch 31220...lage Calif (2).jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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For Future Reference ... I searched for a patent that specifically pertains to this E-Z StA tab but so far have not been able to find one ...[attachment=Popeye Punch Can 1...e 1983 Top (2).jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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Slightly off-topic but related ... While searching for a Popeye Punch bottle I kept seeing references where Gary Scaife's Natural Choice company in Westlake, California also produced some Pink Panther drinks in the 1980s. So I thought I'd add these newspaper clippings to the mix to help round out the Gary Scaife story. I searched for actual pictures of a Pink Panther juice carton but so far have been unable to find any. Nor have I been able to find any images of a Pink Panther hot cocoa mix that apparently had pink marshmellows. The three flavors of Pink Panther Punch were ... Pink Lemonade ~ Tropical Punch ~ Orange Punch 1. The Sequin Gazette-Enterprise ~ Sequin, Texas ~ July 30, 19862. The Belleville Telescope ~ Belleville, Kansas ~ July 31, 19863. The Paris News ~ Paris, Texas ~ March 15, 1988 [attachment=Pink Panther Fruit... July 30, 1986.jpg] [attachment=Pink Panther Carto... July 31, 1986.jpg] [attachment=Pink Panther Punch...March 15, 1988.jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

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The Gary Scaife / Natural Choice Company story would not be complete without at least a brief mention of the company's most successful product ... Elvis Presley "Love Me Tender" Hair and Body Lotions ~ Circa 1985
1. Http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/Elvis-Presley-love-tender-242612008

2. Http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/Elvis-Presley-love-me-tender-shampoo-body

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[SODAPOPBOB]

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P.S. I sent Bruce Shults an email to see if he has one of the Popeye Punch bottles. I figured if anyone had one that he might. I'll let you know what he has to say just as soon as I hear back from him. It would blow me down to see one of them thar bottles and then I can begin my search in earnest to try and find one for myself.