RC Cola!

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here's the link to the new thread about the early Royal Crown Ginger Ale paper label ... https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/EARLY-ROYAL-CROWN-GINGER-ALE-PAPER-LABEL-m672355.aspx#672355

 

[logueb]

Bob, I went out to[attachment=2-26-15 012.JPG] the bottle barn and found these two RC Bottles. Not sure if these mean anything or not. One debossed one embossed

 

[logueb]

Debossed RC is clear and is marked LGW 1 on base[attachment=2-26-15 016.JPG] [attachment=2-26-15 013.JPG]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Typo / Error / Standing By

 

[logueb]

Embossed RC is aqua/greenish and is marked LGW 3 on base[attachment=2-26-15 015.JPG] [attachment=2-26-15 014.JPG]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

logueb Thanks for the information [&:] Now I'm more confused than ever! There just doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason or consistency in their marks. What I originally thought would be a simple process of elimination has turned into a rocket science project. As I said earlier, I think the only way we are going to make sense of things is for someone to get their hands on some old company catalogs or records and see what can be found their. Perhaps someday, someone will do just that.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Speaking of the debossed/embossed triangle/pyramid bottles, you will recall this ad I posted earlier showing a paper label applied to the shoulder atop the debossed/embossed area. As it turns out, they even produced tin signs showing the same thing. Because of the signs, which I have to believe were intended to be displayed and last for many years, it leads me to suspect they were not all that familiar with the acl process at the time or else had no immediate plans to change from paper labels to painted labels. If they planned to start producing acl bottles early on, then why produce tin signs to the contrary? [ Attachments ] 1. Ad I posted earlier from The Evening Sun ~ Hanover, Pennsylvania ~ October 8, 1936. (Please be reminded that ads like this depicting paper labels only appear in 1936. The 1937 ads abruptly change to bottles with acl labels). 2. Original photograph with one of the tin signs hanging on the wall of an old store. The photo is documented as being from 1938, but the sign could easily have been there considerably longer. 3. One of the tin signs showing a paper label adhered over the triangle/pyramid.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Here's the link where I found the picture of the tin sign. Click on the view large for a super-zoom examination ... http://merrillsauction.com/node/1361

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Error / Ignore

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

P.S. Based on what I've been able to determine, I believe the tin signs date to 1936. As such, I consider them one of the earliest, and possibly rarest, Royal Crown Cola collectibles that would compliment any collection of Royal Crown Cola bottles. I suspect most sellers of the signs do not know the sign's history and that one might be had for an affordable price. But just how hard they are to find, I do not know, yet. By the way, watch out for reproductions!