SODABOB
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I couldn't find a soda bottle with a 16S1 mark, but I did find this Coca Cola bottle from Norfolk, Virginia that was described as being marked with 1651 on the heel. I acknowledge that the attached photo of the heel is not very clear, but I am taking the seller's word that it is accurately described.
The following link is to a study about dating early Coca Cola bottles. The only thing I found in it that might explain the use of a four digit number on the heel of early Coca Cola bottles is on Page 63 involving the Southern Indiana Glass Works. The attached snippet is from Page 63 of the study. According to the study, Southern Indiana Glass was in operation between 1906 and 1912. If the mark on the Crown Carbonating bottle, as well as the mark on the Norfolk Coca Cola bottle are both 1651, this might provide us with a clue or two for future research, and possibly narrow down the date of manufacture for the Crown Carbonating bottle from Marion, Ohio. Please stay tuned because I will be posting some additional information about the Coca Cola bottling plant located in Marion, Ohio.
Link to dating early Coca Cola bottles - Bill Porter & Bill Lockhart
DatingEarlyCocaColaBottles.pdf (fohbc.org)
Question for Lori;
Does your Crown Carbonating bottle have the contents embossed on it? If not, it was very likely made before 1914. In 1913 the "Gould Amendment" was added to the 1906 Food & Drug Act that required all food and beverage containers to clearly show the amount of contents on the package or the bottle. The Amendment was strictly enforced starting in 1914.
I'll be back
Bob
Notice the similarity of the two bottles
Described as 1651 -- Likely a style or glass house catalog number
The following link is to a study about dating early Coca Cola bottles. The only thing I found in it that might explain the use of a four digit number on the heel of early Coca Cola bottles is on Page 63 involving the Southern Indiana Glass Works. The attached snippet is from Page 63 of the study. According to the study, Southern Indiana Glass was in operation between 1906 and 1912. If the mark on the Crown Carbonating bottle, as well as the mark on the Norfolk Coca Cola bottle are both 1651, this might provide us with a clue or two for future research, and possibly narrow down the date of manufacture for the Crown Carbonating bottle from Marion, Ohio. Please stay tuned because I will be posting some additional information about the Coca Cola bottling plant located in Marion, Ohio.
Link to dating early Coca Cola bottles - Bill Porter & Bill Lockhart
DatingEarlyCocaColaBottles.pdf (fohbc.org)
Question for Lori;
Does your Crown Carbonating bottle have the contents embossed on it? If not, it was very likely made before 1914. In 1913 the "Gould Amendment" was added to the 1906 Food & Drug Act that required all food and beverage containers to clearly show the amount of contents on the package or the bottle. The Amendment was strictly enforced starting in 1914.
I'll be back
Bob
Notice the similarity of the two bottles
Described as 1651 -- Likely a style or glass house catalog number