Sinalco Bowling Pin Bottles

[jblaylock]

I picked up this trio a couple weeks ago. They are all from Lexington KY. They all have 2 seems on the side. Set

Amber: Sinalco - 'J' on bottom

Aqua: 7oz Sinalco - 'J' on bottom

Aqua: Sinalco Bottling Works - Lexington KY
This one has a little different shape, a little wider in the middle instead of the upper portion.

Closer up on the front

I thought they were cool. I likely wouldn't have bought them if it wasn't a set. Thought I'd share. I'm not really familiar with Sinalco, but since they were local I picked them up.

 

[jblaylock]

I couldn't really find anything concerning the "J" on the bottom, as far as glass makers go. Here's the only other info on this operation I found From the Lexington History Museum:The Sinalco Sanitary Bottling Company was established in Lexington around 1912 as an earlier bottler of Chero-Cola. Their bottling plant and warehouse was located at 424 Christie Avenue. The officers were J. M. Martin (President), William C. Rose (Vice President/Treasurer) and Jennie Dowd (Secretary). Around 1916 the company’s name was changed to Sinalco Bottling Company, with William C. Rose, Proprietor. He advertised:“Will Sell or Trade Business, I Make My Own Cola, Drink Formula Goes With It, and Exclusive Sales of 20 Counties in Blue Grass Region.”Around 1916/17 the company also became the franchise bottler of Club Cola. Around 1919, the Lexington Syrup & Beverage Company purchased the plant and assets of Sinalco. From this I'd say the Sinalco bottles are 1912-1916, and the Sinalco Bottling Company is 1916-1919, obviously. I was also able to find these charts from the Kentucky Agriculture Experiment Station, Annual Report: Volumn 28, part 2. They are from 1915. I would have liked to have tried that Orange Julep Sinalco bottled.

 

[2find4me]

Nice, that is an insta-collection and its local too. I bet there are more variants waiting to be discovered.

 

[goodman1966]

That's a great set, but the amber is killer !

 

[jblaylock]

Nice, that is an insta-collection and its local too. I bet there are more variants waiting to be discovered.

Yeah, it wasn't bad for $11. Based on all the different flavors listed on that ag report, I'd think there would have to be some additional bottle types.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Josh These first two ads are related to the Sinalco brand itself and the last article is specific to the Lexington bottler. I read where Sinalco was originally from Germany and was granted a U.S. patent/trademark in 1909 by Franz Hartmann Sinalco who was from Detmold, Germany. I haven't been able to find much about the Lexington operation. There are probably some paper labels out there somewhere. I suspect the J on the base is related to the bottler and not the glass maker. 1. The El Paso Herald ~ Texas ~ June 18, 1912 2. The Wichita Beacon ~ Kansas ~ September 26, 1913 3. The Bourbon News ~ Paris, Texas ~ June 1, 1917 * * For some reason the last image won't upload even though I have resized and edited it several times so I'm going to try and attach it to the next post.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

It worked but I don't know why it wouldn't upload on the previous post. ???
3. The Bourbon News ~ Paris, Texas ~ June 1, 1917

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

P.S. I wonder why the names Edwin N. Casey and W. A. Beheler (which are in the 1917 article) are not mentioned in the Lexington museum history?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

According to this ad, it appears that Sinalco first came to the U.S. in 1911 and the parent company was located in Chattanooga, Tennessee under the name of the Purity Extract And Tonic Company. The ad seems to be referring to the fountain syrup and not the bottle. From ... The Atlanta Constitution ~ Georgia ~ June 15, 1911

 

[jblaylock]

It worked but I don't know why it wouldn't upload on the previous post. ???
3. The Bourbon News ~ Paris, Texas ~ June 1, 1917

Are you sure that is Paris TX and not Paris KY. There is a Paris KY about 12 miles from Lexington KY.