Soda Bottle Research Links on the Web

[celerycola]

PLEASE POST ADDITIONS TO THIS LIST!!!

GENERAL RESOURCES:

Antique-Bottles.Net: This invaluable Forum
https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Sodas---Embossed%2C-Paper-Label-and-ACLs%25/forumid-15/tt.htm

Paul Bates Soda Bottle Listings: Bottle/Can Listings and Ads
http://www.gono.com/collectorhomepage.htm

Google Advanced Book Search
http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search

Google Advanced News Search
http://www.google.com/news/advanced_news_search?as_drrb=a

Historic Bottle Website
http://bottleinfo.historicbottles.com/websitemap.htm

Bottle Openers
http://www.just-for-openers.org/

American Bottler
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/47107627.html

Newspaper Archive (Paid Site)
http://newspaperarchive.com/AdvanceSearch.aspx

New York Times Archive 1851-1980
http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?frow=0&n=10&srcht=s&query=&srchst=p&submit.x=34&submit.y=10&submit=sub&hdlquery=&bylquery=&daterange=full&mon1=01&day1=01&year1=1981&mon2=03&day2=27&year2=2012

Library of Congress
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

Crown Caps
http://bottlecapclub.org/

Trade Mark Search
http://www.trademarkia.com/

US Patent Office Gazette for Trademarks
http://books.google.com/books?q=editions:LCCN04018256&id=31mQAAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions_r&cad=5

Printers Ink for Advertising
http://books.google.com/books?q=editions:LCCNsc79004453&id=5JMLAQAAIAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions_r&cad=5

Sodas and Beers Older bottle listings
http://www.sodasandbeers.com/index.html

Soda and Mineral Water Bottle Types
http://www.sha.org/bottle/soda.htm

Koca Nola
http://www.kocanola.com/default.html

Hutchinsons
http://www.hutchbook.com/

Glass Manufacturer Marks
http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks.html


LOCALIZED RESOURCES:

Southwest VA Northwest TN
http://www.tazewell-orange.com/

Bristol TN/VA Bottles
http://tennevaguy.tripod.com/index.html

Washington DC Alesandria VA Bottles
http://chosi.org/bottles/index.htm

Texas Bottles
http://www.fults.org/

Kentucky Newspaper Search
http://kdl.kyvl.org/newspapers.html

Wisconsin Bottles
http://www.mrbottles.com/

Georgia Sanborn Maps (search for bottlers)
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sanborn/?Welcome

Alabama Sanborn Maps
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/FireInsurance/1_County%20Index.html

Florida Sanborn Maps
http://ufdcweb1.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?n=palmm&c=sanborn&m=hhh

Atlanta City Directory
http://archive.org/search.php?query=publisher%3A%22Foote+and+Davis+Co%3B+Joseph+W.+Hill%22

 

[bottleopop]

The Dating Game - Bill Lockhart 2004
http://www.blm.gov/historic_bottles/pdffiles/OwensIll_BLockhart.pdf


Digger Odell's site has a links list at the bottom of the page.
The "Historical Background & Research Antique Bottles" section has links to many excellent informative pages!
http://www.bottlebooks.com/

History article about Vess (Sylvester) Jones (Whistle, Whiz, Vess, Vess Dry bottles)
Really long link to the Vess story
This article has ads in the middle of it so go all the way to page 145.

Sam Evans' Quick Reference, Georgia Coca-Cola Bottle Checklist
http://teampins.com/cokebottlechecklist.html
(Georgia towns with their coke bottles and values)
Good article about coke bottle scams in "How to read the checklist"

Uncle Joe and Aunt Ida
http://www.scholarlypursuits.com/unclejo.htm
Their wedding photo and a history article about the Uncle Jo Bottling Company

Double Cola history article
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/DoubleCola-CoUSA-Company-History.html

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

celerycola ~

Great idea! Here are a few more to add to the list ...

gono.com / Nostalgiville
http://www.gono.com/

Designer / Deco Soda Bottles
http://www.bottlebooks.com/Designer%20Sodas/designer_soda_bottles.htm

Antique Coke Bottles / Hall of Fame / etc.
http://www.antiquebottles.com/coke/index.html

Coca Cola Bottle History Timeline / Pictures
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/ETclanSETH114/bottlehistory.html

Coca Cola Signatures / Timeline / For Dating C.C. Collectibles
http://cocacolaloft.blogspot.com/2006/04/coca-cola-script-trademarklogo.html

Coca Cola History / Basic Timeline
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/cocacola.htm

Coca Cola Back Covers / National Geographic Magazine
http://www.shigitatsu.com/GEOGRAPHIC/coca.htm

Mountain Dew History / Basic
http://www.angelfire.com/tn/traderz/dew.html

 

[cowseatmaize]

PLEASE POST ADDITIONS TO THIS LIST!!! Readers, please remember, everything you read may not be entirely correct.
GENERAL RESOURCES:

Antique-Bottles.Net: This invaluable Forum
https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Sodas---Embossed%2C-Paper-Label-and-ACLs%25/forumid-15/tt.htm
SHA, formerly BLM are the best by far! Written and gathered info by more experts that you will ever know,
http://www.sha.org/bottle/index.htm
If you go to the resource page you'll find so many specific glass house history PDF's that were written by the best your mind will be blown!!!! Be careful!
http://www.sha.org/bottle/References.htm

ANGELFIRE:
Is a site that others create but does a nice broad spectrum of many things beer and soda. And more!!! Here are some. Much of the stuff can be found in the true articles found in PDF form at the SHA site. http://www.sha.org/bottle/References.htm
NDNR section from anglefire
http://www.angelfire.com/nc3/throwaway/Welcome.html
Mountain Dew History / Basic
http://www.angelfire.com/tn/traderz/dew.html
Coca Cola Bottle History Timeline / Pictures
http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/ETclanSETH114/bottlehistory.html
More Bottle Manufacturing Marks - United States. A lot of redundant marks from Dave Whittens site.
http://www.angelfire.com/pop2/collectorscorner/USA_bottle_marks.html
The Glenshaw Glass Co. Coded Dates
http://www.angelfire.com/pop2/collectorscorner/glenshaw.html

Christopher Weide's site is helpful for gauging what's out there and for rough dates.
http://www.ca-yd.com/html/bottles/soda_homepage.htm

Paul Bates Soda Bottle Listings: Bottle/Can Listings and Ads
http://www.gono.com/collectorhomepage.htm

Google Advanced Book Search
http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search

Google Advanced News Search
http://www.google.com/news/advanced_news_search?as_drrb=a

Historic Bottle Website
http://bottleinfo.historicbottles.com/websitemap.htm

Bottle Openers
http://www.just-for-openers.org/

American Bottler
http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/47107627.html

Newspaper Archive (Paid Site)
http://newspaperarchive.com/AdvanceSearch.aspx

New York Times Archive 1851-1980
http://query.nytimes.com/search/query?frow=0&n=10&srcht=s&query=&srchst=p&submit.x=34&submit.y=10&submit=sub&hdlquery=&bylquery=&daterange=full&mon1=01&day1=01&year1=1981&mon2=03&day2=27&year2=2012

Library of Congress
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

Crown Caps
http://bottlecapclub.org/

Trade Mark Search
http://www.trademarkia.com/

US Patent Office Gazette for Trademarks
http://books.google.com/books?q=editions:LCCN04018256&id=31mQAAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions_r&cad=5

Printers Ink for Advertising
http://books.google.com/books?q=editions:LCCNsc79004453&id=5JMLAQAAIAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions_r&cad=5

Sodas and Beers Older bottle listings
http://www.sodasandbeers.com/index.html

Soda and Mineral Water Bottle Types
http://www.sha.org/bottle/soda.htm

Koca Nola
http://www.kocanola.com/default.html

Hutchinsons
http://www.hutchbook.com/

Glass Manufacturer Marks from David Whittens site.
http://www.myinsulators.com/glass-factories/bottlemarks.html

PRINTED BOOKS:

The Moxie Encyclopedia, Volume 1 • The History by Q. David Bowers.

"The Bottlers and Beverage Manufacturer's Universal Encyclopedia ©1925"
It's got a list of most soda makers by state, city and even some addresses of the time. It's also loaded with machines for filling, washing, capping and just about anything carbonated beverage.

LOCALIZED RESOURCES:
Antique Bottles of Rhode Island
http://www.littlerhodybottleclub.org/bottlebook/abofrisodaa.html

Southwest VA Northwest TN
http://www.tazewell-orange.com/

Bristol TN/VA Bottles
http://tennevaguy.tripod.com/index.html

Washington DC Alesandria VA Bottles
http://chosi.org/bottles/index.htm

Texas Bottles
http://www.fults.org/

Kentucky Newspaper Search
http://kdl.kyvl.org/newspapers.html

Wisconsin Bottles
http://www.mrbottles.com/

Georgia Sanborn Maps (search for bottlers)
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/sanborn/?Welcome

Alabama Sanborn Maps
http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/FireInsurance/1_County%20Index.html

Florida Sanborn Maps
http://ufdcweb1.uflib.ufl.edu/ufdc/?n=palmm&c=sanborn&m=hhh

Atlanta City Directory
http://archive.org/search.php?query=publisher%3A%22Foote+and+Davis+Co%3B+Joseph+W.+Hill%22

WORDWIDE:

List of Worldwide Soda Brands / Wikipedia / Numerous U.S. Brands
Note: The blue headings are "clickabale" for additional information.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_soft_drinks_by_country

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

7up ... VINTAGE SALESMEN"S CATALOGS

LINK: http://imprint.printmag.com/animation/howdy-7up/?et_mid=552676&rid=1996382

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

ORANGE CRUSH BOTTLES:

http://imprint.printmag.com/branding/vintage-orange-crush-soda-bottles-take-a-ribbing/

 

[psmason73]

dennis,any idea when the chero cola website wil be updated with the list of cities?

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

OWENS ILLINOIS HISTORY

Click on the various options on the left side and/or any other side links. Especially the "Batch Catalog" which you will have to look for that explains the various formulas for different colors of glass.

HOME:
http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/exhibits/oi/OIExhibit/MainPage.htm

IMAGES:
http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/exhibits/oi/Gallery/imagepage.htm

DISPLAYS:
http://www.utoledo.edu/library/canaday/exhibits/oi/Gallery/displays.htm

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

GRAPETTE HISTORY - SINCE 1939

http://www.grapette.com/1939/history

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

A HISTORY OF COCA COLA MARKETING

http://www.solarnavigator.net/solar_cola/coca_cola.htm

However, Earl Dean designed the original 1915 hobbleskirt bottle and not Alexander Samuelson as this history indicates. It may contain other inaccuracies but still an interesting read.