Some new 'art deco' style soda bottles

[SODAPOPBOB]

Meet ...

Bevis Hiller

http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/art-deco-book-review-hillier/

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I especially like this from the book ...

Postcard History Series ~ Rockford ~ 1920 and Beyond

By: Eric A. Johnson ~ Copyright 2004

Notice the caption where it says ...

"This newly opened ... Art Moderne-styled soft drink bottling and distribution facility ..."

Had the author been familiar with Bevis Hiller's 1968 book and Brian Wade's 2003 book, I suspect he would have used the term "Deco-styled" instead of "Moderne-styled"

http://xrl.us/bpr5j8

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

In conclusion ...

Based on everything I can find on the subject, I honestly believe it was The Soda Fizz's 2003 review of Brian Wade's book that initially launched the popularity of the term "Deco Soda Bottle." During it's heyday, the Soda Fizz magazine was an extremely popular publication with soda bottle collectors and clubs and, I believe, had a huge influence on the hobby as a whole. It wouldn't surprise me if after the review was published that collectors nationwide adopted the new term as the norm.

http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/thesodafizz/DecoSoda_BookReview.pdf

Sodapopbob

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

One final aspect to this I'm working on is to try and determine when the earliest use of the term "Deco Soda Bottle" was used on eBay. There isn't an easy shortcut to doing this I am aware of and expect it will take some time to research it - but if someone does know of a quick reference shortcut for searching eBay archives, please let us know, or else do the research yourself and let us know what you find. I'm basing my search on the belief that the term "Deco Soda Bottle" first emerged sometime around the time that Brian Wade's book and the Soda Fizz review of it came out in 2003

The earliest eBay use of the term I have been able to find so far is ...

2006

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-art-deco-soda-bottle-hellertown-pa-must

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

P.S. ~

I forgot to mention I also intended to search this forum and just found this ...

Member: brianwpopbottle

From: June 4, 2005

I have a feeling I'm not going to find anything earlier than this on eBay or elsewhere.

Check it out ... ( And, yes, I know who the member is/was ) ... [sm=thumbup.gif]

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-27679/mpage-1/key-deco%252Csoda%252Cbottle/tm.htm#27953

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

P.S. ~ P.S.

According to the forum archives, Brian was only involved in about six threads. Here's the earliest I could find ...

May 2005

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-26743/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm#26943

 

[zecritr]

Fantastic bottles there,to bad the site isn't still up or been moved
great find

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

zecritr ~

I ditto that!

I tried the link, too, and it didn't work for me either. I suspect he shut it down in order to direct attention to purchasing his book instead.

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Notice in his June 2005 post where he said ...

"I had heard it used by some collectors for the past several years but it is not an official name for the category - but it fits the time period of the bottles (the deco design era was during the 1920's and 30's)

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Although I do not intend to research it, nor ask Brian about it, I will always wonder who "some collectors" were? Plus, I think its cool that we had the honor of his comments and that the answer to my initial question was in our own backyard this whole time.

Bob

 

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ORIGINAL: SODAPOPBOB

One final aspect to this I'm working on is to try and determine when the earliest use of the term "Deco Soda Bottle" was used on eBay.

Worthpoint is the only resource to try and determine this and you won't find anything earlier than 2006, they have exclusive rights to completed Ebay auctions. No more Googling for these results....

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Jim ~

Thanks. I was thinking WorthPoint might be the best source for eBay stuff but I wasn't sure.

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I unpacked some of my old-old (1963 thru 1967) bottle books today and discovered that the most common term in them for describing 1920s and 1930s soda bottles was ...

"Decorated" soda bottles (One of which made a specific reference to an "Eye-Se" bottle)