Spike it soda, you like it? Southern distribution?

[SODAPOPBOB]

As a side note ... The earliest use of the "Spike It" trademark was in 1940, but the Green & Green Beverage Company of Houston, Texas goes back farther than that. Here's one of their other trademarks for the "Thrill" brand that goes back to 1924.
http://www.bottlebooks.com/carbonated%20beverages/carbonated_beverage_trademarks%201920s.htm


Word Mark: THRILL
NON-ALCOHOLIC, MALTLESS BEVERAGES AND SYRUPS FOR MAKING THE SAME. FIRST USE: 1924.
FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 1924
Filing Date April 6, 1925 Registration Date December 22, 1925
Owner (REGISTRANT) GREEN & GREEN FIRM TEXAS
2000 PROVIDENCE ST. HOUSTON TEXAS
(LAST LISTED OWNER) GREEN & GREEN HOUSTON, TEX., A COPARTNERSHIP.

[attachment=Thrill Trademark (2).jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

I'm not sure of the exact dates for these "Thrill" bottles, but all of them were produced by the Green & Green Company of Houston, Texas. Their "Thrill" bottle went from ... This [attachment=Thrill Soda Bottle...920s 1930s (2).jpg] To this[attachment=Thrill Soda Bottle.jpg] To this [attachment=Thrill Soda Bottle...on Texax front.jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Side of their sports acl bottle [attachment=Thrill Soda Bottle...ton Texax side.jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

The earliest date I have found so far for the Green & Green Company is 1913 which pertains to another one of their brands called "Green's Muscadine Punch" https://goo.gl/jafypE This ad for "Green's Muscadine Punch" is dated 1922 [attachment=Green and Green Ad..ston Texas 1922.jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

A sampling of "Green's Muscadine Punch" (Exact dates unknown but early) [attachment=Muscadine Punch Bottle.jpg] [attachment=Muscadine Punch Bottle Cap.jpg] [attachment=Muscadine Punch Bottle Sign early.jpg]

 

[sunrunner]

this is very cool love that there seems an endless variety o f breads and bottles out there.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

The Green & Green Company's most successful brand appears to be ... Fruit Bowl Original Trademark Owner ~ 1938 http://www.tmfile.com/mark/?q=714118628 [attachment=Fruit Bowl Ad 1947 (870x1200).jpg] [attachment=Fruit Bowl Bottle ..ton Texas front.jpg] [attachment=Fruit Bowl Bottle Houston Texas.jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

1. I'm not certain but this might be the first Fruit Bowl bottle from around 19382. This Fruit Bowl advertising item says "New" and might be from around 1938 Note: The small h inside of a capital G trademark stands for "House of Green" which is in connection with the Green & Green Company of Houstion, Texas who produced various brands including "Spike It" [attachment=Fruit Bowl Bottle early.jpg] [attachment=Fruit Bowl Advertising.jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

CreekWalker I searched high and low for a Spike-It bottle from Tennessee but could not find one. The farthest south examples I have been able to find is the one from Houston, Texas I posted earlier and the example below from Atlanta, Georgia. [attachment=Spike It Bottles front.jpg] [attachment=Spike It Bottles.jpg]

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

The only other brand of soda I can find for the Green & Green Company of Houston, Texas is one called ... Hawaiian Bowl I looked everywhere for a picture of a bottle but all I have been able to find so far is this bottle cap ... [attachment=Hawaiian Bowl Bottle Cap.png]