RIBottleguy
Well-Known Member
A two months ago I grabbed an Alaska Beverages from Providence, RI as a BIN on ebay. The seller was local, and agreed to meet so I could pick up the bottle. When we met at his storage unit, he said those fateful words "I have a few more". Sure enough, he had a crate full of ACL sodas! Most of them were Alaksa bottles, which are pretty rare. Among them were two unlisted older versions (from Beta Bottling Co. as opposed to Better Bottling Co.), a rare Mission from Woonsocket, an unlisted size Wellington Club to name a few. I made an offer on the lot and walked away very happy! The oldest (1940) Beta version, a slightly newer (1943) red outlined Beta version, and a (1948) Better version in green
An 8oz. Wellington Club from Providence. Previously only documented in a quart size.
Mission Beverages from Woonsocket, RI. This is the oldest Mission from RI (1955). The others I have seen have a blue and white label dating to the 1960s.
