Canadacan
Well-Known Member
For those that never knew, in Canada there was never a Crush bottle produced with the embossed name Ward's like the USA had.
This is our version or Ward's equivalent that was from the 1920-26 or so era.
Here is an update on the Canadian 'Ward's krinkly bottle. This is showing what is now considered the earliest version. A big shout out to my friend Gerry for always pushing suggestive ideas of what could be!...without you I may not have been inspired to dig deeper!
Bottle one pictured I picked up on Van isle way back some 25 years ago. I always thought it was a US bottle. Until it was suggested it may be Canadian, as they do appear in early ads.
Last year I picked up a PAT'D with AUG 22, 1921 date and a mold #10 on the base. Recently for some odd reason I pulled out the magnifier to do a close inspection on both bottles and discovered that they are from the same mold! I have done up a photo to help show a couple of the main differences.
One last note, Gerry and I had been in discussions about this bottle, me on the fence, him thoroughly convinced. But I wanted more evidence...and in April that was delivered after I followed up a market place add for a 'mold #4 no date' over in Abbotsford BC, turns out the fella I bought it from dug it on his parents property right here in Mission BC!....there's a reason these keep showing up!
This is our version or Ward's equivalent that was from the 1920-26 or so era.
Here is an update on the Canadian 'Ward's krinkly bottle. This is showing what is now considered the earliest version. A big shout out to my friend Gerry for always pushing suggestive ideas of what could be!...without you I may not have been inspired to dig deeper!
Bottle one pictured I picked up on Van isle way back some 25 years ago. I always thought it was a US bottle. Until it was suggested it may be Canadian, as they do appear in early ads.
Last year I picked up a PAT'D with AUG 22, 1921 date and a mold #10 on the base. Recently for some odd reason I pulled out the magnifier to do a close inspection on both bottles and discovered that they are from the same mold! I have done up a photo to help show a couple of the main differences.
One last note, Gerry and I had been in discussions about this bottle, me on the fence, him thoroughly convinced. But I wanted more evidence...and in April that was delivered after I followed up a market place add for a 'mold #4 no date' over in Abbotsford BC, turns out the fella I bought it from dug it on his parents property right here in Mission BC!....there's a reason these keep showing up!
