The long awaited Mountain Dew article, or at least the first part of it.

[madman]

HEY MAN REALLY LIKE THE MTN DEW PATENT THANKS FOR POSTING IT!

 

[morbious_fod]

Actually this is a common practice for glass makers just to over strike the older date each year. I've found this on several bottles over the years, and even my 1954 has the 4 struck over top of the 3.

 

[Anthonicia]

So the correct date would be '53 then? That's the earliest indentation/embossing I can make out on it.

 

[morbious_fod]

ORIGINAL: Anthonicia

So the correct date would be '53 then? That's the earliest indentation/embossing I can make out on it.

It actually looks like a 1955. Instead of creating a different bottom mold for each year they would just stamp the new date over the old date. That's the best guess I can give with the pictures provided. Usually the newer number is the actual number.

 

[celerycola]

I also posted a short King Cola article that I've been sitting on for a week or so and forgot to post.

Morb,

I know this is mostly a 'Dew' thread but wanted to add my list of King Cola bottlers. I included Covington, Culpeper, ad Winchester from your article that were new to me.

King Cola Roanoke VA

King Cola Salem VA

King Cola J. C. Layman Co Bristol VA

King Cola McClure Bottling Company Haysi, VA

King-Cola The Royal Drink - Frank Wendell, Cape Charles, VA

King-Cola Bottling Corp., Lynchburg, VA 1916

King-Cola Bottling Co., Edinburg, VA 1916

King-Kola - Peninsula Bottling Works, Parksley, VA

King-Cola Bottling Works Phoebus, VA

King-Cola Bottling Co., Weyers Cave, VA 1917

King Cola Marion Bottling Works VA

King-Cola Norfolk VA

King Cola Covington VA

King Cola Culpeper VA

King Cola Winchester VA

Richmond-Washington King Cola Bottling Company Inc
Richmond VA June 8, 1917

King Cola Kehne Brothers Frederick MD

King-Cola Sanitary Beverage Supply Co Charleston WV

King Cola Charlestown Bottling Works Charlestown WV

Greensboro King-Cola Bottling Co. NC

King-Cola A. L. Harrington & Son Kinston, NC

King Cola Bottling Co., Durham, NC 1916

King Cola Bottling Co., Oxford, NC

Albemarle King Cola and Dixie Flyp Corp C R Pugh Elizabeth City NC 1920

King Cola Spartanburg, SC

King-Cola D. Albertini Mt Carmel, PA

King Cola Scranton, PA

 

[morbious_fod]

There certainly seems to have been quite a few more of the King Cola bottlers than, Lemon Kola, and 3-C Nectar.