The wonderful bottles of Jamaica Dry

[Canadacan]

I had recently picked up a 6oz paper label that came out of Drumheller Alberta and thought I'd post a group photo! Amazingly enough the bottles are examples from the four western provinces of Canada and span different decades from the 1930's to the early 80's. I sure hope to add more variations to this collection in the future!
I do have one more to add from a friend but need to get some info on it before I post it.

Here is the description/info for them.

1-28oz NDNR 1968, from British Columbia by West Coast Bottlers....I have no information about that bottler.
2-12oz paper label 1930's, from Alberta by Purity Bottling Works, Lethbridge. Purity was started in 1913-??
3-6oz paper label 1940's, from Alberta...no bottler info but it came out of Drumheller.
4-10oz ACL 1956, from Saskatchewan by Starlight Bottlers, Saskatoon
5-300ml ACL 1980, from Manitoba by Arctic Drink MFG Co. , Winnipeg....it would appear the ACL had very little change in all those years!




I just love the graphics on the paper ..here are some close up shots of the first three.




Still my favorite is the one from Purity Bottling Works, Lethbridge....note the style of hat on the lady 1930's on the 12oz vs 1940's on the 6oz.




The first two crowns are from the paper label bottles pictured above...the last one is from the 1956 Starlite.







And here are two more examples from my friend Duane...thanks for the photos!

10oz 1965 from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, bottled by The Jackson Bottling Co. Ltd.





300ml 1989 from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, bottled by 7up Saskatoon.....they shed the white in favor of yellow and lost palm trees.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Hey I've got one of those! I didn't know there was one marked from BC. Mine is from Washington State, although it may have been a recycled bottle. The label doesn't state where it's from. I can't remember the company, the bottom of the bottle has a polar bear embossed on it. I'll get a picture when I can.

There's a little bit of information on West Coast Bottlers online, they were based out of Surrey and it seems like they were a still in business up until at least 1999.

 

[RCO]

never found a Jamaican dry bottle in the wild which seems odd as they were sold in Ontario in a number of towns and cities . not exactly sure which ones but have seen some for sale before online and in stores . , I know there is one from Campbellford , I recall seeing itbefore

 

[Canadacan]

I can't seem to find any information on West Coast Bottlers?....one thing for sure they did a great job on the paper label graphic! the moon shimmering across the water at night
Something else I wonder is who owned the brand?...the earliest crown I have for the Purity 12oz (now pictured in the post) dose not indicate 'Authorized Bottler' like the later two examples do.

 

[Canadacan]

Well I was not going to post fronts and backs of these but decided the backs are important to show as well...and besides can you ever have enough photos!?...

1956-Starlite




1980-Arctic

 

[RCO]

I looked thru my book , there was only 3 listing from Ontario for Jamaica dry

- Riverdale beverages -Brantford

- Cornwall Bottling works - Cornwall

- Hinds Beverages ltd - Orillia ( odd cause I've never seen one from hinds in Orillia and seen most of there bottles )

- also one from Horsman of campbellford Ontario that was just on ebay and sold
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canadian-Ja...051056?hash=item281ccf79f0:g:~awAAOSwaB5Xk8qW

 

[iggyworf]

Those are all very cool. Thanx for postin the backs of the bottles also.

 

[Canadacan]

RCO thanks for the info!....so that is 4 known for Ontario. Here is the bottle from Campbellford, I see it is the same style as my Saskatoon and it sold for $32.00...did not know those versions can bring that price.


1950's- Campbellford Ontario, bottled by Horseman & Son.

 

[CanadianBottles]

As for West Coast Bottlers, they show up a lot in the late 80's and 1990 getting one of their buildings remodeled for retail use and all the regulatory stuff that went along with that http://www.surrey.ca/bylawsandcouncillibrary/MIN_1990-06-18-11493.pdf They seem to have bottled beer as well http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/opic-cipo/trdmrks/srch/vwTrdmrk.do?lang=eng&fileNumber=563154 And this guy says he was the president of the company from 1992-1999, assuming it's the same company https://ca.linkedin.com/in/steven-reader-02184b15 That's the full extent of what I can find.

 

[Canadacan]

I see the Bedford's cream beer was non alcoholic... I don't think it ever came to market as the trade mark status is that it was abandoned. I wonder what else they bottled for soda?.... That's what I'd like to know...lol