Turkey Coke Bottle From Cuero, Texas

[jays emporium]

I found this bottle last week. It is a square Coke bottle with stars on the neck, embossed SODA WATER PROPERTY OF COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. PAT. NOV. 27, 1923 and has a turkey gobler embossed on each of the 4 flat panels. The bottom is embossed CUERO, TEXAS.

 

[ncbred]

Nice soda! Never seen that one.

 

[jays emporium]

Here is a close up of the turkey.
I have had this one before but in terrible condition. This one is pretty good with just some inside stain and a couple of small bruises.
Cuero, Texas is a small town about 25 miles from where I live. They have a festival each year called the Turkey Trot, where they race turkeys. It has been going on for 137 years. These bottles were only used for a short time and are hard to find and pretty high demand. I will have it on ebay in October unless someone trades me out of it before then.

 

[capsoda]

German Federal Archive

I bet they were grateful when cable came along.

Great find. Let me know if you find anymore.

 

[McCoke]

I have a Coke soda water from Buckhannon, WV with a pellican on it. I used to have one from the South with Uncle Sam on it...Neat bottles!

 

[#1twin]

I'm an avid Turkey hunter and you are so right. That is exactly why I would love to have that deco bottle. I would trade a MI-GRAPE deco bottle w/BILOXI MISS on the base? [] Just a thought[8|]

Marvin

 

[morbious_fod]

Both are very nice deco bottles.

 

[jays emporium]

Since you brought that up about turkey hunters, I didn't think of that. But I am a deer hunter and I have a collection of bottles with deer and elk on them so it makes sense. A lot of the stuff in our house has a deer theme. Deer lamp, deer coffee table, deer napkin holder, deer pictures on the wall, not to mention the 3 shoulder mounts.

 

[glass man]

SEEN A LOT OF SODA WATER BOTTLES,BUT THE TURKEY AND PELICAN ARE NEW TO ME. IN FACT NEVER SEEN ONE WITH A ANIMAL OR PICTURE OF ANY THING ON IT. COOL! JAMIE

 

[McCoke]

The only 3 I know of with special designs are the turkey from Cureo, TX. The pellican from Buckhannon, WV and Uncle Sam from Hot Springs Nat'l Park, Arkansas. I sold my Uncle Sam soda water on eBay a few years ago for $50. I've sold a few of the pellican bottles for $40-ish.

Tim