Unusual 7up Back

[Bad3555]

Anyone seen a 7up back like this before? It's a 7oz 47/48? I saw another one pictured on Etsy, bought it, but when I received it it was an entirely different bottle. I found this one in a six pack with carton of swimmer girls at a local flea here in Missouri. I have alot of 7oz bottles and this one is the only one I have with a back like this. Sure would appreciate any comments or information on this bottle, Thanks!

 

[Bad3555]

@iggyworf

 

[M.C.Glass]

I think you have a pretty good handle on what this bottle is. 7up changed the back of their bottles constantly. The rarer ones I think, are the ones that say, You like 7up, 7up likes you. Those were among the earliest. Search for Cecil Muncey in this forum, there’s a download of his 7up bottle history in the old threads that discuss it.

 

[jrfalen]

The only ones I've seen that say Lithium instead of Lithia were dated 1949. Were they trying to get around a new law banning lithia in drinks?

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[jrfalen]

I can't find any posts with Cecil Muncey's 7up book, does anyone have a link? I'd really like to see it.

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[jrfalen]

OK, I lied, I have this weird one that appears to be dated 1953 and says Lithium. It is also strange that it doesn't have a makers mark, but it looks like Owens Illinois style codes. Also not stippled on the base.

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[Bad3555]

I can't find any posts with Cecil Muncey's 7up book, does anyone have a link? I'd really like to see it.

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Yea, I didn't have any luck finding anything either, I was possibly using the wrong search terms. Let me know if you find it my friend!

 

[Bad3555]

The only ones I've seen that say Lithium instead of Lithia were dated 1949. Were they trying to get around a new law banning lithia in drinks?

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I don't know the answer to that either, would be interesting to know why!

 

[jrfalen]

Went to an antique store that has a bunch of 7up bottles stored outside. Dug through a box covered in spiderwebs and dodged the spider that was running around underneath the bottles. Found another bottle with the unusual back, and this one was made by Glenshaw Glass. I thought the letter on the lip was an O, but that would be 1943. Probably a U. I would have bought it, but when I tried to go inside, I found out they were closed it is very worn, but I can tell that it is from Minnesota.
Also found some info on why lithium was banned in 1949. Comes from a 1980 journal article called "The Checkered History of Lithium in Medicine"

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[M.C.Glass]

I found the link to the 7up article. Thanks, Bill Lockhart. Cecil Munsey did not create this one -
http://www.angelfire.com/zine2/thesodafizz/SevenUp_BLockhart.pdf