Why do some Canadian hobble skirt cokes have the full date e.g. 1936 vs 36? on the base.

[Scavenger]

I have dug many hobble skirt cokes over the years and noticed some have the full dates on the base. It appears to be only the 30s I have seen this done. Out of hundreds of broken coke bases I have seen only around five of them having the full date. The only two intact ones I have I noticed are consumer glass so I am thinking this was a consumer glass thing early to mid 30s?

 

[CanadianBottles]

I don't think I remember seeing any with the full dates before. Do you have any Consumer Glass ones without full dates from this era? I don't see many Canadian hobbleskirts from that era showing up at all.

 

[Scavenger]

Most of my cokes are Dominion but I have some Consumer glass ones from the late 30s with the standard date codes like 39. I also have some Pre 1931 Consumer and Dominion (dateless) cokes but the full date ones seem to be harder to find. It could be something to do with the Depression maybe? Or just lack of Consumer glass cokes in my Area?

 

[Canadacan]

Yes as far as I know only Consumers has four digit date on the base. Dominion just the two digit code and the same for Mid West glass.

 

[Scavenger]

Do you know what year consumer glass switched to the two digit date code? I know its got to be some time in the late 30s because i have a consumer two digit 39.

 

[Canadacan]

Do you know what year consumer glass switched to the two digit date code? I know its got to be some time in the late 30s because i have a consumer two digit 39.

I'd have to check and see what I have, but Consumers glass was notorious in the late 30's and early 40's for no year codes.

 

[Scavenger]

I always thought the non dated cokes Consumer and Dominion were 20s. I have at least 50 hobble skirt cokes but most are Dominion. I do have a 41 Consumer so they must have dated the other years in the 40s? Regardless am going to need to start checking all the broken bases I come a cross lol.

 

[Canadacan]

I always thought the non dated cokes Consumer and Dominion were 20s. I have at least 50 hobble skirt cokes but most are Dominion. I do have a 41 Consumer so they must have dated the other years in the 40s? Regardless am going to need to start checking all the broken bases I come a cross lol.

Yes I'd say 1920's for the most part...to the mid 30's. Proper date codes don't seem to appear from Dominion until 1938 on.

 

[Scavenger]

I believe I might have a dated 33,34,36 Dominion cokes but the two digit date codes are much smaller vs the late 30s ones. They are in storage right now so next time I'm their I will have a better look.

 

[Scavenger]

Here are my date code Dominion cokes. The snow made the pictures hard to see. First pic is a 34 and the second a 36. I am almost sure I have a 33 but cant find it at the moment. I'm assuming these are date codes not just a coincidence.