ANTIQUE AQUA COCA COLA CROWN TOP BOTTLE BIEDENHARN CANDY VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
ANTIQUE AQUA COCA COLA CROWN TOP BOTTLE BIEDENHARN CANDY VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI
SOLD $80.99 Sold: Jun 26, 2020 on eBayOriginal Listing Description
IN THE EARLY 1900s, JOSEPH SWITCHED TO A STRAIGHT-SIDED CROWN BOTTLES WHICH MAINTAINED THE INTEGRITY OF THE TRUE TASTE OF COCA-COLA - THE COLOR OF THE GLASS VARIED FROM CLEAR TO AQUA - THE BOTTLE CONTAINED VARIED FROM 6-7 OUNCES - THE EARLY STRAIGHT-SIDED CROWN BOTTLES WERE HAND BLOWN IN MOLDS WHICH OFTEN LEFT ROUGH SEAMS, BUBBLES & IMPERFECTIONS - COCA-COLA WAS INITIALLY ONLY SOLD BY THE GLASS FROM SODA FOUNTAINS BECAUSE OF A BELIEF IN THE HEALTH PROPERTIES OF CARBONATED WATER - THE FIRST PERSON TO BOTTLE COCA-COLA WAS JOSEPH A. BIEDENHARN FROM HIS WHOLESALE CANDY COMPANY IN VICKSBURG, MI
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Coca Cola collectors and appraisers.
Original Listing Description
IN THE EARLY 1900s, JOSEPH SWITCHED TO A STRAIGHT-SIDED CROWN BOTTLES WHICH MAINTAINED THE INTEGRITY OF THE TRUE TASTE OF COCA-COLA - THE COLOR OF THE GLASS VARIED FROM CLEAR TO AQUA - THE BOTTLE CONTAINED VARIED FROM 6-7 OUNCES - THE EARLY STRAIGHT-SIDED CROWN BOTTLES WERE HAND BLOWN IN MOLDS WHICH OFTEN LEFT ROUGH SEAMS, BUBBLES & IMPERFECTIONS - COCA-COLA WAS INITIALLY ONLY SOLD BY THE GLASS FROM SODA FOUNTAINS BECAUSE OF A BELIEF IN THE HEALTH PROPERTIES OF CARBONATED WATER - THE FIRST PERSON TO BOTTLE COCA-COLA WAS JOSEPH A. BIEDENHARN FROM HIS WHOLESALE CANDY COMPANY IN VICKSBURG, MI
Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Coca Cola collectors and appraisers.