Glass coke bottle dating
Index
- How to date Coke bottles?
- How can you tell what kind of glass is in Coke?
- What are the warning messages on Coke bottles?
- What color was the first coke bottle?
- The format is a standard mm/dd/yy format, which will tell you when you’re out of the window of your Coke tasting its best. The rest of it? You might not know, but Coke does. The codes are so genuine that they aim to single out the farm in which the sugar came from.
- The first Coke bottles were described as “straight-sided Hutchinson bottles with a metal stopper.” They were simple glass bottles with a rounded top. Yes, it will definitely make you do a double-take, asking yourself, “Is that really Coca-Cola? Are my eyes deceiving me?”
- It was not until 1960 that Coca-Cola in 12-ounce cans was introduced to the U.S. public. Early can graphics included a picture of the contour bottle so people would know the same Coca-Cola they found inside a bottle was inside the can. Did you know the 20-ounce PET version of the contour bottle for Coca-Cola was introduced in 1993?
How to date Coke bottles?
It is easy to date Coke bottles that are made by the Root Glass company. The word “ROOT” will be present on those bottles. The “ROOT” base mark can be seen in original Coke glass bottles. Root bottles carry model numbers. Also, Root Coke bottles will have heel numbers. “Co”, O will be in lower-case letters.
How can you tell what kind of glass is in Coke?
Most Coke bottles (although not all) bear a glass manufacturer’s mark (logo, emblem, trademark, or initials) somewhere on the bottle, that may help to identify what glass company made it. In general, glass manufacturers’ marks are usually seen on the base, but sometimes appear on the side or lower heel of the bottle.
What are the warning messages on Coke bottles?
The warning messages include words like not to be sold, to be returned, loaned etc. It is easy to date Coke bottles that are made by the Root Glass company. The word “ROOT” will be present on those bottles. The “ROOT” base mark can be seen in original Coke glass bottles.
What color was the first coke bottle?
Root Glass Company, of Terre Haute, Indiana, produced the first “Hobble Skirt” shaped Coke bottles (the design was loosely based after the shape of the cocoa bean) with the new design officially patented on November 16, 1915. The light greenish aqua color was termed “Georgia Green”.
The format is a standard mm/dd/yy format, which will tell you when you’re out of the window of your Coke tasting its best. The rest of it? You might not know, but Coke does. The codes are so genuine that they aim to single out the farm in which the sugar came from.
How can you tell if a coke bottle is real?
What did the first coke bottle look like?
The first Coke bottles were described as “straight-sided Hutchinson bottles with a metal stopper.” They were simple glass bottles with a rounded top. Yes, it will definitely make you do a double-take, asking yourself, “Is that really Coca-Cola? Are my eyes deceiving me?”
Why is the Coca-Cola bottle Red in color?
This color was a natural result of the copper and minerals found in the sand that Root used to make his bottles (including the Coca-Cola bottle that his company patented). The sand came from 160 acres that Root purchased west of Greencastle in the Fern Cliffs area of Putnum County, Indiana.
Did you know Coca-Cola was invented in a contour bottle?
It was not until 1960 that Coca-Cola in 12-ounce cans was introduced to the U.S. public. Early can graphics included a picture of the contour bottle so people would know the same Coca-Cola they found inside a bottle was inside the can. Did you know the 20-ounce PET version of the contour bottle for Coca-Cola was introduced in 1993?
When did Coca-Cola start using white labels on bottles?
In 1957, they were printed with a white label featuring both trademarks, Coca-Cola and Coke (before, the trademark had only been blown in glass lettering on the bottle). This is starting to resemble the Coke bottles we know and love today.
