November 23, 2008
The two powerhouses of American cola, Coke and Pepsi, overshadowed all competition. Uniform Coca-Cola bottles date back to around 1900, and were straight sided until 1917, when the familiar “hobbleskirt-style” bottles came into use. Pepsi used amber bottles until 1907, and then switched to clear glass like Coke. Until 1951, “Pepsi” and “Cola” were separated on their bottles by two dashes.
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Early 8 Sided Pepsi Cola Bottle Richmond Va$149.50 Ends Tuesday 18 bids
Blue Florida / Fla 1915 Coca Cola Bottle With Mistake$80.00 Ends in 14 hours 21 bids
Straight-sided Coca Cola Bottle Vintage Key West Fla$36.00 Ends in 13 hours 4 bids
Coca-cola Mini Six Pack Of Glass Bottle Salesman Sample$26.01 Ends in 14 hours 5 bids
Early Round Coca Cola Bottle Charleston W Va$22.30 Ends Tuesday 5 bids
Rare 1920's Pepsi-cola Peanut Bottle Patent Pending$20.50 Ends Monday 2 bids
Vintage 1925 Coca Cola Soda Bottle Indian Head Museum$20.50 Ends Sunday 3 bids
1920's Double Dot Drum Pepsi Cola Bottle Exmore Va.soda$19.99 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid
Coca Cola Bottle Amber Cleveland Ohio$17.30 Ends Tuesday 4 bids
Pepsi:cola "blue" Straight Side Bottle Fayetteville Nc$11.50 Ends Monday 2 bids
Pepsi Cola- Straight Side-winston Salem,nc -paper Label$11.50 Ends Thursday 3 bids
Straight-sided Coca Cola Bottle Savannah Ga Key West$10.50 Ends in 13 hours 2 bids
Pepsi:cola "blue" Streight Side Bottle Winston Salem Nc$10.49 Ends Monday 2 bids
King Cola,the Royal Drink,edinburg,va Abm Soda Bottle$10.45 Ends in 10 hours 2 bids
6 1980 National Champs Ga Bulldogs Coca Cola Bottles$9.99 Ends in 6 hours 1 bid
Reese Soda Pop Bottle Coca Cola Wauchula Florida Root$9.99 Ends in 10 hours 1 bid
Embossed Cola Hiball San Antonio Texas Soda Bottle $9.99 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid
Donald Duck Beverages Soda Cola Bottle 10 Walt Disney $9.99 Ends Monday 1 bid
Rc Cola, Super Bowl Ix 1,12,75 Pittsburg Steelers16 Oz.$6.01 Ends Monday 3 bids
Chas Grove Cola Pa Squat Soda Bottle Blob Top$5.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid
Fitzgerald Georgia Hobbleskirt Ga Coca Cola Bottle Nr$3.95 Ends Monday 1 bid
Coca Cola Hobbleskirt Soda Bottle Thomasville Ga Nr$3.95 Ends Monday 1 bid
Hawkinsville Georgia Coca Cola Hobbleskirt Soda Bottle $3.95 Ends Monday 1 bid
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