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Posted 1 year ago
David_P
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Here's a few photos of some old Coca Cola syrup bottles, a set of five. I haven't cleaned them yet, and the goop you see is cola residue. These are thick glasses and surprisingly heavy. I was able to find a similar item here: http://www.cocacolacollectibles.org/bottles/old-soda-syrup-bottle-coca-cola.html
However, these bottles seem to have a little haze on them, a little texture, though I'm not certain because of the residue. Enjoy!
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Coca Cola BottlesAs impossible as it may seem today, Coca-Cola did not originally intend to …
These are test bottles or pre-mix bottles, for testing the syrup level (earlycoke can throw out the big technical words). Pretty common and valued at around $25 each. Still a nice find and a unique item to have in your Coca-Cola/bottle collection. These will clean up nice.
Did other soda companies use these same bottles? Or was Coca-Cola the only company to use these bottles? How are you able to tell their coke bottles? Just curious....
@coke.trevor.cola I know very little about this. Good question. A "C" is molded into the bottom of these particular bottles (certainly may mean something other than "coke" or "cola"), and they were found at a Coca Cola facility in this case. @TGBWC may know more.
Pretty sure these green glass tester bottles were used exclusively by Coca-Cola and the "C" most likely represents Coca-Cola. I'm sure other soft drink companies had similar methods for syrup testing but you mainly only see these tester bottles. CCKid (our resident bottle expert) may be able to shed more light on the subject, after he wakes up from his nap.
These were made in the 1920's for, like Ray said, to test the syrup in coca cola. The "C" in the circle from what I know definately means coca-cola. These were patented and made specificly for the use of the coca-cola company. It's a very unique Coca-Cola bottle, and Ray was right on the money at $25, maybe higher if you find the right sucker (buyer).
Hey Peter sorry just saw your comment now thanks for the info.
The "C" in the circle is the makers mark for Chattanooga Glass.