Canada Dry Bottles
Title
Canada Dry Bottles
Subject
Foodways
Soft Drinks
Description
These two bottles were found and cataloged within the same ID. Therefore it can be assumed they were deposited at the same time, despite the differing bottle designs. The logo variation is the same on both bottles, with a solid crest instead of the map pattern that was much more common and still persists today. The rarity of these variations makes finding the exact date a bit harder. Both bottles were manufactured by the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, , based in Toledo, known for the “Diamond and Oval with I inside” maker's mark.
Clear bottle-
This bottle likely contained an alternate soda flavor under the Canada Dry brand instead of the classic ginger ale, as seen in the bottles labeled "Canada Dry Beverages" instead of "Canada Dry [the Champagne of] Ginger Ale[s]." The flavor itself was not indicated on the bottle's print, it would be on the cap, which is unfortunately rarely found alongside excavated soda bottles. The bottling plant is not indicated.
Green bottle-
Duraglas is embossed on the bottom of the green bottle. It is indicative of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. The back of the bottle has printing that indicates it was bottled in New York City. So the bottle was produced in Toledo, the drink was bottled and the branding was printed in NYC and then sold in Atlanta. Where the date stamp usually is on the bottom just has a "5," indicating it may have been produced in 1950.
We found another identical (but whole) green bottle at CCU 160 ACC 194 p35, not pictured.
Clear bottle-
This bottle likely contained an alternate soda flavor under the Canada Dry brand instead of the classic ginger ale, as seen in the bottles labeled "Canada Dry Beverages" instead of "Canada Dry [the Champagne of] Ginger Ale[s]." The flavor itself was not indicated on the bottle's print, it would be on the cap, which is unfortunately rarely found alongside excavated soda bottles. The bottling plant is not indicated.
Green bottle-
Duraglas is embossed on the bottom of the green bottle. It is indicative of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company. The back of the bottle has printing that indicates it was bottled in New York City. So the bottle was produced in Toledo, the drink was bottled and the branding was printed in NYC and then sold in Atlanta. Where the date stamp usually is on the bottom just has a "5," indicating it may have been produced in 1950.
We found another identical (but whole) green bottle at CCU 160 ACC 194 p35, not pictured.
Source
https://glassbottlemarks.com/duraglas-trademark-glass-bottles/
http://www.tazewell-orange.com/canadadry.html
http://www.tazewell-orange.com/canadadry.html
Publisher
Phoenix Project
Date
1950-1951
Contributor
HIP-SI 2023
Format
Green bottle-
Weight: 285.2g
Height: 137mm
Diameter: 57mm
Clear Bottle-
400.9g
Height: 197mm
Diameter: 62mm
Weight: 285.2g
Height: 137mm
Diameter: 57mm
Clear Bottle-
400.9g
Height: 197mm
Diameter: 62mm
Type
Glass
Bottle
Identifier
p58
Coverage
9FU88
Collection
Citation
“Canada Dry Bottles,” The Phoenix Project , accessed September 7, 2024, http://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/items/show/106.