Rye-Ola
Title
Rye-Ola
Subject
Soft Drinks
Foodways
Description
From KolaWars: Atlanta by Dennis I. Smith:
"Rye-Ola was invented in Birmingham by Jefferson J. Peek, who was formerly involved with the creation of Nervola and Wiseola.
The Atlanta Rye-Ola Bottling Works was established in 1910 by John Bradberry. The plant was originally located at 92 North Forsyth...
J.J. Peek moved his Rye-Ola Company from Birmingham to Atlanta in 1912. Offices were in the Rhodes Building for the next six years. Peek reorganized as the Peek Beverage Company in 1916 and moved to new quarters at 682 Dekalb. He sold extracts as both Rye-Ola and Peek's Cola. Bottlers were established as far as Oregon in the mid-1920s. The firm moved to Dallas, Texas in the 1920s."
We have Nervola and Wiseola bottles in the collection as well.
We have 3 Rye-Olas from the same box.
"Rye-Ola was invented in Birmingham by Jefferson J. Peek, who was formerly involved with the creation of Nervola and Wiseola.
The Atlanta Rye-Ola Bottling Works was established in 1910 by John Bradberry. The plant was originally located at 92 North Forsyth...
J.J. Peek moved his Rye-Ola Company from Birmingham to Atlanta in 1912. Offices were in the Rhodes Building for the next six years. Peek reorganized as the Peek Beverage Company in 1916 and moved to new quarters at 682 Dekalb. He sold extracts as both Rye-Ola and Peek's Cola. Bottlers were established as far as Oregon in the mid-1920s. The firm moved to Dallas, Texas in the 1920s."
We have Nervola and Wiseola bottles in the collection as well.
We have 3 Rye-Olas from the same box.
Source
KolaWars: Atlanta by Dennis I. Smith
Publisher
Phoenix Project
Date
1910-1916
Contributor
Emmett Cantkier
Format
382g
Diameter: 59mm
Height: 188mm
Diameter: 59mm
Height: 188mm
Type
Glass
Bottle
Identifier
p729 ACC 133
Coverage
9DA89
Collection
Citation
“Rye-Ola,” The Phoenix Project , accessed October 2, 2026, https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/items/show/125.
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