4 Winter 2003 Bottles and Extras

Collinsville Show Well Attended From: Mike Elling, Sharon, TN DeSoto, MO, shows a large picture of a Among the celebrities seen was Mr. Bill soda bottle, 2 drink glasses, and an ice bowl Meier, of Breese, IL. He is current man- The Metro-East annual Bottle and Jar over a large rectangle. It is mould dated ager of the Excel Bottling Company, and Association Show and Sale, held Sunday, 1955. grandson of the founder. He is the last re- November 3, 2002, was well attended as Delbert Roley, of Stewardson, IL, al- maining bottler of soda products in return- cool, rainy weather brought people in- ways a lucky finder, got a non-Dr Pepper able glass bottles in Illinois. He bottles Ski, doors. The weekend was also scheduled clockface bottle called Berry's Big Time. the highly successful non-caffeine citrus for driving among the brilliant autumn fo- The 10 oz clear glass shows a large drink of the Double Cola Company, and liage surrounding the area. The show is clockface with the hands set at 2:45. It has several other fruit flavor drinks under his held at the Gateway Center in Collinsville, a knurled neck, is in red/white, and is a own brand. He currently uses Nesbitt's Illinois, across the river from St. Louis. An Fairmont, WV, factory of the Owen-Illi- bottles for marketing these. He attended estimated 450 people attended. nois Company dated 1958. Sparkling mint, the show looking for more glass leads in Over 150 tables were available for col- this New Lexington, Ohio bottle was high quantities and had his 3 young chil- lectors to browse. Antique bottles of all tagged at $25.00. dren with him. He has the ability to scan a kinds, medicines, sodas, inks, fly traps, Delbert also found another scarce Knox table covered with soda bottles and spot- lightning balls and fire grenades. One ven- Glass Mississippi Delta bottle, a Dixieland. ting all of the ones his company has used dor set up a table of glass marbles, some This is the one showing a cotton boll, and over the years instantly. dating to the earliest days of American a ginning factory, in white/green from I too found a scarce quart, a NEHI. It is glass making. Jackson, MS. The reverse picture is a road green glass and has the classy "Par-T-Pak" Among some of the soda bottle finds map showing Jackson as the commercial brand name and the flavor "Tom Collins were Susan Kaiser, of Holt's Summit, MO, hub of farm and industry in Mississippi, Mixer" in white/red paint. The picture with a 1pt. 8 oz. , Lily Belle, in unusual with the terms "Crossroad of the South." shows a bevy of party tumblers and stem green glass picturing a nude kneeling hold- Mould dated 1946, the item was only in glasses full of mixed drinks indicating this ing two calla lilies. The paint is white/red grade 3 condition and tagged at $125.00. is the product to insure party gaiety. The and the bottler is Tru-Ade, of St. Louis, in "By getting this one now, maybe I'll find a bottle is in perfect color and glass regis- 1951. For the techie's, this bottle features mint one next time," Delbert explained. tration and is dated 1964, by Liberty Glass. the terms, "Needle Point Carbonation" and Milford and Sue Anglin, of Siloam The bottler name is "Royal Crown Bottling the initials "L-B" at the neck. Springs, AK, were set up and selling many Co. Main Office, Salisbury, MD." It was Fred Arwood, of Gate City, VA, found scarce ACL sodas. Milford found a very tagged at $40.00 a Tumble Brook, a highly prized quart from scarce Maumee Valley, with the trademark The bargain of the day was a partial case Hartford, CT, dated 1965. This green glass Indian Princess in Canoe picture, but in of Bauneq Beq Beverages quarts from bottle features a woodland scene in bright red/white clear glass in 12 oz! The bottle Springvale, Maine. These bottles were yellow/white paint; a clear glass quart from is an early 1941, issued by the Cleo-Cola/ made by the Reed Glass Works of Roch- Ashland, WI, Paramount Beverage Com- Whistle bottler in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The ester, NY, and the action scene is a male pany with a mountain on it in blue paint; color is still complete and the item is by snow skier flying far above the pine trees and a 12 oz red/white, Tops For Thirst. This the Glenshaw Glass Co., and coded with in green/white in 1949. They were tagged Grapette Bottling Company item from the letter "M". at $8.00 each in near mint condition.