My Local ACL Soda Bottles
These are Applied Color Label (ACL) bottles.
Bottling companies started replacing paper labels with these painted-on
labels in the 1930s, so all these bottles are machine-made.
Check out this web site
for more information.
Bantam Beverages Inc. Washington DC |
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This is an 8.5" green crown top bottle with white & red markings: front/back shoulders: "21" front: (picture of playing cards 10-ace-10) / 21 / TRADE MARK back: DELICIOUS AND REFRESHING / CONTAINS CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, / SODA & LITHIA CITRATES, SODIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVOR / DERIVED FROM OILS OF LEMON & LIME / CONTENTS 7 FLUID OUNCES / BOTTLED UNDER LICENSE OF / BANTAM BEVERAGES, INC. / WASHINGTON, D.C. bottom: DURAGLASS |
Barqs Bottling Co Washington DC |
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See Barq's . |
Capitol Club Beverages Washington DC |
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This is an 8" clear crown top bottle with red on white markings: neck-front/back: Capitol / Club / BEVERAGES front: "Made Right / Tastes Right" / Capitol / Club / Beverages / Contents 7 FL OZ back: EVERY BOTTLE STERILIZED / A WHOLESOME BEVERAGE / MADE OF FINE FLAVORS CANE SUGAR / FILTERED CARBONATED WATER / AND CERTIFIED COLOR. / SEE CROWN FOR OTHER INGREDIENTS / CONTENTS 7 FL. OZ. / CAPITOL CLUB BEVERAGE CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. bottom: [G] / 700 / 20 |
Capitol Club Beverages Washington DC |
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This is an 11.8" clear crown top bottle with faded red on white markings similar to
the bottle above: neck-front/back: Capitol / Club / BEVERAGES front: "Made Right / Tastes Right" / Capitol / Club / Beverages / ONE FULL QUART back: EVERY BOTTLE STERILIZED / A WHOLESOME BEVERAGE / MADE OF FINE FLAVORS CANE SUGAR / FILTERED CARBONATED WATER / AND CERTIFIED COLOR. / SEE CROWN FOR OTHER INGREDIENTS / CAPITOL CLUB BEVERAGE CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. bottom: [G] / 1828 |
Chirp Co. Alexandria, VA |
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See The Chirp Co . |
Circle "A" Dr Pepper Bottling Co Washington DC |
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See Dr Pepper / Tru Ade . |
Confederate Beverages Frostie Botting Co Alexandria VA |
See Frostie Bottling Co . |
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Crass Beverages |
Bottled by Coca-Cola bottling works - See Coke | |
Nehi Beverages Royal Crown Bottling Co Washington DC |
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This is a 9.5" clear crown top bottle with some embossed design, and
red on yellow markings: front: NEHI / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / BEVERAGES / CONTENTS 12 FLU. OZS. back: BOTTLE STERILIZED / BEFORE FILLING / ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON, D.C. bottom: DESIGN PAT'D MAR 3, 25 / Duraglass |
Masters' Beverages Frostie Botting Co Alexandria VA |
See Frostie Bottling Co . |
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PAL Bottling Co. Washington DC |
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These are both 8.7" clear crown top bottles with embossed hearts and white & red markings.
They're the same except that the left one still has the contents and cap. front: PAL / PASTEURIZED / PAL / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / ADE / NOT CARBONATED back: PAL /PAL BEVERAGES / ARE REFRESHING AND WHOLESOME / FOR FINEST QUALITY / ALWAYS ASK FOR PAL / BOTTLED UNDER LISCENSE OF / PAL, INC WASHINGTON, D.C. / BOTTLED BY / PAL BOTTLING COMPANY bottom: CONTENTS 7 1/2 FL OZS |
PAL Bottling Co. Washington DC |
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This is a 7.6" clear crown top bottle with white & red markings: front: PAL / PASTEURIZED / PAL / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / ADE / NOT CARBONATED back: PAL / PASTEURIZED NON CARBONATED / NO PRESRVATIVES VACUUM SEALED / CONTAINS FILTERED WATER CONCENTRATED / FRUIT JUICE, SUGAR, FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID / NO ARTIFICIAL COLOR / CONTENTS 6 FLUID OUNCES / BOTTLED UNDER LICENSE BY / PAL, INC WASHINGTON, D.C. / BOTTLED BY / PAL BOTTLING COMPANY bottom: Duraglass |
Samuel C. Palmer CO Washington DC |
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This is a 9.9" clear crown top bottle with bottle cap still on it and liquid
still in it, with white & red markings: front: PALMER BEST SINCE 1843 / SPARKLING SODA / Purified by Ultra-Violet Rays / SAMUEL C. PALMER CO., INC./ WASHINGTON, D.C. back: CONTAINS: / Carbonated Water, Cane Sugar, / Hearts of Fruit, Essential Oils, / Extract and Compound, / Herbs, Citric Acid, Ginger, / Vegetable Color and Caramel./ CONTENTS 15 FL. OZS. bottom: 239 B 8 It also has a paper label on top that says: SERVE SELTZER ICE COLD / Pure filtered Carbonated Water/ Bottled under the supervision of / RABBI Manuel M. Poliakoff / California Beverage Co., Baltimore Md. |
Rock Creek Ginger Ale Co Washington DC |
See Rock Creek Ginger Ale Co | |
Root Rock Beverages Washington DC |
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This is a 10" clear stippled crown top bottle with faded red & white markings: front: REFRESHING-HEALTHFUL / ROOT ROCK / FAMOUS FOR IT'S TASTE / Sparkling / Bracing / Beverage / ROOT ROCK / BEVERAGES back: Contains / FILTERED / CARBONATED WATER / CANE SUGAR / FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID / CERTIFIED COLOR / SEE CROWN / FOR OTHER INGREDIENTS. / CONTENTS ONE PINT / BOTTLED BY / ROOT ROCK BEVERAGES / WASHINGTON, D.C. bottom: ROOT ROCK BEVERAGES / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
Royal Crown Bottling Co Washington DC |
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This is a 9.5" aqua crown top bottle with faded red & yellow markings: front: ROYAL CROWN / ROYAL CROWN / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / RC / COLA / COPYRIGHT 1936 / NEHI CORPERATION / CONTENTS / 12 FLUID OUNCES back: ROYAL CROWN / BOTTLE STERILIZED / BEFORE FILLING / ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING CO / : WASHINGTON, D.C. bottom: Duraglass |
Seven-up Washington, Inc Washington DC |
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This is an 8" green crown top bottle with red & white markings: front: 7up / 7up / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. back: 7up / SEVEN-UP / THE "Fresh UP" DRINK / CONTAINS / CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, / CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, / FLAVOR DERIVED FROM LEMON / AND LIME OILS. / YOU LIKE IT / IT LIKES YOU / CONTENTS 7 FL> OZS. / SEVEN-UP WASHINGTON, INC / WASHINGTON, D.C. bottom: Duraglass |
Seven-up Bottling Co Washington DC |
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This is a 10.75" green crown top bottle with red on white markings: shoulders: 7up 16 / OZS. front: 7up / YOU LIKE IT IT LIKES YOU back: SEVEN-UP / YOU LIKE IT IT LIKES YOU / CONTAINS / CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR / CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE / FLAVOR DERIVED FROM LEMON / AND LIME OILS / "Fresh Up" WITH 7up / CONTENTS ONE PINT / WASHINGTON SEVEN-UP BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
Squirt Beverage Co Washington DC |
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This is an 8" green crown top bottle with yellow & red markings: front: Squirt / Squirt / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. back: Squirt / It's Tart-Sweet / In the public eye / DRINK BEFORE BREAKFAST / WITH MEALS - FOR / REFRESHMENT ANY TIME / CONTAINS CARBONATED / WATER, SUGAR, GRAPEFRUIT / JUICE, CITRIC ACID / AND GRAPEFRUIT OIL / CONTENTS 7 FL. OZ. / PROPERTY OF / SQUIRT BEVERAGE CO / WASHINGTON, D.C. bottom: 700 G 29 |
Thrill Bottling Co Washington DC |
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This is an 8.5" clear crown top bottle with a red on white ACL that says: front-neck: THRILL back-neck: THRILL front: THRILL / TRADE MARK REG US PAT OFF / ANOTHER MASTERPIECE FROM THE HOUSE OF GREEN / BEVERAGES back: FLAVOR DESIGNATED ON CROWN / BOTTLED in a MODERN / SANITARY PLANT / Only the finest / Ingredients Used / UNIFORMITY and PURITY / GUARANTEED / CONTENTS 7 FL. OZS. / BOTTLED / UNDER AUTHORITY OF / GREEN & GREEN / HOUSTON, TEXAS / BY / THRILL BOTTING CO / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
Tru Ade Bottling Co Washington DC |
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See Dr Pepper / Tru Ade . |