Blair House
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Blair House Fine Soft Drinks, 500 Penn St NE (1966-1981)
Notes:
Blair House was a brand that was produced by the
Rock Creek Ginger Ale Company 2.
Both Blair House and Rock Creek are listed separately in the city directories, but
they were at the same address (500 Penn St NE).
The "Blair House" in Washington DC is a famous house where heads of states
stay when they visit the President.
Bottles:
book # 82 This is a stipled, amber 9.75" crown-top bottle with a label: shoulder label: BLAIR HOUSE QUININE TONIC / IN THE BROWN BOTTLE / TO PROTECT THE DELICATE QUININE ESSENCES FROM LIGHT RAYS / TO SEAL IN THE FRESH BITTER-SWEET TANGY FLAVOR / NO DEPOSIT - NO RETURN main label: "IT'S CARBONATED" / Blair House / Caribe / QUININE / TONIC / REFRESHING AS A BEVERAGE / OR AS A MIXER / SPACE SAVER FULL QUART / Carbonated water, sugar, citric acid, lemon and lime oils, and quinine. / Blair House Beverages, Washington, D.C. |
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book # (unlisted) This is a clear, 12.5" crown-top bottle with a label: orange price tag: Rock Creek / 35c (in circle) shoulder label: CHILL BEFORE SERVING / (picture of house) / BLAIR HOUSE main label: "IT'S CARBONATED" / Blair House / SPA / CLUB SODA / THIS VICHY WATER IS SCIENTIFICALLY PREPARED FROM TRIPLE FILTERED / POLISHED PURIFIED WATER WITH MINERAL SALTS ADDED / Distributed by Blair House Beverages, Inc. / Washington, D.C. 20002 / 32 FL OZ (1 QT.) |
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These are stipled, 7" crown-top bottles (clear, green, and amber). They are embossed: front/back shoulders: 12 FL OZ / NO DEPOSIT front/back: BLAIR / HOUSE / FINE / SOFT DRINKS base (left bottle): NOT TO BE REFILLED 8 GK-153610 13 66 base (middle bottle): NOT TO BE REFILLED 3 GK-15361 5 67 base (right bottle): NOT TO BE REFILLED 14 GK-153610 7 66 Note that they don't actually say WASHINGTON DC, but the only "BLAIR HOUSE" bottling company I know of was the one at 500 Penn St NE, Washington DC. |
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These are a stipled (but smooth in the middle), 7" crown-top bottles.
Left is green, right is clear. They are both embossed: front/back shoulders: 12 FL OZ / BLAIR HOUSE front heel: NO DEPOSIT rear heel: NO RETURN base (left bottle): NOT TO BE REFILLED 3 GK-15361 11 68 base (right bottle): NOT TO BE REFILLED 12 (keystone simbol) 3 69 Note that it doesn't actually say WASHINGTON DC, but the only "BLAIR HOUSE" bottling company I know of was the one at 500 Penn St NE, Washington DC. |