Frostie Botting Co


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Frostie Botting Co, 109 King Street, Alexandria VA (1957-1962)
    Masters Beverages
    Confederate Beverages

Notes:
The Frostie Bottling company shows up at 109 King Street in city directories and phone books starting in 1958. Before that, the Roberts Manufacturing Company was at that address. Today it houses Pops Old Fashioned Ice Cream.
There's a Baltimore MD Frostie Bottling Company that is still active today.

Bottles:

frostie_01 book # 265
This is a 9.5" clear crown top bottle with 5 rings in the middle. It has an applied color label and is marked with:
ACL on front: Masters' Beverages / BOTTLED BY FROSTIE BOTTLING CO / ALEXANDRIA, VA.
ACL on back: Masters' Beverages / 7 DELICIOUS FLAVORS
embossing on base: CONTENTS 10 FL. OZ. / 7389-1B 56
frostie_02 book # 266
This bottle is shaped like the one above but with different markings. It's a 9.5" clear crown top bottle with a blue & red applied color label, marked:
red/blue ACL on both shoulders: (picture of confederate flag) / CONFEDERATE / BEVERAGES
red ACL on front heel: BOTTLED BY FROSTY BOTTLING CO / ALEXANDRIA, VA.
red ACL on back heel: FLAVORS FROM THE DEEP SOUTH / 10 OZ.
embossing on base: CONTENTS 10 FL. OZ. / 7389-1B 61
frostie_04 book # 268
This is an 8" clear crown top bottle with a stipled surface and a yellow colored label, marked:
on shoulder: (3 dots)
front: Frostie Old Fashion / TRADE MARK REG. / TASTY (profile of a woman) CREAM / You'll love it!
back: A REAL TASTE TREAT / CONTAINNS CARBONATED WATER, / SUGAR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL / FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR ADDED / CONTENTS 12 FL. OZ. / UNDER APPOINTMENT BY / THE FROSTIE COMPANY / BALTIMORE 28, MD / BOTTLED BY / FROSTIE BOTTLING CO. INC / FREDERICK, MD. ALEXANDRIA, VA
frostie_03 book # 269
This is an 8" clear crown top bottle, with a red on white colored label, marked:
in white on shoulder, both sides: Frostie
in red on white on front: (picture of bearded elf) You'll love it! / Frostie / Old Fashion / ROOT BEER
in on white on back: Frostie Old Fashion / TASTY CREAMY / ROOT BEER / You'll love it! / CONTAINS CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, NATURAL / AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARAMEL COLOR ADDED / CONTENTS 12 FL. OZ. / PROPERTIY OF FROSTIE FRANCHISE / BOTTLED UNDER APPOINTMENT OF / THE FROSTIE COMPANY / BALTIMORE 28, MD / BY / FROSTIE BOTTLING CO / ALEXANDRIA, VA



Related Stuff:
frostie_cap_01 This is a crown-cork bottle cap. It's marked:
Front in red and cream colors: (picture of hooded/bearded man) / Frostie / ROOT BEER
Around edge: CARB. WATER, SUGAR ... / FROSTIE BOTTLING CO ALEXANDRIA VA
109king This is a modern photo (taken July 2010) of 109 King Street, which used to house the Frostie Bottling Company. 109 King is on the left side, where the POPS ICE CREAM sign is.


1 Washington DC and Alexandria VA phone books (various years)


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This page last updated on July 28, 2023.