Nehi / Royal Crown
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Nehi Bottling Co, 601-605 11th SW (1930-1932)
  Nehi Bottling Co, 1943 NY Ave NE (1936)
  Nehi Bottling Co, 1923 NY Ave NE (1937-1938)
  Royal Crown Bottling Co, 1923 NY Ave NE (1939-1942)
  Royal Crown Bottling Co, 1100 Jef. Davis Hwy, Arlington VA (1948-1959)
  Par-T-Pak Beverage Co, 1100 Jef. Davis Hwy, Arlington VA (1954-1958)
  Nehi Beverage Co, 1100 Jef. Davis Hwy, Arlington VA (1955-1959)
  RC Nehi Bottling Co, 1100 Jef. Davis Hwy, Arlington VA (1959-1962)
Notes:
Wikipedia says this company started out in 1905, and has gone by many
names including Nehi and Royal Crown Cola. It looks like the company
had a presence in Washington DC from about 1930 to 1942. It seemed to
open up again across the river in Arlington Virginia from 1949 to 1962.
I assume "Par-T-Pak" was bottled by the same company, as it was at the
same address during coinciding years.
Nehi Bottles:
book # 433 This was known as the "silk stocking bottle", referring to the fact that the texture resembled the weave of a silk stocking. This is an 8.5" clear machine-made crown top bottle embossed: front: NEHI / BEVERAGES / WASHINGTON, D.C. back: NEHI / REG US PAT OFF / NEHI BOTTLING CO side: MINIMUM / CONTENTS side: 7 FLUID / OUNCES base: DESIGN PAT'D MAR 3 25 / Duraglas |
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book # 617 This is a variation of the bottle above, in that it has an applied color label (ACL) instead of embossing. It is a 9.5" clear machine-made crown top bottle with red and yellow markings: ACL front: NEHI / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / BEVERAGES / CONTENTS 12 FLU. OZS. ACL back: BOTTLE STERILIZED / BEFORE FILLING / ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON, D.C. embossed on base: DESIGN PAT'D MAR 3, 25 / Duraglass |
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book # (UNLISTED varaiation of 617) This is yet another variation of the bottle above, in that the city is "ARLINGTON VA" instead of "WASHINGTON DC". It is a 9.5" clear machine-made crown top bottle with red and yellow markings: ACL front: NEHI / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / BEVERAGES / CONTENTS 12 FLU. OZS. ACL back: BOTTLE STERILIZED / BEFORE FILLING / * / ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING CO / ARLINGTON, VA. embossed on base: DESIGN PAT'D MAR 3, 25 / 7315-5 B 55 |
book # 615 This is a 9.5" aqua machine-made crown top bottle with some embossed design, and red and yellow markings: ACL both shoulders: ROYAL CROWN ACL front: ROYAL CROWN / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / (picture of pyramids & star) / RC / COLA / COPYRIGHT 1936 NEHI CORPORATION CONTETNTS 12 FLUID OUNCES ACL back: BOTTLE STERILIZED / BEFORE FILLING / ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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book # 616 This is a 9.5" aqua machine-made crown top bottle with a red/yellow Applied Color Label (ACL): ACL both shoulders: ROYAL CROWN ACL front: ROYAL CROWN / (picture of star w/ "R") / RC / COLA / COPYRIGHT NEHI CORP ACL back: BOTTLE STERILIZED / BEFORE FILLING / CONTENTS 12 FLU. OZS / PROPERTY OF / ROYAL CROWN BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON, D.C. |