Pal Ade


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Pal Bottling Co, Washington DC

Notes:
I can't find "Pal Ade" in any Washington DC City directories or phone books.
One of the PAL bottles below says it was bottled by "TRU-ADE BOTTLING CO, WASHINGTON, D.C.", so apparently PAL Ade was bottled by the Tru Ade bottling company in Washington DC.

The trade mark for PAL was registered in 19441. A copy of the trade mark says the trade mark owner was:
  "PAL, INC. CORPORATION DELAWARE 811 EYE STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON D.C.".
I've seen many PAL ADE bottles from other cities that say "BOTTLED UNDER LICENSE OF PAL, INC. WASHINGTON, D.C.", so I'm not sure that the bottles listed on this page weren't bottled somewhere other than Washington DC and are simply referencing where the bottler's license came from.

I'm told that the original patents for the non-carbonated pasteurized drink process that was used to create the original Pal orange soft drink were held by Menry Smith, who started in Fallston NC, but I have not been able to find proof of that.

Bottles:

pal_01 book # 490
This is an 8.7" clear ABM crown top (with original contents & cap), with embossed hearts and a white & red Applied Color Label (ACL) that says:
both shoulders: PAL (in heart)
front: (in heart) PASTEURIZED / PAL / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / NOT CARBONATED
back: PAL BEVERAGES ARE REFRESHING AND / WHOLESOME FOR FINEST QUALITY / ALWAYS ASK FOR PAL / BOTTLED UNDER LICENSE OF / PAL, INC WASHINGTON, D.C. / CONTENTS 7 FLUID OUNCES / BOTTLED BY / PAL BOTTLING COMPANY
embossed on the base: CONTENTS 7 FL OZS
on the cap: PAL / ORANGE (in heart)
pal_05 book # 490
This is an 8.7" clear ABM crown top with embossed hearts and a white & red Applied Color Label (ACL). It differs from the one above in that it's 7 oz (vs. 7 1/2 oz), and it says "PAL ADE" vs just "PAL" on the front in the heart. It says:
both shoulders: PAL (in heart)
front: (in heart) PASTEURIZED / PAL / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / ADE / NOT CARBONATED
back: PAL BEVERAGES / ARE REFRESHING AND WHOLESOME / FOR FINEST QUALITY / ALWAYS ASK FOR PAL / BOTTLED UNDER LICENSE OF / PAL, INC WASHINGTON, D.C. / BOTTLED BY / PAL BOTTLING COMPANY
embossed on the base: 7224-AB50 / CONTENTS 7 FL OZS
pal_02 book # 491
This is a 7.6" clear ABM crown top bottle with a white & red ACL:
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
embossed on the base: Duraglass
pal_04 book # 492
This is a 9.6" green ABM crown top bottle (front & back shown) with hearts embossed on the shoulder, and a faded white & red ACL that says:
front neck: PAL (in a heart) / KING SIZE
back neck: PAL (in a heart) / KING SIZE
front: SPARKLING / PAL / DELICIOUS (all in red heart surrounded by white)
back: PAL / "PAL IS BEST / WHY TAKE LESS" / CONTAINS / CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID / SODIUM CITRATE, LIME AND LEMON / FLOVOR DERIVED FROM FRUIT OILS. / CONTENTS 10 FLUID OZS. / TRUE-ADE BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
embossed on the base: CONTENTS / 10 FL OZS
pal_03 book # (unlisted)
This is a 9.3" clear ABM crown top bottle (front & rear view shown), with a white & red ACL:
front ACL: PASTEURIZED / PAL / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / NOT CARBONATED
back ACL: PASTEURIZED NON CARBONATED / MADE WITH REAL FRUIT JUICE / NO PRESRVATIVES - VACUUM SEALED / GIVES QUICK ENERGY AFTER SCHOOL OR PLAY / GOOD FOR BREAKFAST - ECONOMICAL TOO / A GRAND TREAT AT PARTIES / EASY TO CARRY HOME - FITS REFRIGERATOR / A PICK UP - PICK PAL! / ... / CONTENTS 32 FLUID OUNCES / BOTTLED UNDER LICENSE OF / PAL, INC WASHINGTON, D.C.


1 This Digger Odell web site describing soda trade marks


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This page last updated on April 1, 2022.