Pepsi
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 809 H NW (1920)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 212 7th SW (1921)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 209 7th SW (1923-1926)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 209-217 7th SW (1927-1933)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 1310 Ridge Pl SE (1937-1939)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 901 17th NE (1941-1961)
  Pepsi Cola Metropolitan Btlg, 2402 Oakville St Alexandria VA (1950-1960)
  Schweppes, Metropolitan Btlg, 2402 Oakville St Alexandria VA (1955-1956)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co of Washington DC, 2406 Oakville St Alexandria VA (1961-1975+)
Notes:
They apparently had a Washington DC branch. Their location sure moved
around a lot. They didn't adopt a single bottle design like coke did
until about 1940, although the drum style bottle below was used a lot.
I don't have any directory information past 1975 yet.
The 1962 directory said they bottled: Pepsi-Cola, Teem, White Rock,
Schweppes Beverages, & Fountain Syrups.
Some of the bottle-caps shown below depict a shovel at the bottom - I have
been unable to find any information about this.
Pepsi Bottles:
book # 515 This is an 8.3" aqua (machine made) crown top embossed: front: PEPSI COLA / 6 1/2 FLUID OZ. / REGISTERED / 2603F back: PEPSI COLA / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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book # 516 This is an 8.2" aqua (machine made) crown top embossed: front: PEPSI:COLA / REGISTERED back: PEPSI:COLA / WASHINGTON, D.C. base: 6 1/2 FLU. OZ. The "WASHINGTON DC" seems to be in a rectangular slug plate. |
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book # 517 These are both 8.3" (machine made) "drum" style crown top bottles. The left is clear and the right is aqua. They're both embossed: front: PEPSI: COLA / TRADE MARK REG / PEPSI COLA BOTT. CO / WASHINGTON, D.C. back: PEPSI: COLA / CAP 6 1/2 FLU. OZS / BOTTLE NOT SOLD / G29 |
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The following Applied Color Label (ACL) bottles are very similar, except for things like:   Color (some are red & white, where as others are red, white & blue)   Double-dot vs. a dash between "Pepsi" and "Cola"   City (Washington, Arlington & Alexandria are represented)   Franchise information on front heel vs. on rear and other minor differences. |
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book # 518 This is a 9.6" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red, white and blue Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA back shoulder: PEPSI / WASHINGTON, D.C. front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 12 FL. OZ. back: PEPSI-COLA COMPANY / LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. / BOTTLED BY / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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book # 518 This one is the same as the bottle above, except it's from Arlington. It's a 9.6" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red, white and blue Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA back shoulder: PEPSI / ARLINGTON VA. front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 12 FL. OZ. back: PEPSI-COLA COMPANY / LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. / BOTTLED BY / OLD DOMINION /PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / ARLINGTON, VA. |
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book # 519 This bottle is the same as the 2 bottles above from the front, but has different markings on the back. It's a 9.6" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red, white and blue Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA back shoulder: PEPSI / WASHINGTON, D.C. front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 12 FL. OZ. back: FRANCHISED BOTTLER / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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book # 520 This is a 9.6" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red and white Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder (white only): PEPSI:COLA front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 12 FL. OZ. / BOTTLED BY PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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book # (unlisted) This is the same as bottle #521 in the book, except that it says WASHINGTON DC instead of ALEXANDRIA VA on the back. It is a 9.6" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red and white Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA back shoulder: PEPSI front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 12 FL. OZ. back: FRANCHISED BOTTLER / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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book # 522 This is a 9.6" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red and white Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: 2 FULL GLASSES back shoulder: PEPSI front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 12 FL. OZ. back: FRANCHISED BOTTLER / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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book # 523 This is a full, 9.6" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red and white Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: PEPSI-COLA back shoulder: PEPSI / 410 front: SPARKLING / PEPSI-COLA / 12 FL. OZ. back: FRANCHISED BOTTLER / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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book # 523 Similar to the bottle above except for it's size, this is a full, 8.7" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red and white Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: PEPSI-COLA back shoulder: PEPSI front: SPARKLING / PEPSI-COLA / 8 FL. OZ. back: FRANCHISED BOTTLER / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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book # 524 This is an 8.7" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red and white Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA back shoulder: PEPSI front: SPARKLING / PEPSI-COLA / 8 FL. OZ. / FRANCHISEE: PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. ARLINGTON VA |
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book # 524 This is an 8.7" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red and white Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA back shoulder: PEPSI front: SPARKLING / PEPSI-COLA / 12 FL. OZ. / FRANCHISEE: PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. WASHINGTON DC |
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book # 525 This is a 9.6" clear crown top (front & rear views shown) with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red, white and blue Applied Color Label (ACL): front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA back shoulder: PEPSI / ARLINGTON, VA. front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 12 FL. OZ. back: FRANCHISED BOTTLER / OLD DOMINION / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO / : ARLINGTON VA |
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book # 526 This is a 9.6" clear crown top with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder. Unlike the ones above, there is no Applied Color Label, but the base is embossed with the city: embossed on the base: WASHINGTON, D.C. / 5 / (diamond) / A / PAT. APPLIED FOR The neck is noticably crooked on this bottle. |
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book # (unlisted) This is a 9.6" clear crown top with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red-white-and-black paper labels: shoulder label: TRADE MARK / PEPSI:COLA / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / REFRESHING - ENJOYABLE / FAMOUS FOR OVER 30 YEARS large label: A SPARKLING / BEVERAGE / PEPSI:COLA / TRADE MARK / REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. / CONTENTS 12 FL. OZ. / REFRESHING - SATISFYING / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY / OF WASHINGTON / WASHINGTON, D.C. embossed on base: DES PAT APPLIED FOR / A40 Wikipedia says Pepsi has been around since 1898, so since it says "famous for over 30 years", that would indicate this bottle is from somewhere around 1930. |
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book # (unlisted) This is a 9.6" clear crown top with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times on the shoulder, and red-white-and-blue paper labels: shoulder label: PEPSI:COLA / TRADEMARK large label: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. / 12 FL. OZ. / BOTTLED BY PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY WASHINGTON, D.C. / UNDER APPOINTMENT BY / PEPSI-COLA COMPANY N.Y. embossed on base: DES PAT 120277 |
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book # (unlisted) This is a 9.7" clear crown top with "PEPSI:COLA" embossed on the front & back inside of a stipled ring, and red-white-and-blue paper labels: shoulder label: REFRESHING . . HEALTHFUL / PEPSI:COLA / FAMOUS FOR OVER 30 YEARS large label: A SPARKLING / BRACING / BEVERAGE / PEPSI:COLA / TRADE MARK / REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. / CONTENTS 12 FL. OZ. / REFRESHING HEALTHFUL / Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co / Washington, D.C. embossed on base: 4 / PEPSI:COLA / TRADE MARK Much of the shoulder label is missing, so I used a photo of a similar bottle from another city to extrapolate the missing portion. |
book # 663 This is a 9.3" aqua crown top with stars and a fancy pattern, embossed: middle: STAR BOY base: PEPSI COLA BOT CO / 9 OZ / WASHINGTON DC |