Memphis
Bottling
Companies |
... and their Historic-Collectible Bottles |
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The
first known glass bottles were produced about 1500 B.C. by the
Egyptians. They were formed by shaping molten glass around a
form made of sand and clay. The core was then dug out when the
glass cooled. Because the process was time-consuming and
complex, bottles were expensive and were considered luxury items.
By 200 B. C. a different type of glass bottle was being made in
China, Persia, as well as in Egypt - made by blowing
molten glass into a mold. The Romans adopted this method and
it spread throughout Europe. In 1608, the first bottle-making
factory in the U. S. was established in Jamestown, Virginia. |
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Evolution of the Soda Bottle... |
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Ancient
Egyptian Method |
Mold
Blowing Method |
Parts
of Mold |
1/2 of
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Press
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Glass-blower John L. Mason devised the first glass jar with a
screw-on cap in 1858. Mold Blowing gave way to the less
expensive method of Press-molding. The bottle-making process first
became automated in 1865 with the introduction of a
pressing and blowing machine. In 1879 Charles G.
Hutchinson patented the "Hutchinson stopper" a
replacement for the commonly used cork stoppers. In 1903 Michael
Owens revolutionized the industry with his invention of the
Owens Bottle Machine. This began the inexpensive,
large-scale production of glass bottles. Along
with the Crown bottle cap, it helped spur the large-scale
carbonated beverage industry as well. By 1920, almost
all bottles were produced on Owens machines. |
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John L.
Mason |
Mason
Jar and Cap |
Hutchinson Stopper |
Crown
Cap |
Owens
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The
Coca Cola Company introduced the first soda pop bottle in
1915. Several other brands followed, each using a bottle
with its own distinctive shape. Standardized soda
bottles began in 1934 after technology enabled companies to
fire permanent color which made it possible to have names and
logos on the bottles. |
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Memphis Bottling Companies began sprouting up all over the
city. Many of them were franchises of the big
corporations like Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola. Other
independent bottling companies grew out of the need to
manufacture new products. It was and is Big
Business.
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Automated Bottling |
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The
bottles from the Bottling companies became the face of the
product and needed to jump out at the consumer.
The distinctive bottles that were created are now very
collectible. A selection of the historic Bottling companies of
Memphis are listed alphabetically below, along with some of
their bottles and bottle memorabilia ... beginning with the classic "Hutch
Bottle" named for the patented stopper that came
with the bottle. |
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Hutch
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Artesian Soda
Co. .
173
Jefferson
Listed in the Memphis Directory as early as 1887. . . |
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1892
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Hutch
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Hutch |
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Barq Bottling
Co. .
1152
E. Trezevant
Barq
Bottling Co dates from as early as 1940 . It now
bottles Red Rock cola which was renewed in the 1950s. No other
information currently available. (See the Red
Rock Cola listing below). |
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Red Rock |
Barq
1943 |
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Blackberry
Cola Bottling .
657 S.
Orleans . 322-25 Washington Av
. 326 Poplar
Circa
1922-40 . No other
Information
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BLUFF CITY
BOTTLING .
Memphis
Bottling Works
. Hygeia Bottling . Becker-Hygeia
. 87-89 Vance .
202 Front . 432-434 Main
R. M. Becker was the most prolific bottler in Memphis and
he owned the Memphis Bottling Works, going back to 1889.
The year 1891 is the first year the
company is listed in the Memphis Directories originally as
Memphis Bottling Works. In 1894-95 Becker
merged his operation with Coan and Harbin under the name
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Bluff City Bottling Works. In 1903 they separated
with Becker starting the Hygeia Bottling Works and Coan and
Harbin continuing Bluff City Bottling. By 1912,
Hygeia was changed to R. M .Becker Hygeia Bottling Works.
According to Dennis Smith of "The Kola Wars", Becker had the
Memphis franchise to Celery Cola ... and in 1911, Fan Taz
bottling.
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Becker-Hygeia |
Hygeia |
Hygeia |
Hygeia |
Hygeia |
Token |
Hygeia
Article |
1910
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Celery Cola was a celery-flavored soft drink created in
1887 by James Mayfield in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1910
the Pure Food and Drug administration prosecuted the company
for unhealthful amounts of cocaine and caffeine in its
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Patent |
1912
Hygeia |
Celery |
Celery
hat 1908 |
Celery
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Celery |
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Fan Taz was a soft drink manufactured by the Hessig-Ellis Drug
Co. of Memphis |
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Fan Taz
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Dispenser |
Celery
Cola Label |
Fan
Taz ad |
1909
Fan Taz ad |
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P. M. Burgoyne
Soda Waters .
85
Beale
One of the oldest Memphis bottlers, dating from as early
as 1885. The "P. M" stands for "Mrs.
Priscilla M. Burgoyne", apparently a widow
supporting herself. |
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Chase Bottling
Co. .
362 Winchester
Av.
In 1925 the formula for "Chaser" was created by Memphian
Thomas George Chase. It was a lemon-flavored soda
that contained lithium citrate, an anti-drpressant.
Lithiated drinks were believed to be a curative for
indigestion and hangovers. Chaser was introduced as
an international brand in 1956 and in 1957 the Double Cola
Company bought Chaser Soda. It disappeared as a U.
S. brand after that. Chasr made its way back
to the U.S. in 2010 ... still owned by the Double Cola
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Thomas
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Chaser today |
Chaser cap |
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Wooden
Case 1933 |
Chaser |
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Chero-Cola
Bottling Co.
Nehi .
Royal Crown .
618 S.
Main .104 Webster Av
Chero-Cola was founded by a grocer in Georgia in 1915.
It was the predecessor to Royal Crown Cola (RC). As
with most of the colas, the founder was trying to find a
replacement for Coca Cola. It only lasted until 1921
when a court ruled that "Cola" couldn't be used in their
name. They changed their name to Nehi in 1928 and
eventually introduced a new cola named Royal Crown in
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Chero unused label |
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Chero-Cola Building |
Chero-Cola Sign |
Amethyst |
Chero |
Employees and Truck |
Chero Bottles |
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Coan & Harbin
Co.
202 Front
Street
James E. Coan & F. W. Harbin first appear in the 1894
Memphis Directories, listed as Coan & Harbin,
Bottlers. They had taken over the old Deihl and
Danbury Bottling Co. where, just the year
before, Coan was a bookkeepr and Harbin was a traveling
salesman. In 1895, they merged with bottler R. M.
Becker, forming the Bluff City Bottling Co. In 1904
Bluff City registered a trademark for "Coan & Harbins Koke"
and marketed the product for several years. The
company was sold around 1910 and the Bluff City name
continued until 1916.
(See the Bluff City Bottling and the Deihl & Danbury
Bottling Co listings) |
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Coan & Harbin 1892 |
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C & H |
C & H |
Bluff
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Bluff |
B.C. Koke |
B.C. Koke |
1904
Koke Patent |
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Coca Cola
Bottling Co.
98
DeSoto . 256 Washington .499 S.
Hollywood St.
Coca Cola was invented in 1886 by John Pemberton, an
Atlanta pharmacist. He was actually trying to
concoct a headache remedy but once he mixed his syrup with
carbonated water, customers couldn't get enough. His
bookkeeper, Frank Robinson, coined the Coca Cola name and
also wrote out the name in the familiar script which
became the signature logo. In 1894 the popular drink
was sold in bottles for the first time. By 1899,
independent bottling companies were licensed to bottle it.
Memphis became an independent bottler in 1902. |
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Coca
Cola Delivery |
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Coca
Cola Collectibles |
Vintage tray |
Knife
1920s |
Coke Soda |
Peppo |
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1900
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1913
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Memphis Coca Cola Bottling Plant 1915 |
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Deihl &
Danbury Bottling Co.
Lords & Diehl Bottling Co. . Coan & Harbin
Co.
This company goes back to 1874 and has changed names
several times. It was a major producer of Ale, Beer,
Cider, and Soda Water in a 5 story building at 202 Front
Street. In 1891 James E. Coan was a bookkeeper
and F. W. Harbin was a traveling salesman. The next
year they would take over the company as Coan & Harbin.
(See Coan & Harbin Listing above) |
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D & D |
D & D |
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Lords-Diehl
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L & D 1883 |
C & H
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L-D & D |
L - D
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L & D |
L & D |
C & H
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It's a DILLY Bottling Co.
. 2291
S. Third St.
The 1951 Memphis Directory lists this company at 2291 S.
Third Street. Jennifer Almond writes that her grandfather,
Robert E. Dilatush, owned the company from circa 1948, and
W. H. Hutchinson &Son of Chicago designed the bottle and
caps.
Although the product was "short-lived, it's surprising how
many folks still remember this beverage - especially the
name. No other
information is currently available. |
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Dilly
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Double Cola Bottling Co.
. 362
Winchester
In 1924
Charles Little of Chattanooga creates "Marvel Cola" which
will become Double Cola. In 1933 he perfects
his cola recipe and names it Double Cola because its 12
ounce bottle is twice the size of other sodas at the time.
The Memphis Double Cola bottling company dates from 1940.
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Double
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Double
Cola Bottles |
Cap |
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Treasure
Hunt 1950s |
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Jumbo Grape |
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Dr Pepper
Bottling Co. of Memphis
. 763 Madison
Av . 988 Jefferson . 921 Raynor
Dr Pepper is another pharmacist invention. Charles
Anderton invented it while working at Morrison's
Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas. It's the
oldest of the major brand soft drinks in America.
His customers liked the drink and they began asking for a
"Waco". Morrison changed the name to "Dr Pepper" -
for unknown reasons. In 1904 Dr Pepper was
introduced to America at the St. Louis World's Fair.
Memphis began bottling Dr Pepper, circa 1904.
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Gay-Ola
Bottling Co.
. 191
Washington
The Memphis Gay-ola trademark (original name was GLEE-ola) was registered 1911 and they
began a very aggressive advertising campaign. Right
at the beginning they built an immense volume of business.
They developed branch offices and shipping depots in
nearly a dozen centers. The Coca Cola Company took
notice and quickly brought Gay-Ola to court. The
first result was Gay-Ola had to change their trade mark to
block letters. Coca Cola kept at it, and Gay Ola won
a 2nd time but had to re-design their bottles. Gay-Ola
remained popular past 1920. |
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Grapette
Bottling Works .
The
Memphis Address is not known???
The founder of Grapette was Benjamin Tyndle Fooks.
In 1925 he left the lumber business and purchased a
property in Camden, Arkansas. The next year Fooks
purchased a small soft drink bottling operation and a year
later, another company nearby. By 1938 he began
experimenting with grape flavor. After a couple of
years of testing, he achieved the taste he was looking
for. The next year Fooks traveled to Chicago and
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Sunset Liquor Company. In the spring of 1940, he put Grapette officially on the market and it was an immediate
success. At its peak, Grapette had over 600 bottlers
in 38 states. The drink faded in popularity by 1970
and was purchased by the Monarch Co, the bottler of
NuGrape. It is still manufactured in foreign
countries. |
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1940s
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Grapico
Bottling Works .
1333
Madison Av
Around 1914, Grapico, a new grape drink from New Orleans,
opened a Bottling Company in Memphis. President of
the company was Louis Rochell, and associates were C. E.
Teder and W. S. Routt. In 1917 the company moved to
Alabama and is still there. |
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Grapico Today |
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C. J. Hargan &
Co .
27 Alabama
This company is listed in the 1872 Memphis directories as "Hargan, C. J., widow." |
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1876 Ad |
Hutch |
Hutch |
Blob |
Blob |
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J. J.
Heinrich Bottling Co .
9-14 Hadden .
12-18 Hadden . 200-206 Rayburn
The firm began in 1854 as P. H. Heinrich & Bro. In 1870
P. H. Heinrich died, and J. J. continued the
business. They bottled soda water in the 1880s.
According to Dennis Smith of "Koke Wars", Heinrich had the
Memphis franchise for "My Coca". See the bottle below
"Memphis 10 - My Coca" |
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Home Bottling
Works .
460 N. 2nd.
Circa 1916-1918
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proprietor was Ike A. Chase and the Home Bottling Company
grew out of the Chase Light Co. They manufactured
Rye-Ola and a Ginger Ale. According to Dennis Smith
of "Koke Wars", Rye-Ola was first bottled by I. C. Lebolt
who may have found or sold out to Home Bottling Co. |
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Rye-Ola |
Rye-Ola
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Home
Bottling Co |
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Kensler-Waibel
Bottling Co.
Kensler-Waibel was one of
the several German bottlers in Memphis in the early years.
No other information. |
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Liberty
Bottling Co.
Re-o-Cola
. Rainbow .
1332 Florida .
893 S. Third
Opened
in 1934 by Henry Lotti out of his home on Florida Street.
The business thrived and the name changed to Re-o-Cola
Bottling. By the 1950s the name changed again to
Rainbow Beverages. See Re-O- Cola and/or Rainbow
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Henry
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Nehi Bottling
Co.
. 618 S. Main
. 234 Jefferson
The Chero Cola Company changed name to Nehi in 1928.
See the Chero Cola listing ... |
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Nu Grape
Bottling Co.
. 643-651
Marshall . 175 Pauline
Nu Grappe was founded in 1921 in Georgia and the Memphis Nu
Grape Bottling Co dates from 1922.
Today, NuGrape is still found in parts of the southeast
U.S.m specifically in Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, northwest Alabama, and the eastern half of
Tennessee. NuGrape is almost impossible to find for sale
west or north of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. |
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Nu Grape Bottles |
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Orange Crush
Bottling Co.
. 1333
Madison . 763 Madison . 315 Washington
The new Orange Crush plant dates from 1930 and had a
capacity of 5,000 cases daily. Joseph Rout was the
manager of the plant. The original Orange Crush
bottles were brown to "protect the contents from
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Trade
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Clear Btl |
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1940's
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1938
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Old Colony |
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Ozark Fruit Co
. 7,8,9
Howard's Row
The Ozard Fruit Co. was in business from 1888 - 1911.
The 1888 they are listed in Memphis Directory as Ozark
Cider and Vinegar Co on Howard's Row. That listing
continues thru 1900 when the address changes to 7,8,9
Howards, Row. In 1903 the name changed to Ozark
Fruit Co with Louis Erb, President. In 1905 the
address changes to 37,39,41 Union (Howard's Row). with
Louis Erb, President. (Same location. Memphis
renumbered in 1905). In 1906, The president changes
to John Chism. In 1908 the company moves to Corner
of W. Butler ... C. N. Churchill, President. In 1909
the Company changes name back to Ozark Vinegar and Cider
Co ... John Dunn, President. In 1910 Oscar G.
Johnston, President ... Corner W. Butler. 1912 ...
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Pepsi Cola
Bottling Co. of Memphis
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250-252 E. Calhoun Av . 672 S. Main . 315 Washington
Pepsi was another creation of a pharmacist. In
1893 Caleb Bradham of North Carolina, began serving
"Brad's Drink" at his drug store. In 1898 he changed
the name to Pepsi-Cola and by 1902 had founded the
Pepsi-Cola Co. As demand for the drink gew,
Bradham decided it was time to offer Pepsi Cola in
bottles. By 1910 there were 240 franchises in 24
states. Pepsi has been in the Memphis area since
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Rainbow
Bottling Co.
. 893 S. Third
Liberty Bottling changed name to Rainbow in 1950.
Please see the Liberty Bottling listing above ... |
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Chocolate
Soldier Btls-Ad 1964 |
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Hula
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Red Rock Cola
Bottling Co.
. 1152 E.
Trezevant
Red Rock Cola was founded in 1885 in Georgia. By
1938 it was a leader in the field and by 1947 there were
bottlers in 45 of the 47 states. But a major decline
began in 1958 and the drink seemed to vanish after 1950.
However the Domincan Republic continued to bottle it and
the brand had now been revived. In Memphis, Red Rock
Cola is now bottled by the Barq Bottling Co.
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J. W. Reinders
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361 Beale
John William Reinders manufactured and bottled Soda Water
from 361 Beale circa 1870 to 1880. No other
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Re-O-Cola
Bottling Co.
. 893 S. Third
See the Liberty Bottling Co and/or Rainbow listing above ...
The Liberty Bottling Co changed its name to Re-O-Cola
Bottling in the mid 40's and moved into the building on
3rd street. By the 1950's the name was changed to
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Re-O-Cola Building |
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Royal Crown
Bottling Co.
. 234
Jefferson
The Royal Crown Bottling Company dates to 1940.
In the 1950s RC had a big campaign featuring many major
Hollywood actors. See the Chero Cola Bottling Co.
listing above ...
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7 Up Bottling
Co.
. 888 Linden
Charles Leiper Grigg worked for Vess Jones and in 1919
invented the drink "Whistle". After a dispute he
quit his job and gave "Whistle" to Jones. At his
next job, he invented a drink he named "Howdy". This
time when he moved on, he took "Howdy" with him. By
1929 he had invented "Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime
Soda". That name was quickly changed to 7 Up.
No one knows why or how he came up with "7 Up". By
1940, 7 Up had become the 3rd most popular and
best-selling drink in the world. |
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Tennessee
Beverage Co.
. 11-13 Butler
Av
The Tennessee Brewing Co became The Tennessee Beverage Co
during Prohibition (1920-1933). They sold
non-alcoholic Goldcrest beer and another non-alcoholic
drink named NIB, which were "cereal beverages".
This was their method of keeping the Goldcrest name alive
during this period. In
addition, the plant produced soft drinks, including root
beer and Canada Dry Ginger Ale. |
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P. Twohig
Bottling.
. 202
Vance
Patrick Twohig began as an agent for Fleming Ale circa
1870, at 152 Front St and shortly began his own company
bottling Cider Ale and Soda Water at 202 Vance. By 1880, he had stopped the bottling and
had a saloon at 301 Second Street. |
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Union Bottling
Co.
. 127
Alabama . 417 Vance . 749 Poplar
The
first Union
Bottling Works dates from 1892 ... and was part of the B. C. Harrison Co.
It's not known if the more recent Union Bottling Co is
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Whistle
Bottling Co.
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303-307 S.
Main St.
Charles Grigg worked for Vess Jones. In 1919 he
invented a drink he named "Whistle". After a
dispute, he quit his job and gave Vess the drink.
The Whistle Bottling Co of Memphis was one of many distributions
centers for this beverage. The product thrived in
other cities but didn't do well in Memphis, lasting only 3
years. Ironically though, the building has survived.
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Whistle Bottling Co. 1919 |
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Whistle Display |
Whistle Ad |
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City
Bottling Company/City Bottling Works .
Circa 1924-25 .
1099 Jackson Av. |
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Elk
Bottling Company .
820-822 N. 2nd
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Star
Bottling Company .
Circa 1915 .
No Information or
Memorabilia |
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Hertzel-Schlimmer 1860 |
Kraze Bottling Co. |
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C.
J. H. Kump 1862 - 1870s |
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American Beverage Co |
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E. Schroeder & Co
Edward Schroeder began operating in Cairo Illinois
in the late 1850s. After selling out to Andrew Lohr,
he moved to Memphis before setting up shop in St.
Louis. He's listed in business for oneyear although
he may have been in business a second season.
After 1864, he relocated to East St. Louis Illinois
and continued in business until his death when his
wife Mary took over. There are embossed
bottles that say MRS. E. SCHROEDER. |
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Diehl Beverage Company |
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Bob-O Bottling |
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Good Grape Bottling Co.
The Good Grape Company was founded circa 1922 by past
employees of the Chero-Cola Company. The name was
changed to "Seminole Flavor Company" in 1924. No other
information. |
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