7 up bottle history books

This book is a guide to the identification of the embossed, patent and proprietary medicine bottles produced in an era of american history when anything could be bottled, advertised and sold legally. Product description comes in an oldfashioned green 12 oz ml glass bottle distinguishing its classic name brand of a lemonlime soda. Seven natural flavors blended into a savory, flavory drink with a real wallop. In international markets, pepsico sells 7 up light as the diet version of 7 up. This is part of 7 up s uk manufacturer britvics healthyliving push whereby sugarfree product versions are sold in a larger bottle. Here, you will find my favorites along with as much information about them as i can provide. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. Antique advertising antique bottles and jars free price. This magnificent book is compiled and photographed by ian macilwaine from years of research and interviews with the old fellows involved in whisky distillation from a bygone era. One can find quite a bit of information on my web site and across the internet about dating bottles based on whether the mold seam goes up and over the lip or if the bottle has a pontil on the base.

Unfortunately, nobody seems to know the exact origin of name 7up. The sevenup company went through three notable frontlabel changes between 1936 and about 1968. At this writing, i have only found five examples of paperlabel bottles, but these came in four different configurations. Green bottle with 7 up salutes the united states 1776 1976 bicentennial on one side and 7 up commemorative bottle liberty bell first rung. By the late 1940s, 7 up had become the third bestselling soft drink in the world. It is a very cool bottle and an important find for the history of seven up. Ive tried to find out more about it and an approximate value, but have had no. Collect and share wine data easily with bottlebooks. The history of 7up soda 7up bottling company of bakersfield adds further strength to the enviable industrial structure of this metropolis its new, beautiful and pretentious building, 230 east eighteenth street, heralds to the world bakersfields progress.

But he said other theories suggest grigg was inspired by a cattle ranchers brand. Spotlight on golden age advertising 7up lemonlime soda. Unfollow antique 7 up bottles to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Some of the embossed markings on the bottle base above are a great information source for 20th century bottle identification. Indeed, the front is the side devoted to capturing the eye of the customer and luring him or her into making the purchase the. Vintage old john wooden ucla bruin 7up 7 up bottle full. Michael jackson commercial and anticolas like 7 up and mountain dew.

Jan, 2015 posted on january, 2015 7 up has been a part of american culture for almost 100 years. Even given these descriptions beginning often mistake a machine made owen ring on the base of a bottle with a pontil. A bottle in a common color without embossing or fancy design has little value to bottle collectors. The original 7up was a mindaltering substance huffpost. The strange history of fusion and the science of wishful thinking. From its beginnings as a lithiumlaced concoction to its current incarnation as we know it, heres our 7 up timeline. A look at the back of sevenup bottles virtually all collectors literature articles and books shows great photos andor drawings of the fronts also called the obverse of bottles. Crisp and refreshing, it mixes into all kinds of drinks, cocktails, punches, baked goods, and more, perfect for your next cocktail party, game night or.

When one drinks a refreshing bottle of 7up this christmas day or any day in the week and experiences the relaxation and exhilarating. Items similar to vintage 7up soda bottle green glass on sale on etsy. Just as seltzer water and dry ginger ale, 7 up was also becoming a very popular mixer. As you can see in the pics, all the bottle have 7 except the one. Bottle and label designs have evolved through the years, but finding the date is simple. According to the official web site of 7 up, which has been a product of the cadbury schweppes company since 1995, there are several theories about how grigg came up with the unusual name. The main exceptions would be very early bottles pre1840 black glass bottles which are not included in this guide, which rarely have any embossing and can sell for reasonably large sums based totally on their age, rarity and historical value. Louis and started working in advertising and sales, where he was introduced to the carbonated beverage business. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. As for the lithium, seven up maintained lithium citrate in 7 up s formulation until 1950.

Up is a brand of lemonlimeflavored noncaffeinated soft drink. The strange history of fusion and the science of wishful thinking seife, charles on. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Seven up bottle had a white label and was made in 1935 by the huntington, west virginia factory of owensillinois. Indeed, once prohibition was repealed, grigg started promoting 7 up as a mixer. Items include vintage medicinal bottles and jars, oil bottles, syrup and soda bottles, and general antique advertising glass pieces. Grigg had made 7 up one of americas most popular sodas. This bottle was made in 1976 and is a commemorative bottle for john wooden the ucla bruins legendary college basketball coach that won 10 ncaa national championships including 7 in a row at one stretch. Originally printed in 1987, the bottle book is designed for the cultural historian, the bottle collector, and those just interested in pharmacopoeia.

Below you will find a free auction based price guide for antique bottles and jars. Whether you are a collector, digger, trader or someone who just loves the look of a few old bottles decorating a kitchen shelf, an antique bottle price list is an invaluable resource for identifying and appraising these utilitarian objects from the past. The date code right of the logo indicates that the bottle was made in 1935, only a year after the acl process was adapted to use on glass. Click on each thumbnail for an enlarged view of each item.

Bottlebooks is the most extensive drinks platform in the world and covers all noncommercial information attributes. That became 7 up lithiated lemonlime, before grigg settled on simply 7 up. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Crisp and refreshing, it mixes into all kinds of drinks, cocktails, punches, baked goods, and more, perfect for your next cocktail party, game night or gettogether. One spirit, ten cocktails, and four centuries of american historyand a bottle of rum tells the raucously entertaining story of america as seen through the bottom of. Sevenup bottle had a white label and was made in 1935 by the huntington, west virginia factory of owensillinois. This bottle is an owensillinois glass company produced beer bottle made in 1941 by the oakland, ca. The oldest bottle was the first of the swimsuit series which had the 7up emblem, eight bubbles rising on the label, and the silhouette of a woman in a swimsuit to the left figure 1. Two are lithiated lemon soda labels, and the other two are 7up. The story goes that when 7up came up with their logo it originally had 8 bubbles until someone said since they were 7up, they should only have 7.

A relative late bloomer, 7up begins with a whistle and a. The earliest 7 up advertising featured a winged 7 up logo and described the soft drink as a glorified drink in bottles only. Old seven up 6 pack w rare 8 bubble 7up bottle sign. In his fascinating history of carbonated drinks, donovan replay. Barnes said a corporate history book documents the same theory linking the name to the number of ingredients. Originally named biblabel lithiated lemonlime soda, 7up became the third bestselling soft drink in the world by 1940, according to its current manufacturer, dr. Get the best deals on 7up bottle in collectible soda bottles 1900now when you shop the largest online selection at. Charles leiper grigg was born in 1868 in prices branch, missouri. Pepper, cocacola, pepsi, crush, 7up, and many more major companies are represented in all forms bottles. This includes basic information like product names, ingredients, varietals and vintages, but also categories like production, material specifications, barcodes, awards, allergens, certifications, images and many more.

The poster had the black circle with the 7 up in all four corners. Thus, it is almost certainly the first bottle used by seven up in 1936, the company went to the swimsuit girl label. But the beverage, then known by its sixword mouthful of a name, cost more than most of its 600 or so lemonlime softdrink rivals at the time, according to its official corporate brand history. His first name for the new soda was biblabel lithiated lemonlime soda.