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Bottle, Soda

Object Name:
Bottle, Soda
Object ID:
1996.036.090
Creator:
Thatcher Glass Manufacturing Company
Place of Origin:
Elmira, NY and other plants
Date:
1956
Description:
Bottle, soda bottle, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co., Manchester, NH. Cylindrical, clear glass, machine made, crown cap finish, applied color label. Side seams extend over lip. Seam around bottom edge. Circular depression on bottom. Embossed design on shoulder of alternating bands of small lines and lettering "PEPSI COLA". Red and white labels. White dots around neck, "PEPSI-COLA" inside a banner which is inside an oval on front of neck, "PEPSI" in an oval on the back of the neck. Label on front of body is square with an oval inside, with lettering: "SPARKLING / PEPSI-COLA / 8 FL. OZ.", Pepsi-Cola is inside a banner. Lettering on back: "FRANCHISED BOTTLER / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / MANCHESTER, N.H." Embossed figures on bottom: "MTC / 2522 / E / I4 A 56 4". M and C are under larger T.
Material:
Glass
Dimensions:
H-8.875 Dia-2.25 inches
Provenance:
Collection of bottles that the donor obtained by digging or purchasing either "outright" or at auction.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert C. Morey
Subjects:
Bottles
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