Dating 7up bottles

Pre-1850 Bottles

Examine the bottle’s symmetry. Asymmetry is an indication of a hand-blown bottle.

Is the bottle highly symmetrical, but lacking mold seams? This type of bottle was probably dip-molded and dates after circa 1820.

Is the base indented with an irregular to round pontil scar? This, and no mold seams, is another indication of a hand-blown bottle. A pontil rod held the nearly molten bottle during the final stages of manufacture. The scar was left when the pontil was detached from the bottle.

Bottles Circa 1820 to 1910

Rumor: Someone Put HIV+ Blood in Pepsi Cola

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As shared on Facebook, Sep. 16, 2013:

This is the news from delhi Police.

As posted via Twitter, July 16, 2011:

I received a text saying please don't drink Pepsi a worker put his blood (HIV +) into some bottles. Be careful.

Analysis: Sound familiar? Different versions of the same rumor have made the rounds before, in 2004 and 2007-08. In those previous cases the food products allegedly contaminated with HIV-positive blood were ketchup and tomato sauce, but the status of the rumor was the same: false.

It's not that it's absolutely impossible for HIV-tainted blood or other bodily fluids to find their way, accidentally or on purpose, into foods and beverages; it's that according to the best scientific evidence available, the AIDS virus simply can't be transmitted that way.

HIV does not live long outside the body. Even if small amounts of HIV-infected blood or semen was consumed, exposure to the air, heat from cooking, and stomach acid would destroy the virus. Therefore, there is no risk of contracting HIV from eating food.

According to a Centers for Disease Control fact sheet last updated in 2010, no incidents of food products being contaminated with HIV-infected blood or semen, and no incidents of HIV infection transmitted via food products, have ever been reported to the agency.

Hoax: HIV Infected Blood In Pepsi

Outline

Circulating messages warn people not to drink Pepsi products because a Pepsi worker has contaminated bottles with his HIV infected blood.

According to a series of breathless warnings that are have flooded social media websites and also circulate via email and text message, a worker at Pepsi has been deliberately contaminating bottles of the popular beverage with his own HIV infected blood.

However, there is not even a shred of truth to this silly story. If true, such a story would have been extensively reported by news outlets all around the world. And, of course, any potentially contaminated batches of Pepsi would have now been recalled. However, there are no credible news reports whatsoever that confirm the claims in the warning. Nor are there any recalls of Pepsi products due to potential HIV blood contamination.

In fact, the current spate of warnings is just another incarnation of a long running hoax that has falsely claimed that HIV infected blood has been added to various foodstuffs. Back in 2004, an emailed warning claimed that a man had been caught placing HIV contaminated blood in ketchup dispensers at fast food outlets. This hoax subsequently spawned several other ketchup or tomato sauce related variants in the years since. And in, 2006, another series of hoax messages wrongly claimed that a child was diagnosed with AIDS after eating contaminated take-away food prepared by a HIV positive cook who had cut his finger and bled while working in the kitchen. None of the claims outlined in any of these warning messages has ever been confirmed or supported by any credible source.

Moreover, the US based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that it has never received any reports of HIV infections caused by contaminated food. The CDC also points out that a person would not become infected even if they did consume food that contained HIV infected blood: No incident of food being contaminated with HIV-infected blood or semen has been reported to CDC. Furthermore, CDC has received no reports of HIV infection resulting from eating food, including condiments.

HIV does not live long outside the body. Even if small amounts of HIV-infected blood or semen was consumed, exposure to the air, heat from cooking, and stomach acid would destroy the virus. Therefore, there is no risk of contracting HIV from eating food. Thus, sending on such warnings will help no one and will achieve nothing other than clutter inboxes and social networks with even more utterly pointless nonsense.

Last updated: September 19, 2013

First published: July 19, 2011

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The drink manufacturing process in the United States, EU and Asia is one of the most efficient manufacturing processes in the world. Because of the enormous scale of the drink industry, American, European and Asian drink manufacturers have become increasingly better equipped to manufacture drinks at high speed and low cost. As a drink manufacturer in these regions you are exposed to the largest beverage markets in the world.

Drink manufacturing can trace its origins to the very dawn of civilization as far back as man has recorded its history we have been drink manufacturers. Back then drink manufacturers were simply tea brewers, wine growers and home industries developing and manufacturing a little more than they could consume themselves and selling it. A drink manufacturer might supplement his income in this way.

Over the years the process of drink manufacturing became more streamlined and drink manufacturing was performed on a much larger scale. Farms to grow the grapes that could be pressed into wine were established, tea plantations and facilities to process the tea were founded and other ways of large scale drink manufacturing were created. A drink manufacturer was capable of producing product for a whole region by this stage.

Fast forwarding to the modern era and you have early days of Coca-Cola. which was founded in 1886, to became one of the first major international drink manufacturers.

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To visit Espiritu Santo is a fascinating experience in history alone. The World War II Dakotas and Quonset huts that are scattered in the thick tropical jungle serve as silent reminders of the American occupation of the island. This jungle is now only home to the local tribes who appear out of nowhere to sell their artefacts to visitors.

But it is the surrounding waters of Espiritu Santo that make this such an attraction. The mecca for all divers, the US President Coolidge lies fully intact just off the island and remains the most accessible wartime wreck in the world. A wreck that offers remarkable dives to all parts of the ship ranging from 60ft to 250ft.

Just a short distance away is Million Dollar Point, where the US Army dumped hundreds of tons of war surplus before they evacuated Espiritu Santo. Now you can dive down to the awesome sight of millions of 7up and Coke bottles lined up along the bottom of the sea and marvel at the myriad of tropical sea life making its home among the planes, jeeps and bulldozers.

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August 2001 Questions

Digger Odell Publications ©2001

I am looking for anyone who has hear of this bottles: It is a cabin bottle, clear bout 5 1/2 inches tall has pontil mark on the bottom 1974 is embossed in the bottom has on the side Laboratory Philadelphia. as door and 3 windows on front side, other side has Jacobs Cabin Tonic Bitters. My book says that it is worth between 8 to $10,000.00 Can you help me find out how to tell if it is a original and where to go to sell it? Thank you for your time.

Ah if only it were true. About 1972 the Historical Bottle Collector's Guild was form by the Glass containers Division of Owens-Illinois. Together with some of the top bottle collectors and authors an advisory board was formed and plan were made to issue a small number of reproductions. Each bottle had impressed on the base an "I" within an "O" the mark of Owens-Illinois. The Jacob's Cabin Tonic Bitters was the second offering of the Guild. 792 of these were produced. Of those, 750 were marked with serial numbers while a smaller number were specially marked as artists proofs or presentation bottle. They were marked within a concave circle with the large "OI" symbol and "1974" in large figures deeply impressed in the glass. ( McKearin & Wilson American Bottles & Flasks, 1978 ). The bad news is you are out about $9,900. The good news is this is a desirable reproduction and probably should bring about $100 these days. They originally were sold for $27.50 packaged in a cloth bag with a folder describing the history and origin.

I have an Elizabeth Arden Kohl-Arabia Oriental Eye Make Up. It is blue. Is this bottle worth anything?

I have enlisted Helen's help answering your question. Digger

Digger-How delightful!- and of course it sure is. It is not blue though, but very dark black glass and is collected avidly by the same collectors that love the perfume minis since it is so very tiny. It should have an interior wand and also have a label for top value. I paid $35 for mine with neither, so that gives you an idea of value. Any type of vintage cosmetic item is currently hot on the market as long as it is not gruesome-some forms of cream can get to be very nasty over time. Also any cosmetic item marked France has an automatic extra added credit on

the final value. One of these in the box sold at auction with no tag for $60 in 1996. Arden is one of the heavily collected perfume names and some special minis for this company can reach staggering figures into the 1000's (yes 1000's )if perfect and untouched. Kohl is of course the black eye liner from India and the far East originally. Nice that the Arden company used such a historic presentation and the name actually has the carat mark for an accent over the "O",

Helen Farnsworth, archivist for the International Perfume Bottle Association

Dear sir yes; font-size: 10.0pt; I have a brown 7 up bottle short and round paper label worn off made in Dallas Texas Reads 7up the fresh up do not use for anything else but 7up could you please give me an idea on date and value

Thank you Bill

Bill, according to my sources the squat amber 7-up was made from about 1935-1948 in both Dallas and Houston, Texas. It is a pretty good bottle with a painted label. If your bottle only has a paper label then it is not the bottle at the left since it has a painted label. Sometimes after being buried these labels wear off. The bottle at the left sells for $100-$125. I did find a listing for a 7-UP LITHIATED LEMON SODA (brown bottle) (paper label) no price information however.

My husband dives on the St. Lawrence River. While diving last night he found a bottle. It is ceramic or some type of pottery it is brown and the markings read Famous Stone Bottles J. Bourn & Son Patentees, DENBY POTTERS near Derby C & J Arnold London it has a pour spout at the lip could you please send us some information on this item thank you the Thorntons

Your bottle is quite common dating sometime after 1841 when J. Bourn became J. Bourn & Son. It was an ink bottle made for the Arnold Ink Company. I have found them in dumps and privies dating from Civil War to late 1890s. The company was in business until 1876. I will publish more information in an upcoming month (January 2002). I have had them in three sizes. half pint, pint and quart. Ones similar to yours sell for between $20-30. Digger.

I have a 1939 1940 worlds fair bottle and can not find any online. It is a unisphere in great condition can you tell me where to look this up to check its value. Please help thanks Meg

I did a search on Ebay today for "world's" and found your milkglass bottle being offered for sale with the first asking bid of $14.95 and two days to go. I have seen these bottles at antique stores and malls for many years. Most being offered for about $30. I will be surprised if the one on Ebay brings that amount. They are quite common and apparently not highly collected. I guess the screw top (although ground) turns off many antique bottle collectors. The one being offered was without the original cap like most I have seen.

Hi, My husband and I have always wanted to collect bottles. However, other than knowing what we think is pretty or unusual, we have no idea of the value of bottles and we really don't want to get "ripped off". Can you advise us what book or catalogue we should start with as beginners? Any information you can give us as to where and what to look for would be appreciated. Thank you. Judy Weegan

Judy, I have addressed similar questions in other months so you might look around. The true fund and value of collecting has much less to do with the monetary worth of bottles than your unbiased opinion of them. What I mean is. you now collect what you think is pretty or unusual and probably within your budget. Since your collecting motivation seems genuine, I would advise going with what you are doing. Price guides and values often skew our opinions of bottles. I am afraid that in the letter above yours I might well have discouraged this collector from enjoying his World's Fair bottle because it is not particularly valuable - but she likes it. Many collectors fall into the trap of seeing their bottles or other collectibles in simple monetary terms. Consider the fun and enjoyment of collecting and having your finds displayed around your home. Then consider how much you'd spend for a movie and dinner out. I have overpaid for bottles in my collecting career but I was not ripped off because I have pretty much followed my senses. The problem with beginning books is that they often will not have many of the bottles listed you have. Mall bookstore is my usual answer for some general price guides. However, I'd suggest going on Ebay and buying up old bottle books many of which can be often had for a song. Many of the books published in the 1970s have great background and information which can help you decide what you might like and you can even see how much they might have appreciated by comparison. Go to your Library and see what you can check out for perusal. Subscribe to the Antique Bottle & Glass Collector (much less than a dinner and a movie and it lasts for a full year!!). Whatever you you do - DON'T buy my books - (just kidding), but they are probably not the best place to start unless you have decided on a category. Enjoy. Digger

I have a small 7" high bottle with a Colgate & Co. emblem embossed on the front along with "4 3/4 fl ozs. net". It has a brass and cork top with stopper. Can you tell me the age and approximate value? Thanks

Back in my dump digging days I found dozens of the bottles you describe. I looked into Colgate Company and found them dating back to at least 1895 (which fits with your bottle). In 1806, William Colgate started a candle and soap making company in New York City. By 1906, the company was making over 3,000 different soaps, perfumes and other products. In 1928 they became Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co. Colgate Dental Cream was introduced in the 1870s. The company still maintains over 1000 different registered trademarks. I cannot say with any certainty what your bottle contained. the stopper suggests either tooth powder or toilet water. I do not recall ever having seen one with a label.

Hello, As stated in an earlier e-mail, I recently found an old bottle: clear eight sides contents are 6 1/4 oz. from the Hennepin bottle co. a "H" on the bottom of the bottle This is a description of the bottle, and my question was if this was an old bottle, and if it had any value? Thanks for your time. Scott B. Christianson

I was not able to find information on your bottle. Maybe a reader can. Digger.

Hi, my name is Jessica. I was given 26 bottles that were dug up in Boston MA by accident. I can't seem to distinguish the ages or worth of my bottles. Let me describe a few and if you have the time could you email me with your comments about them or point me in the right direction.@ 4", clear, McMinn Medicine Mann Cambridge. The bottom says C. L.C. CO.33" clear, Omega Oil, the bottom says 5 2" clear, the bottom says, Carters Made in U. S.A5", blue, John Wyeth & Bro. near the top it says: Next Dose At. The bottom says PAT May 1883 in a circular pattern, the center has a 0 @5" bluish clear Sawyers Crystal Blueing 6" deep brown Father John's Medicine Lowell, Mass 3" clear Carpenter-Morton Co COLORITE Boston Ma. The lips on these bottles vary along with there bottoms. I am assuming that they all came out of there same time period seeing that they were found together. Any help would be much appreciated I thank you for your time.

Your bottles sound like they were from a turn of the century dump. I believe you will find information on nearly all of them on this site in other months of questions. All are relatively common except for the Cambridge bottle of which I have not heard. Being rare does not make it valuable however. I expect your bottles all to be worth in the $1-2 range with the exception of the Wyeth bottle which if it had its original dose cap (glass) would be worth in the $15-20 range. Digger.

I am looking for old milk bottles or milk bottle caps with the name Weiss on them - It was a dairy located in Beaver Falls, PA. I would really appreciate any advice that you might have as to where I might them - Thank you Mimi Wood

The best place would be the privy on the original farm. short of that going to the local area and checking with collectors, dealers and flea markets might turn up one. You could advertise in the local paper. Digger.

I need a little help. I have this bottle. In the front it says Wm Sierichs No 421East12thST New York In the back it has a symbol SW and below it says Registered 1889 In the bottom of the bottle it has a "s" inside a diamond.

Your picture just barely shows the mouth of the bottle and that is often one of the best clues to function. It appears from the picture to have a wide mouth. My first inclination is to say it is a food bottle of some kind. It is probably possible to find it in the patent office records at the local library. I was not able to find anything. Digger