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Some of the pages of the Embossed Soda Bottles are under construction. The information is there but it is not formates. 

"A" BRANDS "B" BRANDS "C" BRANDS "D" BRANDS "E" BRANDS "F" BRANDS
"G" BRANDS "H" BRANDS "I" BRANDS "J" BRANDS "K" BRANDS "L" BRANDS
"M" BRANDS "N" BRANDS "O" BRANDS "P" BRANDS "Q" BRANDS "R" BRANDS
"S" BRANDS "T" BRANDS "U" BRANDS "V" BRANDS "W" BRANDS "X" BRANDS
"Y" BRANDS "Z" BRANDS        

Page down to access the "Key to Terms and Symbols" and to the "Collector Roster".

EMBOSSED SODA BOTTLES 

KEY TO TERMS AND SYMBOLS

HEADING EXAMPLE:
CITY Colle ctor  Type  Date State Color Size DESCRIPTION
CITY- City Name found on Bottle
COLLECTOR- Collection Found in or First Reported By
TYPE- B= Blob Top,  H= Hutchinson,  S= Straight Sided, A= Applied Crown Top
Note: By way of arbitrary definition, the STRAIGHT SIDED bottles are machine made embossed bottles.  Those with "A" designations are definitely known to be "Applied Crown top" bottles.
DATE- Dates are usually determined by the base markings on the bottom of the bottle.
STATE- Where Bottle was Filled and/or Distributed.
COLOR- of BOTTLE GLASS
            A= Amber,  B= Blue,  C= Clear,  G= Green, L= Light Green (Aqua)
            The "P" designation for Purple Shaded bottles has been dropped as they were originally clear before exposure to the sun.

SIZE- of BOTTLE- Volume in ounces.  If the bottle does not contain even ounces, a "+" follows the size.  A "?" means that the volume is undetermined from markings on the bottle.

DESCRIPTION- Word Description of Bottle Label.
        1. Portions in Quotes (") are actually written on bottle.      

        2. (M)= Middle of Bottle, (N)= Neck of Bottle, (B)= Base or Lower Portion of Bottle, (Btm)= Bottom of Bottle, (C/M)=Circle or Slug              Plate Label in Middle of Bottle, (S)=Name is in Script Writing.  (P/O)=Property of

        3. P= Picture on Bottle Label                                  

        4. (C/C/B)= Distributed by Coca-Cola Bottling Co
           (D/P/B)= Distributed by Dr Pepper Bottling Co
           (S/U/B)= Distributed by Seven Up Bottling Co
            (P/C/B)= Distributed by Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
            (N/B/C)= Distributed by Nehi Bottling Co
        5. Same= The Same as the bottle above + a noted difference, size color, etc.

        6. (B/C)= Bottling Company,  (B/W)= Bottling Works,  (M/W)= Mineral Water, (S/W)= Soda Works or Soda Water, (Var)= Variations              of Bottle Exist (2 Var means 2 variations)

        7. PICTURE NUMBER- Found in parentheses at end of Description.  References a Picture now in or to be included later in version. 

EMBOSSED SODA BOTTLES

COLLECTOR ROSTER and COLLECTOR NUMBER

Please note that most of the information on this Collector Roster was accumulated in the 1980's and 1990's, so many of the addresses and phone numbers may not be valid.

X SODA MART - Tom Bates 106B Echo Ln Millersville TN 37072  
1 ARLIN CARGILL Rt 1 El Dorado Springs MO 64744 (417)876-4989
2            
3 WILLIAM OWENS 704 Cypress Dr Allen TX 75002 (214)727-5765
4 GORDON LUKER Box 62 Hammett  ID 83627  
5 GARY GUEST 62 Santa Barbara Rd Lindenhurst NY 11757 (516)226-4939
6 ROBERT MILLER PO Box 1076 Irving TX 75060 (214)445-1055
7 WILLIAM KING PO Drawer 1778 Anthony NM 88021 (915)886-3136
8 JAMES WHITE POB 18106 S Lake Tahoe CA 95706 (916)542-2129
9 JIM MILLAR 4996 Parkmoor Dr Westerville OH 43081  
10            
11 TOM MOONEY II Rt #1 Box 52 Walker MO 64790 (417)465-2561
12 PAUL STOUFFER 128 Poplar St Highspire PA 17034 (717)939-4170
13 STAN HENDERSHOT 1005 East 5th McCook NE 69001 (308)345-2117
14 DENNIS FEWLESS Rt 2 Box 47 Delavan WI 53115 (414)728-9471
15 CONNIE RITTER 1904 12th Av Albany GA 31707
16 GEORGE HAYNES 745 26th St Des Moines IA 50312 No updated #
17 RANDY HEMPEN 514 Dalhart Av Romeoville IL 60441
18 JERRY DROTT 710 Persimmon Dr Starkville MS 39759 (601)323-8796
19 WAYNE WILDMAN PO Box 114 Somerset TX 78069 (512)622-3112
20 ARDEN INGEBRETSON PO Box 262 Forest City IA 50436
21 JOHN SHARP PO Box 163 Sebastopol MS 39359 (601)625-8162
22 TIM MILLER, 470 Walnut Martinsville IN 46151
23 RALPH LONG 628 Heflin Ave East Birmingham AL 35214
24 JOHN A SIMMONS PO Box 288 Madison GA 30650 (404)342-1615
25 HERBERT PINCUS 6500 Eastwick Philadelphia PA 19142 (215)726-9100 
26 RUSS FELZIEN 1105 N. Hewitt Hastings NE 68901 (402)462-8557  
27 FREDERICK RICE 318 NW Scriven Av Live Oak FL 904)362-4732  
28 RANDALL KIGER 9050 Helsabeck Rd Rural Hill NC 27045 (919)969-2195  
29 CHRIS WEIDE 2507 Cedar Dr Baltimore MD 21207 (301)944-4453
30 GRADY'S ANTIQUES 208 N Main St Blacksburg VA 24060 (703)552-8367
31 LARRY GROTZ 1707 Monocacy St Bethlehem PA 18018 (215)867-4974
32 MIKE & MONICA ELLING Rt 1, Box 172 Sharon TN 38255 (901)973-4995 
33 PETER CHRAPLIWY 504 Ridgemont Dr El Paso TX 79912 (915)584-1829
34 FLO IMPSON PO Box 237 Watson LA 70786 (504)664-9641 
35 CHRIS DEMOS 13825 Vanowen-#15 Van Nuys CA 91405
36 BOB TOYNTON Rt.6 Box 238A Huntsville AR 72740
37 JEFF ALEXANDER 91029 Parish Dr Ewa Beach HI 96706 (808)689-3164
38 GLENN McGIRT 2018 Fawnbrook Dr Greensboro NC 27408 (919)288-1928
39 LAWRENCE PAWL 1909 Meadow Field Grand Rapids MI 49505
40  STEVE POWELL 3332 Brockway Farmers Branch TX 75234
41 GARY LEWIS 1428 W 27th Independence MO 64052 (816)461-2438
42 TOM ROBUSTO 500 E Randall St Baltimore MD 21230 (301)837-9106
43 KAY VINCENT Box 851 Duchesne UT 84021
44 GEORGE FISHER 649 Broadway Bethpage NY 11714
45 MADISON HAAS PO 213 Fallon NV 89406
46 JANET PESHA R3, Box 1,County Line Manito IL 61546
47 CARL HAILI PO Box 415 Makawao, Maui HI  96768
48 GORDON POLLARD 64 Palmer St Plattsburgh NY 12901 (518)561-3471
49 WALTER LaGRANGE 1309 Phils Dr Chattanooga TN 37421
50 CARL FENNELL 1017 Luther Carter Rd Petal MS 39465
51 LONNIE BUSS 252 North Elm Nevada MO 64772
52 MICHAEL CARROLL 1202 Co Rd Clanton AL 35045 (205)755-2335
53 DALE ELKIN 930 Madison St Madras OR 97741
54 CRAIG WRIGHT 4332 Wolf Rd Western Springs

IL

 60558 (708)246-5240
55 JAMES HOUSTON 1229 Edmondson Dr Oxford AL 36203 (205)831-1448
56 KEITH WATSON RR#1 Richland  IA 52585 (319)694-4527
57 JOEL MYERS 5 DeForest Rd Huntingdon PA 16652
71 MILT JOHNSON 903 Stewart St Fuquay-Varina NC 27526 
72 JOEL FERGUSON 915 W 12th, #A3 Russellville AR 72801
73 BERNIE TULL          
74 JIM MORRISON 112 Highland Ave Lewistown PA 17044  
75 ANN LISTON          
76 DEBBIE STOKES          
77 BRIAN ARMER   Horatio AR   (870)832-3541
78 STEVE JOHNSON          
79 RALF WINDHAM          
C1 JEFF MILLER 907 N Spruce Creston

IA

 50801
C5 BONNIE BATTON 1015 Cottonwood Dr Columbus IN 47203 (812)376-0565
C30 BOB-PEGGY WHITE 110 Dennis St Albertville AL 35950
P5 STERLING MANN 11410 Driscoll Dr Chester VA 23831 (804)748-5745
C Found in Back Issues of  "THE COLA CALL" 
J "SODA & MINERAL  WATER BOTTLES" By: J L Jones, 1972 
V Existence Verified by Soda Mart 
? Existence Probable  Location Unknown

EMBOSSED SODA BOTTLES

ALPHABETICAL COLLECTOR ROSTER  

37 ALEXANDER, JEFF C5 BATTON, BONNIE 51 BUSS, LONNIE
1 CARGILL, ARLIN 52 CARROLL, MICHAEL 33 CHRAPLIWY, PETER
2   35 DEMOS, CHRIS 18 DROTT, JERRY
10   58 ELKIN, DALE 32 ELLING, MIKE & MONICA
26 FELZIEN, RUSS 50 FENNELL, CARL 72 FERGUSON, JOEL
14 FEWLESS, DENNIS 44 FISHER, GEORGE 30 GRADY'S ANTIQUES
31 GROTZ, LARRY 5 GUEST, GARY 45 HAAS, MADISON
47 HAILI, CARL 16 HAYNES, GEORGE 17 HEMPEN, RANDY
13 HENDERSHOT, STAN 60 HOUSTON, JAMES 34 MPSON, FLO
20 INGEBRETSON, ARDEN  71 JOHNSON, MILT 28 KIGER, RANDALL
7 KING, WILLIAM 49 LaGRANGE, WALTER 41 LEWIS, GARY
23 LONG, RALPH 4 LUKER, GORDON P5 MANN, STERLING
62 MYERS, JOEL 9 MILLAR, JIM C1 MILLER, JEFF
6 MILLER, ROBERT 22 MILLER, TIM 11 MOONEY, TOM
38 McGIRT, GLENN 74 MORRISON, JIM 3 OWENS, WILLIAM
39 PAWL, LAWRENCE 46 PESHA, JANET 25 PINCUS, HERBERT
48 POLLARD, GORDON 40 POWELL, STEVE 27 RICE, FREDERICK
15 RITTER, CONNIE  42 ROBUSTO, TOM 70 SERRIEN, ALLAN
21 SHARP, JOHN 24 SIMMONS, JOHN X SODA MART - Tom Bates
12 STOUFFER, PAUL 36 TOYNTON, BOB 73  TULL, BERNIE
43 VINCENT, KAY 61 WATSON, KEITH 29 WEIDE, CHRIS
C30 WHITE, BOB/PEGGY 8 WHITE, JAMES 19 WILDMAN, WAYNE
79 WINDHAM, RALF 59 WRIGHT, CRAIG    

SODA BOTTLE GRADING RECOMMENDATIONS:                                        

   M   = MINT- The bottle is very close to perfection and in new and unused condition.
( 1+) = Near Mint condition. No flaws visible when held at arms length.
( 1 ) = Excellent condition. Minor scratches.  Display side of label in Near Mint (1+) condition.
( 2 ) = Good condition. Minor scratches and discoloration visible from arms length. No chips.
( 3 ) = Fair condition. Noticeable scratches and case wear.  A few small chips and staining.
( 4 ) = Poor condition. Scratches, chips, and staining that detract when displayed.
( 5 ) = Bad condition.  Portions of the label unreadable.  Badly chipped and scratched.  Would only be saved if rare or unusual and displayed in a dimly lit area.

If you have any items you would like to donate to the collection... Send them to us at:
Nostalgiaville C/O Tom Bates, 106B Echo Ln, Millersville, TN 37072, THANKS!

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