Coke


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Coca Cola Bottling Co, 702 M street NW (1906-1907)
  Coca Cola Bottling Co, 1418 E street NW (1907-1912)
  Coca Cola Bottling Co, 16-18 D street NW (1914-1927)
  Coca Cola Bottling Co, 615-619 D street NW (1917-1921)
  Washington Coca Cola Bottling Works, 400 7th SW (1923-1957)
  Coca Cola Bottling Works, 1500 King Street, Alexandria VA (1932-1961)
  Coca Cola Bottling Works, 5401 Seminary Rd, Alexandria VA (1962- )

Notes:
 They apparently had a Washington DC branch. They were at 400 7th Steet SW for 34 years. Later they had a branch in Alexandria (our bottle club used to meet there for club meetings in the 1970s, but that was before I was a member).


Bottles:

coke_01 (enlarge) This is an 8" amber straight-sided crown top with ribbed heel, embossed:
  front: Coca Cola / BOT. WKS. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
  back: TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
  bottom: ROOT
coke_03 (enlarge) This is an 8" amber straight-sided crown top embossed:
  front: Coca Cola
  back: WASHINGTON, D.C.
  bottom: O.B.CO
coke_04 (enlarge) This is a 7.8" blue-aqua straight-sided crown top with ribbed heel, embossed:
  shoulder: Coca-Cola / BOT. WKS.
  rectangular slug plate: WASHINGTON, D.C.
  back: TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
  bottom: 1502
coke_04a (enlarge) This is a 7.8" sun-colored amethyst straight-sided crown top with ribbed heel, embossed:
  shoulder: Coca-Cola / BOT. WKS.
  rectangular slug plate: WASHINGTON, D.C.
  back: TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
  bottom: AGW / 114
It is very similar to the bottle above, except that the letters are slightly larger and positioned a little lower. Click here to see them side-by-side.
coke_13 (enlarge) This is an 8" aqua straight-sided crown top with ribbed heel, embossed:
  shoulder: Coca-Cola / BOT. WKS. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
  back: TRADE MARK / REGISTERED
  bottom: 1502
It is very similar to the 2 bottles above, except that the "WASHINGTON DC" is not in a slug-plate.
coke_05 (enlarge) On the left is a 7.7" light blue straight-sided crown top, embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / PROPERTY OF COCA-COLA / BOTTLING CO
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / WASHINGTON, D.C.
  bottom: 20 / Coca-Cola
On the right is a 7.7" aqua (machine-made) straight-sided crown top embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / PROPERTY OF COCA-COLA / BOTTLING WORKS
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / MINIMUM CONTENTS / 6 1/2 FLUID OZ / WASHINGTON DC
  bottom: Coca-Cola
coke_18 (enlarge) This is similar to the bottles above, but for the location of where it says "CONTENTS 6 1/2 FL OZ". It is a 7.7" aqua straight-sided (machine-made) crown top, embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / CONTENTS 6 1/2 FL. OZ. / PROPERTY OF COCA-COLA / BOTTLING CO
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / WASHINGTON, D.C.
  bottom: Coca-Cola
coke_06 (enlarge) Left is 7.7" aqua BIM crown-top bottle embossed:
  front/back shoulders: C.C.W.
  bottom edge front: PROPERTY OF COCA-COLA / BOTTLING CO
  bottom edge back: WASHINGTON, D.C.
  bottom: C.C.W.
The bottle on the right is identical, except that it says "BOTTLING WORKS" instead of "BOTTLING CO". I also have a machine-made version of the bottle on the right.
coke_07 (enlarge) On the left is a 7.6" clear machine-made crown top bottle embossed:
  front: SODA WATER / CONTENTS 6 FLUID OZ / PROPERTY OF / COCA COLA BOTTLING CO
  back: SODA WATER / CONTENTS 6 FLUID OZ / PAT DES NO 70281
  bottom: WASHINGTON / DC
On the right is a 7.6" smokey-brown machine-made crown top bottle embossed:
  front: SODA WATER / CONTENTS 6 FLUID OZ / PROPERTY OF / COCA COLA BOTTLING CO
  back: SODA WATER / CONTENTS 6 FLUID OZ / PAT DES NO 70281
  bottom: ALEXANDRIA / VA
coke_19 (enlarge) This is similar to the two bottles above, except that it has a patent date. It is a 7.7" aqua machine-made crown top bottle embossed:
  neck: (six 5-sided stars)
  front & back shoulders: SODA WATER
  below that around the shoulder: PROPERTY OF COCA COLA BOTTLING CO. CON 6 FL. OZ.
  bottom edge front: PAT NOV 27, 1923
  bottom edge back: 1 CHATT. 32
  bottom: WASHINGTON / D.C.
coke_08 (enlarge) This is an aqua 7.6" machine made crown top with a ring, embossed:
  front: COCA COLA / CONTENTS 6 FLU.OZS.
  back: BOTTLING WORKS / WASHINGTON, D.C.
coke_09 (enlarge) This is an aqua 7.8" machine made crown top with a deco shape, embossed:
  front: C.C. SODA / MIN CONTENTS 6 1/2 FL OZ / COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY / PAT APPL'D FOR
  back: C.C. SODA / 3497A ROOT 22
  bottom: WASHINGTON / DC
coke_10 (enlarge) This is a 7.7" aqua (machine-made) fluted bottle embossed:
  front: WASHINGTON COCA COLA / BOT WKS
  back: CONTENTS / 6 FL OZ / PAT'D JUNE 2, 1925
  bottom: WASHINGTON DC
coke_22 (enlarge) These are 7.7" aqua "hobble-skirt" style machine-made coke bottles, one from Alexandria and one from Washington.
Left bottle is embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / IN US PATENT OFFICE
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / MIN CONTENTS 6 FL OZS
  bottom: ALEXANDRIA / VA
Right-most bottle is embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / IN US PATENT OFFICE
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / MIN CONTENTS 6 FL OZS
  bottom: WASHINGTON / DC
coke_21 (enlarge) These are 7.7" aqua "hobble-skirt" style machine-made coke bottles, one from Alexandria and one from Washington.
Left bottle is embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / BOTTLE PAT D-105529
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / MIN CONTENTS 6 FL OZS
  bottom: ALEXANDRIA / VA
Right-most bottle is embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / BOTTLE PAT D-105529
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / MIN CONTENTS 6 FL OZS
  bottom: WASHINGTON / DC
coke_23 (enlarge) This is a 7.7" aqua "hobble-skirt" style machine-made coke bottle. I don't know of any from Alexandria in this variation, but this one from Washington DC is embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / BOTTLE PAT D NOV 16 1915
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / MIN CONTENTS 6 FL OZS
  bottom: WASHINGTON / 12
coke_12 (enlarge) These 7.7" aqua machine-made hobbleskirt cokes are referred to as "Christmas" cokes, because the patent date is December 25th. If you're wondering how the patent office could have been open on Christmas day (like I was), I'm told that the date they use is always from the Tuesday of the week the patent was issued.
Left bottle is embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / BOTTLE PAT'D DEC.25,1923
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / MIN CONTENTS 6-FL.OZS.
  bottom: ALEXANDRIA / VA
Right one is embossed:
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / BOTTLE PAT'D DEC.25,1923
  back: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / MIN CONTENTS 6-FL.OZS.
  along bottom edge: 8 GRAHAM 29
  bottom: WASHINGTON / D.C. / 5
coke_16 (enlarge) This 9.5" aqua machine-made hobbleskirt coke has white pyroglazing. It is marked:
  front neck: return / for / deposit
  front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK (R) / 10 FL. OZ.
  back neck: money / back / bottle
  back: Coke / TRADE MARK (R) / 10 FL. OZ.
  bottom: ALEXANDRIA / VA.



Other brands bottled by the Coca-Cola bottling Co of Washington DC (all are machine-made):
crass (enlarge) This is a 9.7" clear crown top bottle with some embossed design, and green and yellow markings:
  front: CRASS / BEVERAGES / delicious / CRASS / BEVERAGES
  back: CRASS / BEVERAGES / DRINK / CRASS / WHOLESOME / DELICIOUS / BEVERAGES / CONTENTS 10 FL. OZ. / PROPERTY OF / WASHINGTON, D.C. / COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS
  bottom: Duraglass
crass3 (enlarge) This is a 7.7" clear crown top bottle with some embossed design, and green and yellow markings:
  front: CRASS / BEVERAGES / CRASS / Delicious / Beverages
  back: CRASS / BEVERAGES / PROPERTY OF / COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. INC. / ALEXANDRIA, VA / MIN. CONT. 6 1/2 FL. OZ.
  bottom: G-20037
crass2 (enlarge) These are green/clear 7.8" crown top bottles with some embossed design, and red on white markings:
  front: CRASS / CRASS / Delicious / Beverages / 6 1/2 FL. OZ.
  back: CRASS / PROPERTY OF/ WASHINGTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. INC. / ALEXANDRIA, VA.
crass_06 (enlarge) This is a 7.7" green crown top bottle red and white markings:
  front: C / CRASS / PALE / DRY / GINGER ALE / MIN CONT 6 FL OZ
  back: C / PROPERTY OF / COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS
  bottom: ALEXANDRIA / VA


Other Items:
coke_14 Enlarge This is a bottle cap. It is marked:
MINIMUM CONTENTS / 6 FLUID OZS. / Coca-Cola / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / BOTTLED BY / WASHINTON COCA-COLA / BOT. WKS. INC. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
coke_24 Enlarge This bottle cap is marked:
front: Coca-Cola / TRADE MARK (R) / Carbonated water, sugar / caramel color, phosphoric / acid, natural flavorings / caffeine
edges: Bottled by Washinton Coca-Cola Bottling Co Inc Alexandria VA 22313
crass_04 Enlarge This bottle cap is marked:
COCA-COLA BOTTLING WKS / Crass / Old Pale Dry / Ginger Ale / MIN CONTS/ 6 OZ / WASHINGTON DC
crass_05 Enlarge This bottle cap is marked:
COCA-COLA BOTTLING WKS / Crass / NEW-ORANGE / CONATINS 1/10 of 1% BENZOATE OF SODA / FRESH ORANGE JUICE, SUGAR, FRUIT ACID / FLAVOR OF PEEL AND CARBONATED WATER / COLOR ARTIFICIAL / MIN CONTS 6 OZ / WASHINGTON DC
crass_1929 Enlarge This bottle cap is marked:
COCA-COLA BOTTLING WKS / Crass / IMITIATION / GRAPE / ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR/ AND COLOR / MIN CONTS / 6 OZ / WASHINGTON DC
coke_15 Enlarge This is a receipt from 1957. It says:
Washington Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. / 400 Seventh Street, S.W. / Washington 24, D.C. / Telephone MEtropolitan 8-4274 / Date 2/20 1957 ...
coke_17 Enlarge This is an ad from 1953. It says:
Young people love it! / Buy Coke by the carton / Coca-Cola - perfect blend of many flavors - / has a flavor all its own. / Refreshing as the young folk's outlook- / pure, wholsome Coca-Cola / belongs in your refrigerator at home. / 6 Bottle Carton 25c / Plus Deposit / BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY / WASHINGTON COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS, INC. / "Coke" is a registered trade-mark. (c) 1953, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY



1 Boyd's Directory for the District of Columbia (various years)




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