Pepsi


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 809 H NW (1920)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 212 7th SW (1921)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 209 7th SW (1923-1926)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 209-217 7th SW (1927-1933)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 1310 Ridge Pl SE (1937-1939)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co, 901 17th NE (1941-1961)
  Pepsi Cola Metropolitan Btlg, 2402 Oakville St Alexandria VA (1956-1960)
  Pepsi Cola Bottling Co of Washington DC, 2406 Oakville St Alexandria VA (1961-1975+)

Notes:
They apparently had a Washington DC branch. Their location sure moved around a lot. They didn't adopt a single bottle design like coke did until about 1940, although the drum style bottle below was used a lot.
I don't have any directory information past 1975 yet.
The 1962 directory said they bottled: Pepsi-Cola, Teem, White Rock, Schweppes Beverages, & Fountain Syrups.

Bottles:

pepsi_01 (enlarge) This is an 8.3" aqua (machine made) crown top marked:
front: PEPSI COLA / 6 1/2 FLUID OZ. / REGISTERED / 2603F
back: PEPSI COLA / WASHINGTON, D.C.
pepsi_07 (enlarge) This is an 8.2" aqua (machine made) crown top marked:
front: PEPSI COLA / REGISTERED
back: PEPSI COLA / WASHINGTON, D.C.
bottom: 6 1/2 FLU. OZ.
The "WASHINGTON DC" seems to be in a rectangular slug plate.
pepsi_06 (enlarge) These are both 8.3" (machine made) "drum" style crown top bottles. The left is clear and the right is aqua. They're both marked:
front: PEPSI: COLA / TRADE MARK REG / PEPSI COLA BOTT. CO / WASHINGTON, D.C.
back: PEPSI: COLA / CAP 6 1/2 FLU. OZS / BOTTLE NOT SOLD / G29
pepsi_2 (enlarge) This is a 9.6" clear crown top with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times, and red and white markings:
front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA
front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 12 FL. OZ.
back shoulder: PEPSI
back: FRANCHISED BOTTLER / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
pepsi_4 (enlarge) This is similar to the bottle above, but in a smaller size. It's an 8.8" clear crown top with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times, and red and white markings:
front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA
front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 8 FL. OZ. / FRANCHISEE PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. WASHINGTON, D.C.
back shoulder: PEPSI
pepsi_08 (enlarge) This is similar to the bottle above, but it's from Arlington VA (and it's in better condition). It's an 8.8" clear crown top with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times, and red and white markings:
front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA
front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 8 FL. OZ. / FRANCHISEE PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. ARLINGTON, VA.
back shoulder: PEPSI
pepsi_3 (enlarge) This is a 9.6" clear crown top with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times, and red, white and blue markings:
front shoulder: PEPSI:COLA
back shoulder: PEPSI
front: SPARKLING / PEPSI:COLA / 12 FL. OZ.
back: FRANCHISED BOTTLER / OLD DOMINION /PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / : ARLINGTON VA
I have a similar bottle that says "WASHINGTON DC" on the back (and doesn't say "OLD DOMINION").
pepsi_5 (enlarge) This is a 9.6" clear crown top with "PEPSI COLA" embossed 6 times, and red on white markings:
front shoulder: PEPSI-COLA
back shoulder: PEPSI / 410
front: SPARKLING / PEPSI-COLA / 12 FL. OZ.
back: FRANCHISED BOTTLER / PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
It is similar to some of the bottles above except that it doesn't have the "double-dots" between "PEPSI" and "COLA". Also, it still has pepsi inside.
starboy_01 (enlarge) This is a 9.3" aqua crown top with stars and a fancy pattern that says:
middle: STAR BOY
bottom: PEPSI COLA BOT CO / 9 OZ / WASHINGTON DC


Other Items:
cap_01 This is an orange, dark blue, and silver bottle cap marked:
front: PATIO / ORANGE / SODA / (picture of shovel)
front edges: CONTAINS LESS THAN 1/10 of 1% BENZOATE OF SODA (A PRESERVATIVE) & ARTIFICALLY COLORED
sides edges: PEPSI-COLA BOTG CO OF WASHINGTON, D.C. INC., CHEVERLY, MD. / BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF / PEPSI CO. INC, NEW YORK, N.Y.
cap_02 This is a yellow and green bottle cap marked:
front: A LEMON LIME SODA / TEEM / (picture of shovel)
front edges: CONTAINS CORBONATED WATER, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, EXTRACT OF LEMON AND LIME OILS AND SODIUM CITRATE
sides edges: PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. CHEVERLY, MD. 20785 / BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF / PEPSI CO. INC, NEW YORK, N.Y.
cap_03 This is a yellow and green bottle cap marked:
front: TEEM / (picture of shovel)
front edges: CONTAINS CORBONATED WATER, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, EXTRACT OF LEMON AND LIME OILS AND SODIUM CITRATE
sides edges: PEPSI-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF WASHINGTON, D.C. CHEVERLY, MD. 20785 / BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF / PEPSI CO. INC, NEW YORK, N.Y.




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




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