Seven Up
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Seven-up Washington Inc, 1129 M Street SE, Washington DC (1938-1940)
  Seven-up Washington Inc, 1325 Kenilworth Ave NE, Washington DC (1943-1970)
  Seven-up Alexandria Bottlers, 704 S. Patrick St, Alexandria VA (1947) 2
Notes:
Seven-up was invented by Charles Leiper Grigg in 19293.
The company appears in Washington DC directories starting in 1938.
The 1966-1970 directory entries for Seven-up in Washington DC say that they were
"bottlers of Tru-Ade". In 1971 the Seven-up bottling plant moved from Washington DC to Forestville MD.
Seven-up merged with Dr Pepper in 19863.
Bottles:
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This is an 8" green machine-made crown top bottle with red & white markings: shoulders: 7up front: 7up / YOU LIKE IT     IT LIKES YOU back: SEVEN-UP / YOU LIKE IT     IT LIKES YOU / CONTAINS / CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, / CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, / FLAVOR DERIVED FROM LEMON / AND LIME OILS. / "Fresh Up" WITH 7up / CONTENTS 7 FL. OZS. / WASHINTON SEVEN-UP BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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This bottle is the same as the one above, except the shoulder has some red coloring and
it says "7 FLUID OUNCES" in 2 extra places.
It is an 8" green machine-made crown top bottle with red & white markings: shoulders: 7up / 7 FLUID OUNCES front: 7up / YOU LIKE IT     IT LIKES YOU back: SEVEN-UP / YOU LIKE IT     IT LIKES YOU / CONTAINS / CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, / CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, / FLAVOR DERIVED FROM LEMON / AND LIME OILS. / "Fresh Up" WITH 7up / WASHINTON SEVEN-UP BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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This bottle differs from the 2 above in that it has a picture of a woman raising her arms and
surrounded by bubles to the left.
It is an 8" green machine-made crown top bottle with red & white markings: shoulders: 7up front: (picture of woman with bubbles) / 7up / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. back: SEVEN-UP / THE "Fresh Up" DRINK / CONTAINS / CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, / CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, / FLAVOR DERIVED FROM LEMON / AND LIME OILS. / YOU LIKE IT / IT LIKES YOU / CONTENTS 7 FL. OZS. / SEVEN-UP WASHINGTON, INC. / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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The main difference between this bottle and the one above is that this one does not have the
square red background around the large "7up". Apparently the red pigment was conserved during
World War II4.
It is an 8" green machine-made crown top bottle with white markings: shoulders: 7up front: (picture of woman with bubbles) / 7up / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. back: THE "Fresh Up" DRINK / CONTAINS CARBONATED WATER, / SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, LITHIA AND / SODA CITRATES, FLAVOR DERIVED / FROM LEMON AND LIME OILS. / YOU LIKE IT / IT LIKES YOU / CONTENTS 7 FL. OZS. / THIS TRADEMARKED BOTTLE MUST NOT / BE USED FOR ANY OTHER DRINK / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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This is similar to the above bottle but it's from Alexandria VA (and the square is red).
It is an 8" green machine-made crown top bottle with red & white markings: shoulders: 7up front: (picture of woman with bubbles) / 7up / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. back: THE "Fresh Up" DRINK / CONTAINS CARBONATED WATER, / SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, LITHIA AND / SODA CITRATES, FLAVOR DERIVED / FROM LEMON AND LIME OILS. / YOU LIKE IT / IT LIKES YOU / CONTENTS 7 FL. OZS. / THIS TRADEMARKED BOTTLE MUST NOT / BE USED FOR ANY OTHER DRINK / SEVEN-UP ALEXANDRIA BOTTLERS / ALEXANDRIA, VA. |
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This is a 10.75" green machine-made crown top bottle with red & white markings: shoulders: 7up 16 / OZS. front: 7up / YOU LIKE IT     IT LIKES YOU back: SEVEN-UP / YOU LIKE IT     IT LIKES YOU / CONTAINS / CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, / CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, / FLAVOR DERIVED FROM LEMON / AND LIME OILS. / "Fresh Up" WITH 7up / CONTENTS ONE PINT / WASHINTON SEVEN-UP BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. |
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This is a 9.5" green machine-made crown top bottle with red & white markings: shoulders: DIETS LIKE / LIKE front: DIETS LIKE / LIKE / ARTIFICIALLY SWEETENED / SPECIAL DIETARY / CARBONATED BEVERAGE / The Diet Drink of Seven-Up Quality back: 1 CALORIE / PER 6 FLUID OUNCES / CONTAINS / CARBONATED WATER, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM / CYCLAMATE*, SODIUM CITRATE / SACCHARIN*, FLAVOR / DERIVED FROM LEMON AND LIME OILS. / * CONTAINS 1/10 of 1% CALCIUM CYCLAMTE... / SEVEN UP BOTTLING CO., / WASHINGTON, D.C. / CONTENTS 10 FL. OZS. / A Product of The Seven-Up Company According to Wikipedia, this was 7-up's diet drink from 1963 until 1969, when it was discontinued due to the government's ban on cyclamates. |
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This is a wooden crate that held 7up bottles. It's marked: sides: "Fresh Up" WITH 7up ends: WASHINGTON, D.C. / 7up     7up |