Try-me Bottling Co
(also Clicquot Club)
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Try-Me Bottling Co, 1345 Fla ave NE (1927-1956)
Notes:
Try-me first shows up in Washington DC directories in 1927, but their ads appear
in the Washington Post starting at April 10, 1926. They went for 5 cents a bottle then,
and came in 7 flavors: Strawberry, Gingerale, Orange, Peach, Lemon, Root Beer and Grape.
Try-me may have started in Alabama (one of the bottles below is marked with both
Birmingham Alabama and Washington DC). They came to DC in 1926, but they also appear
in other cities.
One of the bottles below is a Clicquot Club brand, but it says it was bottled by
Try Me Bottling Co of Washington DC.
Bottles:
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This is an 8" black & white applied-color-label crown top bottle (front & back shown).
It is marked: front: PURE WHOLESOME / DRINK / Try-me / TRADE MARK REG. / BEVERAGES / DELICIOUS REFRESHING back: MADE WITH / FILTERED CARBONATED WATER / AND SWEETENED WITH / PURE CANE SUGAR / FLAVOR DERIVED FROM NATURAL / FRUITS AND OILS -- FRUIT ACIDS -- / CERTIFIED COLOR ADDED / CONTENTS 12 FL. OZ. / BOTTLED BY / THE TRY-ME BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. embossed on base: THE TRY-ME BOTTLING CO. / 467B9 |
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These are 9" machine-made clear crown top bottles with a distinctive shape.
The one on the left is 10 oz and the one on the right is 9 oz.
They are embossed: front: DRINK / Try-me / BEVERAGES / TRADE MARK REG. / TRY ME / CON 10 FL OZ back: DRINK / Try-me / BEVERAGES / TRADE MARK REG. / BEVERAGE CO base: WASHINGTON / PATENTED / APRIL 24, 1924 / DC The 9 oz one has the additional markings around the heel: 3162E 1 G29 |
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This is an 8" machine-made green crown top embossed: front: Try-me Pale / TRADE MARK REG. / BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY TRY-ME / BEVERAGE & COMPOUND CO back: Try-me Pale / TRADE MARK REG. / MINIMUM CONTENTS 7 FLU. OZS./ BIRMINGHAM, ALA. base: WASHINGTON / DC |
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This is an 11.2" machine-made green crown top with a distinctive shape, embossed: front: DRINK / Try-me / BEVERAGES / TRADE MARK REG. / TRY ME / CON 24 FL OZ back: DRINK / Try-me / BEVERAGES / TRADE MARK REG. / BEVERAGE CO base: WASHINGTON / PATENTED / APRIL 24, 1924 / DC |
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This is a 12" machine-made green crown top with a white, black and red Applied Color Label (ACL).
Front & rear views are shown. The bottle is marked: front shoulder: Clicquot Club (picture of child in fluffy coat) Clicquot Club front: Clicquot / REG. U.S. / PAT. OFF. / Club / (picture of child in fluffy coat carrying bottle) / Full Quart back: CONTENTS 32 FL. OZ. / BOTTLED BY / AUTHORITY OF / Clicquot Club Co. / MILLIS, MASS. U.S.A. / by / TRY ME BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. base: Clicquot Club |
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This is a bottle cap. It is marked:
TRY-ME BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON DC / ARTIFICIAL / COLOR / Try-me / TRADE MARK REGISTERED /
GOLDEN ORANGE / DRINK / CONTAINS WATER, SUGAR / FRIT ACID, ORANGE / OIL AND JUICE /
LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1$ BENZOATE OF SODA |
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This bottle cap is marked:
ART FLAV & COLOR / TRY-ME BOT'G CO / WASHINGTON DC /CONTS 9 FL. OZ. /
Try-me / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / ORANGE / IMITATION ORANGE There is a date written in pen on the inside cork: 27-Apr-34 |
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This bottle cap is marked:
ART FLA & COLOR / TRY-ME BOT'G CO / WASHINGTON DC /CONTS 9 FL. OZ. /
Try-me / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / LIME / IMITATION LIME |