Yankee Bottling Co


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Yankee Bottling Co, 640 C Street NE (1925-1936)
  Yankee Bottling Co, 521 Morse Street NE (1939)

Notes:
The only years the Yankee Bottling company shows up in the city directories are 1925 (at 640 C Street) and 1939 (at 521 Morse Street). There are mentions in the Washington Post of Yankee Bottling Company at 640 C Street in 1927 and 1936. The address 640 C Street NE was previously occupied by another bottler, Henry L. Otto, from 1890 to 19211.

Bottles:

yankee_01 (enlarge) These are 8" deco machine-made bottles embossed:
front/back shoulders: (star)
front vertical: YANKEE BOTT. CO. / 640 C-ST. N.E. (star) / WASHINGTON, D.C.
front horizontal: CONTENTS 6 1/2 OZ.
back horizontal: THIS BOTTLE NEVER SOLD
bottom: D.O.C. 252-2
The left one is clear; the right one is aqua, and differs in that the bottom embossing says "D.O.C. 252-1".
yankee_05 (enlarge) This is a 9.25" deco machine-made bottles embossed:
front: YANKEE
back: BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
bottom: 8 FLU. OZS. / 2
yankee_04 (enlarge) This is a 9" machine-made bottles embossed:
front shoulder: YANKEE / BOTTLING CO. / CONTENTS 8 FLU. OZS.
rear shoulder: YANKEE / BOTTLING CO. / CONTENTS 8 FLU. OZS.
bottom: 640 C ST. N.E. / 7543-1 / B42 / WASHINGTON, D.C.
yankee_03 (enlarge) This is a 9.25" deco machine-made bottles embossed:
upper ring: YANKEE BOTTLING CO.
lower ring: WASHINGTON, D.C. CONTENTS 8 FLU OZS.
bottom: D.O.C. 252-2
yankee_02 (enlarge) This is a 9.25" deco machine-made bottles embossed:
front: NORTH POLE BRAND / REGISTERED / YANKEE BOTTLING CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
back: NORTH POLE BRAND / REGISTERED / MIN CONTENTS 10 FLUID OZS. / D.O.C. 575-2


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



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