The number will usually start with 1 or 2 ahead of the letter a.
Pepsi cola old glass bottle.
The numbers following the a are the last two digits of the year the bottle was made.
Standardized bottles which bear the label on the glass itself called applied color label acl rather than paper ones bearing the company name indicate a manufacturing date between 1945 and 1948.
If it is pepsi cola then the bottle is definitely a pre 1953 make as the term cola does not occur on bottles manufactured later which are not classified as antique.
Antique glass bottles are highly collectible and a fun hobby to get into.
For example a bottle with 1a44 on it would have been made in 1944.
Vintage glass pepsi cola bottle.
Vintage whole 8 pack pepsi glass pint bottles sealed full w original carton.
Bottle era 1934 1960 in 1934 pepsi began to offer 12 ounce bottles for five cents and they were typically decorated with paper labels.
Old vintage antique pepsi cola 10 oz clear glass bottle 7 tall.
Early soda bottles were often embossed with the product s name and logo but in 1932 silk screening replaced embossing as the industry standard for label design.
Antique cola bottles have a special market all of their own especially because most colas no longer come in glass bottles.
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Vintage pepsi cola red white swirl glass bottle 12 oz.
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They are highly collectible and make a great addition to anyone s antique collection.
The 66 is the year 1966.
The ndnr bottles have gone up in value the pepsi you have is probably worth around 5 or so.
Yes vintage pepsi bottles made in the 1940s have a date code on them near the glass pepsi bottle s base.
A few early pepsi bottles before 1907 were made of amber glass but be careful of the 75th anniversary reproduction bottle from new bern nc which is amber and came with a paper label and whittled neck.
Lot of 3 vintage pepsi cola bottle clear spiral glass 16 oz one pint.
Pepsi bottles are no exception.
The earliest pepsi bottles were brown but the company switched to clear glass in 1907.
Vintage 1970 diet pepsi cola 16 oz glass bottle never open nos.
Estimating the age of a bottle often depends on how the bottle is marked.
Pepsi started in new bern nc in 1898 as brad s drink but changed its name to pepsi cola in 1903.
In 1940 the pepsi company introduced their first standardized bottle which had pepsi cola blown into the neck with a paper label on the neck and body.