5 centa bottle

[chrislikespizza]

Hello! Father in law was showing me some of his old bottles he had been holding on to, some old Sundrop , coke bottles, etc. The ones that stood out were a few 3 centa bottles and this one 5 centa bottle. Google didn't have much results, pretty much just led me to this forum. Condition of the bottle doesn't seem great but past forum post seem to conclude that this bottle is pretty rare?

 

[bottle-o-pop]

Very rare indeed, and expensive. I don't have one.

 

[UnderMiner]

The 5 Centa was introduced in 1942 and bankrupted the company, fascinating history. They should have just stuck with their 3 Centa sodas or done something silly like 4 Centas that way they would still be undercutting the classic 5 cent Coca-Cola. Problem was by the 1940's they thought they could take on the big boy at an equal price, they realized too late it was a big mistake.