Vernors Ginger Ale 150th B-Day

[hemihampton]

Both my bottles with codes & no 1906 statement do say 10 fluid ounces on back. my other one with no codes & does have 1906 statement does not list any contents. as far as I know from collecting Beer bottle labels many years ago the oz's or contents amount was not required to be added on labels till around 1913. LEON.

 

[SODABOB]

The 1913 "Gould Amendment" to the 1906 Pure Food & Drug Act required that all food and drug containers have the contents (Fluid Ounces / Weight / Etc.) clearly marked on all bottles/labels/etc. There was a grace period until 1914 when the amendment started to be enforced. However, if certain embossed bottles had paper labels, then it was not required that the bottle itself have the contents amount on it, but the paper label did. Do you know if the 1906 statement-bottles originally had paper labels? If not, then they almost certainly date between 1906 and 1914.

 

[hemihampton]

If your asking about the Vernors bottle I have no Idea. I'd guess not. I got many prepro beer bottles with labels that come in both embossed brewery names & some with out & most have the 1906 Statement & some have the oz's on label & some dont, some have all 3. Pic below. LEON.

 

[hemihampton]

Thinking about it if the 1906 statement bottle were to have labels then most likely it would not be embossed on bottle but printed on label instead, if it did have one. since embossed on bottle I would guess never had a label. If no label & no contents embossed along with the 1906 statement must predate 1913. LEON.

 

[hemihampton]

2 Beer Bottles with the 1906 statement.

 

[SODABOB]

I just discovered that the use of "Serial Numbers" in connection with the 1906 Pure Food & Drug Act are...


Pre 1914

The Serial Number on the 1906 statement-bottle is 1246 but I'm not sure yet what it stands for, except that I've seen it on other food products labels, but not on drug product labels.

 

[hemihampton]

They'd have to be if stopped or amended in 1914 wouldn't they? LEON.


P.S. Do you mean #1206 instead 1246, my Vernors sez #1206.

 

[hemihampton]

My Vernors 1906 back. LEON.

 

[hemihampton]

I looked at Vernors guy 1906 statement bottle again & the one looks like it could of been Serial # 1246? LEON.

 

[SODABOB]

Leon

This is a picture you posted in a 2012 thread ...

https://www.antique-bottles.net/showthread.php?547225-Early-VERNOR-S-crown-top/page3