Re: OMG I need Help!! COCA COLA hutchison?
Creeper71 ~
I heard my name mentioned and thought I'd stop by for a visit. Thanks for thinking of me. I'm doing okay, and keep busy with this and that and one thing or another.
Please note, I am not intimately familar with your particular bottle, and consequently cannot positively identify it. However, based on what I know and was able to determine with some additional research, I discovered that the bottle itself contains some clues which may shed some light on the subject. I am basing my finds on the evidence as I know it. For starters, let's re-read the text from the link you posted where you said it was the "same" as your bottle.
Text from Link ... (I edited it slightly for capitalization, punctuation, etc.)
Antique Atlantic City Coke bottle.There is a star on the front of the bottle, inside the star is written "THE CC BOT. CO. ATLANTIC CITY NJ.". the "CC" is written in a second smaller star. Written on the back is, "THIS BOTTLE NOT SOLD - REGISTERED." The bottom of the bottle has a star on it. This bottle is a hutch from 1890, and found in Atlantic city on North Carolina Ave. It's in good shape, but could be cleaned. On the back is a cork, which is not a bruise or ding. The camera isnt very good. Or else my son who took picture. Lol This same bottle got 17 bids last time out @ $53.00. However, the guy didn't pay, so it is back on ebay.
If your bottle is a Hutchinson from "1890" as stated above, then there is no way it can be a Coca Cola bottle, because ... The earliest Coca Cola Hutchinson was made in 1894. Coca Cola was invented in 1886. ...
Additionally ...
1899 … The first bottling agreement.
Two young attorneys from Chattanooga, Tennessee believed they could build a business around bottling Coca-Cola. In a meeting with Candler, Benjamin F. Thomas and Joseph B. Whitehead obtained exclusive rights to bottle Coca-Cola across most of the United States (specifically excluding Vicksburg) -- for the sum of one dollar. A third Chattanooga lawyer, John T. Lupton, soon joined their venture.
So unless the 1890 date is wrong, the CC could stand for something else. Perhaps the guy ment "around" 1890. The CC "may" be a glass factory mark. (However, I seriously doubt this. But it's a possibility).
Example ...
C.C. ... Cunningham and Company, Pittsburgh, PA (c. 1879-1907). Also known as "Cunninghams & Company" at various times during it's operation. The firm name was evidently changed slightly to become "Cunninghams & Company, Limited" in 1886, and continued to operate as such until approximately 1907. This firm was a successor to Cunningham & Ihmsen.
Additionally ... Check out this link where you will see the "real" Coca Cola Hall Of Fame bottles ... including several with Hutchinson closures. Which were the compaine's first, starting in 1894.
Link:
http://www.antiquebottles.com/coke/fame.html
(If the link doesn't work, just copy/paste it to your browser search box).
Lastly ... There is a website with a list of 16,157 variations for Hutchinson bottles, with 620 of them from New Jersey. It may not be easy to pin down.
I think some more research is necessary here to fully identify your bottle. But I honestly believe it safe to say ... It is not a "true" Coca Cola bottle, but that it "may" have been
distributed by a Coca Cola bottler. There is no argument that CC "usually" stands for Coca Cola. I agree with this 100%. But I also know that many of the Coca Cola bottlers made and distributed other offerings like ginger ale and various other flavors. Coca Cola didn't get into fruit flavors until it introduced Fanta. So the bottlers came up with their own (anything but Coca Cola) flavors, but were still under the parentship of the Coca Cola Company, likely as a franchise bottler.
I hope this helps.
A Merry Christmas to all, and to all ... "Happy Bottle Hunting."
SODABOTTLEBOB
P.S. I am by no means a Coca Cola expert. My contribution to this topic is based partly on documented facts as well as a certain measure of conjecture. It may be challenged, which is totally welcomed, and I will stand corrected if wrong. SBB
The bottle below is the previously mentioned "Biedenharn" bottle. In excellent condition it can easily be valued at $2000.00+ It's the real-deal for sure! But to tell you the truth, it's the Hutch's with the Coca Cola script embossed on them that the collectors really go nuts over.
As far as I know, every "true" Coca Cola bottle (Hutchinson or other) are all marked in some manner to clearly identify them as such. If I ever find anything that will either confirm or refute this, I will post it here.
