Help with old bottle

[fyrffytr1]

I found this bottle at an automotive swap meet today and bought it just because of the logo on it. It reads: "National Dope Co./ Birmingham Ala." Across the bottom reads: "This bottle must be returned". Has anyone heard of the National Dope Co.?

 

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[Vermont treasure hunter]

“The National Dope Company produced and bottled soft drinks in Birmingham from 1909 to 1911. “Dope” was a slang term for carbonated soft drinks with cola syrup that seems to have been used primarily in the southern U.S. into the 1950s.” Hope this helps!

Birmingham's National Dope Company & Other Early Soft Drink Bottlers

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[Vermont treasure hunter]

A bit more info on the company. “Dope, a slang word for soft drink in many regions, especially the Appalachians, was also the name of a cola company that once operated in Birmingham. The National Dope Company made and bottled various soft drinks under the name from 1909-11 after buying the trademark to the name "Dope." However, the name was changed to the Birmingham Bottling Company in 1911.”

11 of the strangest colas ever produced in Alabama

If you saw one on the soft drink shelf, would you try a Revive-Ola, or a Nerve Pepsin? How about a Mitch-O-Cola or maybe a Queen-Ola?

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[fyrffytr1]

Thanks for the information. I think it is an interesting bottle.

 

[treasurekidd]

That's a really nice hutch, and probably worth a few bucks. It's either AL0117 or AL0118 in the online Hutch Book depending on its height. Both are listed as scarce, and because of the name I think it would do well.

Here's a link to the listing, you'll have to scroll to page 2, just look for the AL numbers.

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[fyrffytr1]

That's a really nice hutch, and probably worth a few bucks. It's either AL0117 or AL0118 in the online Hutch Book depending on its height. Both are listed as scarce, and because of the name I think it would do well.

Here's a link to the listing, you'll have to scroll to page 2, just look for the AL numbers.

Hutchinson Project-Search Results

Thank you.

 

[islamoradamark]

Man you guys got the dope on that

 

[fyrffytr1]

That's a really nice hutch, and probably worth a few bucks. It's either AL0117 or AL0118 in the online Hutch Book depending on its height. Both are listed as scarce, and because of the name I think it would do well.

Here's a link to the listing, you'll have to scroll to page 2, just look for the AL numbers.

Hutchinson Project-Search Results

I think my bottle is AL0117 as it does not have the ring around the name like AL0118 does. Thanks again for the help.