I felt like it should of been old bottle day

[CreekSide]

I walked a creek this morning. I saw a bunch of old bottles. I think the clear one is probably a shoe polish from the 1920s. I didn’t keep it. But I did keep this old Coke bottle and if anyone knows the age please tell. It has a chip on the lip but other than that perfect. The bottom says ROOT I think and it’s from Atlanta Georgia. One side says Not For Sale I think which is odd. But hey I didn’t find any points but did find some tools and some broken pieces which I save just in case I ever find the other half. Pottery is a everyday find in my area.

 

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[Blackfoot58]

You didn’t keep the clear bottle?
I gotta ask why? Was it too heavy?
I can’t leave one behind. Even if I give it to the neighbor kid, it comes home.
Someone will love it.

 

[CreekSide]

You didn’t keep the clear bottle?
I gotta ask why? Was it too heavy?
I can’t leave one behind. Even if I give it to the neighbor kid, it comes home.
Someone will love it.

No place to carry it. I managed with the Coke. I like old Coke bottles. I found a 1923 Christmas Coke one time I gave it to the property owner. This one I’m keeping for myself

 

[CreekSide]

On the Coke the back says this
Bottle not sold whatever that means

 

[Blackfoot58]

I’m Im guessing it was a restaurant bottle. Not for resale. Open and serve.
Cheaper design than their regular bottles.

 

[robertk]

The "ROOT" is the glass maker, in Terre Haute, Indiana, in the early 1900s. More info here. From what I understand, the "THIS BOTTLE NOT SOLD" was meant to mean the bottle was the property of the Coca-Cola company, and could not be sold or refilled and used for some other purpose. Like how you used to get a "deposit" back on the bottle. You were buying the contents, but just renting the bottle.

 

[CreekSide]

I posted the Coke in today’s finds. One person said Straight Side on it. I researched some. They dated between 1900-1920 but the older ones were made like mine with the top added later and not from a mold. Still have to go back and see if there is a date on the heel of it. If I find the date I will tell it

 

[CreekSide]

The "ROOT" is the glass maker, in Terre Haute, Indiana, in the early 1900s. More info here. From what I understand, the "THIS BOTTLE NOT SOLD" was meant to mean the bottle was the property of the Coca-Cola company, and could not be sold or refilled and used for some other purpose. Like how you used to get a "deposit" back on the bottle. You were buying the contents, but just renting the bottle.

Boy that’s a lot of reading and some really good information. Thanks for taking the time to link it

 

[antmike915]

Nice finds; interesting bottles. I've never seen one that says "root" or not for sale. I would have picked those up too. It looks like they got their money's worth from the scraper in picture #3.

 

[CreekSide]

Nice finds; interesting bottles. I've never seen one that says "root" or not for sale. I would have picked those up too. It looks like they got their money's worth from the scraper in picture #3.

Definitely preform and broke day

 

[CreekSide]

Nice finds; interesting bottles. I've never seen one that says "root" or not for sale. I would have picked those up too. It looks like they got their money's worth from the scraper in picture #3.

#3 is thick but worked on all 3 sides I have no ideas on it. Might be a tool might be a preform. I kept asking myself what’s this lol. I found about 4 different things on the tiny gravel bar maybe 4x6. I think I found another site washing out. The leaves are falling now so I probably won’t go back to that creek until the winter rains come.

 

[NC Digger]

It looks old. Hope this link helps you out!

https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/coca-cola.pdf

 

[CreekSide]

It looks old. Hope this link helps you out!

https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/coca-cola.pdf

Thanks, I told the owner about it and he said I could keep it. I don’t keep many bottles but I do have a few. I find a lot of cork tops but almost always broken.