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Augusta Afterthoughts
Augusta Afterthoughts

  It’s been a few days now, the crates have been unpacked, the bottles are back in their homes and the dust has settled, so thought it was a good time to give my afterthoughts of the FOHBC 50th Convention that was hosted in Augusta, Ga this past week

Here’s Why Soda Tastes So Much Better in Glass Bottles
Here’s Why Soda Tastes So Much Better in Glass Bottles

While the folks at Coca-Cola claim that their drink tastes the same whether it’s served in a can or a two-liter plastic bottle, most people swear it just tastes better when it comes in an icy cold glass bottle

Sunny-Side Up!
Sunny-Side Up!

Thru the years of collecting soda, I have come to realize the many brands of soda that contain the term “sun” in their name. Hope you enjoy the “Sunny Side Up”

VSC on Display at Dunedin History Museum
VSC on Display at Dunedin History Museum

    It is with great honor to have been given the opportunity to display a portion of my collection in the Dunedin History Museum. This great little museum is in Dunedin, Florida and housed in which was the original train depot in the center of the town.

McGirr Beverages
McGirr Beverages

Herbert McGirr was president/manager of Hamilton Beverages Hamilton, Hires Bottling Co. Niagara Falls and Irish Dry Beverages Niagara Falls & St.Catharines at different times between 1955-1965.

Rarest Coke Bottle?
Rarest Coke Bottle?

This is the only known bottle of its type that has surfaced completely intact. Advanced bottle collectors we have consulted consider it to be extremely rare and important.

Skipper Beverages "Its Soda-Licious"
Skipper Beverages "Its Soda-Licious"

The beverages of the Roma Bottling Co., including its premium Skipper Beverages, were at one time distributed throughout Western Pennsylvania.

Ugo Sodini was one of the men at the helm of Roma, which once stood on Vine Street in the Hill District. His father, Jacob Sodini, an Italian immigrant from the province of Tuscany, founded the company in 1908. Sodini was a known craftsman in the soda industry and mixed to the proper specifications. He also was one of the pioneers to first add vanilla to his creme soda formula.

Here comes 2019!
Here comes 2019!

Well, we made it thru Christmas and it’s about that time for 2018 to come to a end. I would like to first wish both you and your family a Happy and Prosperous 2019. If you have not notice, there seems to have been a great increase of popularity in vintage soda collecting and it has been great to both share and learn with my fellow collectors out there. As its has been a good year for Vintage Soda Collector, I thought I would take some time to reflect on some of the highlights of this past year and set some goals for 2019.

Red Arrow Bottling Company Detroit Michigan
Red Arrow Bottling Company Detroit Michigan

The Red Arrow pop company was owned and founded by Joe Sakal. His original name was Sakalawski, later shortened to Sakal. He ran it in the 40's and 50's (roughly) till his sons Joe and Rudy took over. It went out of business sometime in the late 60's or early 70's. The bottling plant was near Tiger stadium, and was turned into a self storage warehouse when the pop company folded. Flavors that Red Arrow produced were Cream, Wild Cherry, Cherry, Black Cherry and Birch Beer. They also produced Morning After soda.

Kick The Can
Kick The Can

Before the technology era, as young kids, we spent the majority of the day outside. Whether it was playing sports, camping or riding bikes, it seemed like I was outside whenever at all possible. Those great memories outside, also include playing many games and one that comes to mind is “Kick the Can” Hiding and running around the yard at night with that eagerness to kick that helpless can before my older brother or sisters was a high of my childhood. With that being said, I have dedicated this section to those vintage soda cans that survive “getting kicked around”. Hope you enjoy, Tom