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Coca-Cola in Alabama - The Bottlers: Albany to York by Dennis I. Smith
Front Cover
With the birthplace of Coca-Cola
barely sixty miles from the Alabama line it comes as no surprise that
the drink soon arrived in Alabama. This book tells the story of
Coca-Cola in bottles across Alabama over the next forty years. Over
ninety Alabama towns have been associated with bottled Coca-Cola.
From the earliest days of bottled Coca-Cola in
Georgia in the 1880s, the how and why of Coca-Cola in bottles is
detailed. Explained are the mechanics of the bottling process, the
bottles and their closures, distribution, the franchise system, and the
soda water flavors bottled and sold alongside Coca-Cola.
A town-by-town history of bottled Coca-Cola
across the state follows. Period advertisements show Coca-Cola
packages and slogans and original photographs illustrate the plants,
trucks and wagons that brought Coca-Cola to the citizens of Alabama.
Over two hundred bottles are pictured in line
drawings showing the variety of packaging used for Coca-Cola and soda
water over many years. Following is a bottle matrix by town
showing the incidence of Hutchinson, amber, script, block and soda water
bottles by town.
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Back Cover
Coca-Cola in Alabama - The Bottlers: Albany to York may be ordered direct from the author for $30 plus shipping to United States addresses only.
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Dennis I. Smith, P.O. Box 1913, Buffalo, New York 14225