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2006-09-05 15:38:51

66FordFalconClubWagon Posts: 0	Soft drink cartons. Today while browsing through a couple of antiques/collectibles stores, in Cambridge City, IN, I happened across an old plastic Coca Cola 8-pack carton. It was then that I remembered...oh yeah, soft drinks used to come in 8-packs, not the 6 (or even 4) packs that we're used to, these days. So I bought it, along with two old, 1 pint, milk bottles (1 each of former local dairies), then at another shop, I scored an older (heavier glass) Coca Cola branded straw dispenser. At yet a third shop, I drooled over a pair of old stained glass windows (from a church, judging from their shape), except that I don't yet have my own house (i.e. somewhere to put 'em), so I had to pass on those. Somewhere along the line, I probably need to start collecting old Coca Cola bottles, to display with my new (to me) 8-pack plastic Coca Cola carton. I figure the pint milk bottles will be a cool place to store lose change...any other suggestions, for the lil' milk bottles? Matt

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2006-09-07 14:05:29

SusieQT Posts: 20	Re: Soft drink cartons. Matt, they still make Coke in glass bottles, if you want to fill up your case in the meantime- you can usually buy them where you buy beer. The older ones aren't that much different- maybe a little heavier and sometimes clear (non-returnable) instead of green. They all still have the original bottling plant name stamped on the bottom, so check that out when you're buying. I have about 8 wooden cases (24 bottles each) filled with new & old bottles of Coke, Pepsi, Nehi, Crush, etc. If you're ever in the area, you're welcome to take a few home! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] My father-in-law was a milkman and he has lots of old bottles filled with change! I've also seen people fill them with white styrofoam beads and use as a display. If you really want to be authentic, find a couple paper milk bottle caps and actually use them to hold milk in your fridge.

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2006-09-08 08:38:13

TheItGirl Posts: 0	Re: Soft drink cartons. <!--quoteo(post=82880:date=Sep 7 2006, 04:05 PM:name=SusieQT)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SusieQT @ Sep 7 2006, 04:05 PM) [snapback]82880[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Matt, they still make Coke in glass bottles, if you want to fill up your case in the meantime- you can usually buy them where you buy beer. I also get coke in bottles from a Mexican grocer that sells Mexican products/groceries you can't find in the regular U.S. grocery stores. You may want to check that route as well. And there's an added bonus to finding bottles of coke made for the Mexican market -- it's still made from the original sugar kane formula, unlike the coke sold here in the U.S. which is not made from the original formula.

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2006-09-08 11:25:49

SusieQT Posts: 20	Re: Soft drink cartons. Oh yeah, Mexican coke is wayyyy better. No corn syrup!

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2006-09-08 11:44:46

TheItGirl Posts: 0	Re: Soft drink cartons. <!--quoteo(post=82896:date=Sep 8 2006, 01:25 PM:name=SusieQT)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SusieQT @ Sep 8 2006, 01:25 PM) [snapback]82896[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--> Oh yeah, Mexican coke is wayyyy better. No corn syrup! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] I just realized that I shouldn't say it is the original formula coke - that's an altogether different thing! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] Ah the good ol' days, when you could buy opiates and narcotics over the counter at your friendly neighborhood drug store!

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2006-09-08 11:56:44

lindydivaus Posts: 11	Re: Soft drink cartons. And for the soda bottles...get a sprinkler top and use it for sprinkling your laundry before you iron! (Really. That's what I do. An old buddy of my husband's found an empty with our last name on it!)

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2006-09-26 12:18:44

SusieQT Posts: 20	Re: Soft drink cartons. Did you make the sprinkler top or can you buy one somewhere? I have a generic spritzer bottle I use when ironing, but it would be cooler to do things the old-fashioned way.

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2006-09-26 12:22:18

lindydivaus Posts: 11	Re: Soft drink cartons. You can still find them on eBay. Just search for "sprinkler, laundry, vintage" or something along those lines. I set a search to my e-mail and then bid on the ones I wanted (kept the sturdy one, sold the other). Bakelite is pretty, but flimsy. I kept one made of aluminum.

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2006-09-26 13:18:42

retrogirl Posts: 0	Re: Soft drink cartons. <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->And there's an added bonus to finding bottles of coke made for the Mexican market -- it's still made from the original sugar kane formula, unlike the coke sold here in the U.S. which is not made from the original formula. From my understadning, Mexican Coke is made using the 1970s formula, and Dutch Coke is made with the original recipe, as they must meet strict food regulations (there is a great soda store here that sells both versions, plus items like Dr. Pepper made at the only plant that still uses glass bottles and the original recipe.) Both Mexican Coke and Dutch Coke are much better then what is on the market now, but Dutch Coke is almost 'dry' in flavor and is so refreshing [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

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2006-09-29 13:38:27

epr25 Posts: 0	Re: Soft drink cartons. I am interested in this Coke deal. I had no idea that there were different versions out there. How can you tell the difference? We have several Mexican food stores in my area and would love to check this out.

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2006-09-30 19:21:54

retrogirl Posts: 0	Re: Soft drink cartons. From my understanding all Mexican Coke is made using the '1970s' recipe. It's much tastier than the stuff made with high fructose corn syrup. If you can find Dutch Coke, it is made using the original recipe and is even better then Mexican Coke [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] Mexican Coke is sweet, but more crisp then modern Coke. Dutch Coke is very crisp and 'dry'--I always buy it when I have the chance because it is so delicious!

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2006-10-06 12:04:26

Nyssa Posts: 0	Re: Soft drink cartons. This is what I did with my old glass coke bottle - I made it into an Extra Virgin Olive Oil Bottle I bought a cheap oil bottle from Bed Bath and Beyond just to get the pour spout. I liked this one b/c it had a little flip top on it. (Not that it really seals, but, it just seems a tad more sanitary then the completely open one. Might not be, but still makes me feel better.) And, then I stuck it in my Coke bottle. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

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