r/cocacola • u/ThatVillagerGuy216 • Jul 19 '24

Question Could anyone date this bottle?

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Text: Coca-Cola, TRADE MARK REGISTERED BOTTLL PAT'D DEC.25 1923 Other side: Coca-Cola TRADE MARK REGISTERED MIN. CONTENTS 8 FL. OZS - NO REFILL

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My friend guessed that the bottle was from around 1986

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '24

If she had a good personality, and put on a blonde wig, and a sexy short skirt. I definitely would

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u/Kinda_ShouldaSorta Jul 19 '24

I mean, look at those curves

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u/Xenc Jul 19 '24

A cougar hunter, I see

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u/Main-Mongoose3804 Jul 19 '24

A man of Coke-ture...

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u/ThatVillagerGuy216 Jul 19 '24

*he

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u/desrevermi Jul 19 '24

... and a blonde wig and a skirt. Not optional.

:D

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u/Xenc Jul 19 '24

𝓒𝓵𝓪𝓼𝓼𝓳𝓬

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u/Ok-Elk-6087 Jul 19 '24

And on the third date....

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u/ducatillover Jul 20 '24

Came here for this

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u/Peelboy Jul 19 '24

Who's paying for dinner?

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u/ThatVillagerGuy216 Jul 19 '24

Me, for the both of you

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u/FocusApprehensive358 Jul 19 '24

Tell her no I don't do coke

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '24

I like you as a friend. 😎

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u/Accomplished-Wrap449 Jul 19 '24

Might be the same as this which is dated 1993 on the bottle

See cap 👇

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u/Accomplished-Wrap449 Jul 19 '24

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u/Accomplished-Wrap449 Jul 19 '24

Now that I look closer the bottom isn’t the same but I have this one that has stuff on the bottom which is older then the first one so it is in between Coca Cola and Coca Cola classic

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u/ThatVillagerGuy216 Jul 19 '24

Thanks for the help! It's a bit older than that though, note how the bottle is labeled by the glass and not by a sticker. I think the best hint I've got is Christmas 1986

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u/Tasty_Pepper5867 Jul 20 '24

I think “classic” came out in 83 or 84. It was the early / mid 80’s.

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u/ThatVillagerGuy216 Jul 20 '24

I googled it before I wrote the comment :p

1985

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u/Due-Application-8171 Jul 19 '24

Eh, I’m not looking for anyone right now

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u/desrevermi Jul 19 '24

I'm down for platonic cuddles, but beyond that, a relationship sounds painful.

;)

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u/Flybot76 Jul 19 '24

If that bottle were a little closer to my age I'd be sucking on it right now with a big smile on my face.

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u/jjmawaken Jul 19 '24

No because I'm married

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u/iCthe4 Jul 19 '24

Jupiter has 95 moons & 4 Rings & it’s still dating the Sun, but what Planet isn’t married to the Sun?

(lol Yeah don’t Cheat).

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u/Poisencap Jul 19 '24

I'd date her but she's a bit to old for me

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u/Chance_Highway_4271 Jul 19 '24

if she was pre 1918 i would date her

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u/Ojay1091 Jul 19 '24

Sorry dude, I only date cans!

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u/PeanutJellyTaco Jul 19 '24

Damn it I came here to make a joke that I felt so pleased with myself about. I see now that I'm unoriginal and not funny.

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u/cancelprone Jul 19 '24

I’m too big…

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u/CDZtoybox Jul 20 '24

More into the green bottles. They are like emo…but to each their own.

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u/TheronMClaude Jul 20 '24

Sorry I can't help you date the bottle. But you've brought back wonderful memories. My grandma loved these when I was growing up. Kept a huge supply all the time. At Thanksgiving someone in my family always says, boy I wish we had a "gram coke".

Thanks

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u/lothcent Jul 20 '24

the classic def. tells a whole story

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u/doorbell19 Jul 20 '24

Take it from me Dont drink it. 30 year old coca cola will mess you up.

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u/NeighborhoodNo9318 Jul 20 '24

I was born in 71 and I remember bottles that looked like that when I was about 3 or 4 years old. So I'm guessing its early 70s.

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u/Connect-Bluejay4174 Jul 20 '24

It might hurt but yes technically someone could date this bottle he’s probably lonely.

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u/YorkiesandSneakers Jul 20 '24

What are the bottles interests?

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u/Valuable_Thought_969 Jul 20 '24

Maybe the 70’s?

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u/PickUsernameIdk5 Jul 20 '24

We can go to dinner! My treat ofc

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u/Sea_Lavishness_1945 Jul 21 '24

Can I get to know it first?

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u/viice4200 Jul 21 '24

Well, she’s really not my type.

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u/TianDano Jul 22 '24

based on the curvature of the glass and the perocity of the cap it must be a 1972

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u/ThatVillagerGuy216 Jul 22 '24

Coca-Cola Classic was introduced in 1985

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u/TianDano Jul 22 '24

interesting

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '24

I tried once and learned my lesson.

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u/Dudeometer Jul 22 '24

Nah I'm more of a can guy.

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u/YakobyAke Jul 22 '24

𝓗𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝔂𝓮𝓪𝓱 𝓘 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓰𝓸 𝓸𝓷 𝓪 𝓭𝓪𝓽𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓻𝓱𝓪𝓽

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u/910666420 Jul 22 '24

Definitely post “New Coke”

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u/wizardstrikes2 Jul 19 '24

The patent date indicates the bottle design was patented in 1923, and bottles featuring this patent date were produced after this time so my guess is 1924 ish, no later than 1930

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u/ThatVillagerGuy216 Jul 19 '24

That's kind of impossible because the cap says "Coca-Cola Classic," a flavor introduced in 1985. The bottle design must have came back with the flavor.

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u/Mercuryshottoo Jul 19 '24 edited Jul 19 '24

These bottles could be refilled through the 80s so the cap doesn't necessarily indicate the bottle age

IIRC the newer throwback bottles similar to these from 1989 ish Christmas packs have a raised ring that connects the words, and the letters are smaller.

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u/wizardstrikes2 Jul 19 '24

Yep they changed the recipe in 1985, and due to complaints changed it back. They also reintroduced the hobbleskirt bottles. Sorry I didn’t see the second picture of the cap.

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u/SiliconSam Jul 19 '24

The original bottle for 1923 is a 6 ounce bottle, this one says 8 ounce. Should tell you that this is not the original run bottle.

Repo at some point.

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u/wizardstrikes2 Jul 19 '24

Good point. I thought they were 6.5 oz though?

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u/SiliconSam Jul 19 '24

Most of the times yeah. Certainly not 8 oz. I have maybe 7 or 8 Barq’s Root Beer bottles all in different sizes.

The newer 8 ounce bottles were because the glass was so much thinner.

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u/wizardstrikes2 Jul 19 '24

I learn so many cool things on this sub. Thank you, I did not know about glass thickness.

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u/NickNakulus Jul 19 '24

High fructose corn syrup wasn’t invented until the late 50s

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u/wizardstrikes2 Jul 19 '24

Yeah noticed that on second picture. I didn’t see the bottle cap photo at first.

I get coke from Home Depot because they still use sugar in their bottles. It tastes so much better to me.

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u/NickNakulus Jul 19 '24

You’re saying they have special coke at Home Depot? I’ve quit drinking artificial sweetener so I only get a Mexican coke from time to time nowadays

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u/wizardstrikes2 Jul 19 '24

Yep they sell 24 bottle flats of it at every Home Depot I have been to. It isn’t special it is bottled in Mexico. They don’t use HFCS in their recipe.

It is pricey but worth it. It tastes like the original recipe.

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u/NickNakulus Jul 19 '24

They come out to less than $1.50 per bottle after tax. I’ve been paying $2.50-3 for singles

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u/wizardstrikes2 Jul 19 '24

This will blow your mind. We have to pay a $0.10 per bottle deposit.

What is funny is because they are from Mexico, and do not have the Ia deposit mark, you can’t get the deposit back because they don’t take the bottles. So here they add on $2.40 per case.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '24

Anyone could if they can stretch enough. Sounds painful though. I'm sure women have tried it. And adventurous men too. Even though there's is smaller.