CAN-O-GRAM - National Pop Can Collectors

CAN-O-GRAM
June / July 2006
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On The Cover
Early advertising for a once popular
soda, now trying to make a come
back.
“CAN-O-GRAM” is published
six times a year and is the official newsletter of the
‘’NATIONAL POP CAN COLLECTORS”.
An initiation fee of $5, with
annual dues of $20 thereafter to
all US residents and $25 in US
funds to all other countries.
For membership and address
changes inquire at NPCC /
Lance Meade / 335 Dellwood St
S / Cambridge MN 55008.
Submission deadlines for ads,
articles, new can photos, etc. are
as follows:
Dec / Jan issue = November 15
Feb / Mar issue = January 15
Apr / May issue = March 15
Jun / Jul issue = May 15
Aug / Sep issue = July 15
Oct / Nov issue = September 15
All issues are sent First Class
PPD out of the CAMBRIDGE,
MN 55008 post office.
Editors Notes
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Supplement to Soft Drink in Cans part 3
4
Green River Story
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20 Years Ago in the Can o Gram
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Recent Finds
10
Can o Gram Pages
14
Dr Phillips Surfaces
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Want Ads
15
Roster Update
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Send articles and inquiries to:
NPCC / Lance Meade
335 Dellwood St S
Cambridge, MN 55008
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com
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reproduced in any way without
the written permission from the
publisher.
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Supplement to
Soft Drinks
in Cans
Part 4
Editors Notes:
I have received a request for a story on the Pepsi bottling plant
codes, unfortunately I do not know them nor do I know where to find
this information. Anyone know this information? If so please send it
to me and I will publish it. If you happen to know the Coca Cola
codes send those in too.
Our two scheduled shows are rapidly approaching and I would encourage you all to attend 1 if not both of these shows. New cans keep
popping up all the time, so you never know what will show up. If you
plan to attend the show at on August 12 at Gene Judd’s home please
let him know so he has some kind of idea on how many people are
planning to attend.
Letter to the Editor
I have a question for the readers of the Can– o– Gram. I would like
information on the Mall of America Ecommunity bank top cans. Is
1993 the 1st year that Pepsi came out with the Ecommunity can? Also
is the latest issue that I have is 2001 was this the last year they were
produced or are there more? Geff Moore
Editors comments: Anyone with information please contact Geff or
myself and I will print the answer in the next issue.
Upcoming Shows
Mega Show
July 27 –29
Des Moines Iowa
Extrava– Can– Za
August 12
Zionsville Indiana
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Supplement to Soft Drink in Cans Part 3
First Published in 1954
Submitted by Gene Judd
In an effort to keep publishing the Supplement to Soft Drink in Cans in order, I
have chosen to republish the following pictures that were originally in the February/
March 2005 issue.
Many of the cans for beverages introduced since early in the year (1954)
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Identification of Cans in Pictures
First row, left to right:
MISSION Orange Drink Carbonated, MISSION Orange Drink—Minneapolis, MISSION
Strawberry Soda, MISSION Imitation Grape Drink Carbonated, MISSION Up Lemon &
Lime—Mission Dry Corporation, Los Angeles, Calif.; BIRELEY’S Orange Drink, BIRELEY’S
Black Cherry Drink—Bireley’s Beverages, Oakland, Calif.; HI-C Orange Drink, HI-C Party
Punch Drink—distributed by Clinton Foods, Inc. Auburndale, Fla.; SUPER COOLA Black
Cherry Soda, SUPER COOLA Orange Soda (old can), SUPER COOLA Root Beer (new can),
SUPER COOLA Imitation Grape Soda (new can), SUPER COOLA Coola (new can) - Cantrell
& Cochrane Corp, Englewood NJ.; BOOTHS Orange Tropicana—Booth Bottling Company,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Second row, left to right:
BALA CLUB Imitation Grape Soda, BALA CLUB Cola, BALA CLUB Root Beer, BALA
CLUB Pale Dry Ginger Ale—American Stores Corporation, Philadelphia, Pa.; CANADA DRY
Orange, CANADA DRY True Fruit Black Cherry Beverage, CANADA DRY Old Fashioned
Root Beer—Canada Dry Bottling Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; TWANG Root Beer—Cammarano
Brothers, Tacoma, Wash.; WILSHIRE CLUB Imitation Strawberry Soda, WILSHIRE CLUB
True Fruit Black Cherry, WILSHIRE CLUB Root Beer, WILSHIRE CLUB Joy non-carbonated
Orange, Crème-O-Coco by WILSHIRE CLUB—Globe Bottling Co., Los Angeles, Calif.;
DOUBLE COLA—Cammarano Brothers, Tacoma, Wash.
Third Row, left to right:
SHASTA Orange Drink (new can), SHASTA Pale Dry Ginger Ale—Shasta Water Co., San
Francisco, Calif.; CAN-A-POP Orange Soda, CAN-A-POP Root Beer, CAN-A-POP Imitation
Grape Soda, CAN-A-POP Imitation Black Cherry soda—Can-A-Pop Beverage Co., Compton,
Calif.; COTTON CLUB Black Cherry Soda, COTTON CLUB Orange Soda, COTTON CLUB
Grape Soda—Cotton Club Bottling Co., Cleveland, Ohio; PAR-T-PAK Cola, PAR-T-PAK
Root Beer, PAR-T-PAK True Fruit Black Cherry, PART-T-PAK Carbonated Orange Drink,
PART-T-PAK Upper 10 (Lemon-Lime) - Par-T-Pak Sales Co., Anaheim, Calif.
Fourth Row, left to right:
WHITE ROCK Ginger Ale—White Rock Bottling Co., Los Angeles, Calif.; Flat top TEST
CAN—Continental Can Co., DONALD DUCK Orange Soda, DONALD DUCK Root Beer,
DONALD DUCK Grape Soda, DONALD DUCK Imitation Strawberry Soda—Kelly’s Beverages, Inc., Mishawaka, Ind.; GOLDEN AGE Cherry Soda, GOLDEN AGE Grape Soda,
GOLDEN AGE Root Beer, GOLDEN AGE Orange Soda—Golden Age Beverage Corporation,
Youngstown, Ohio; GRAF’S Black Cherry Soda, GRAF’S Root Beer, GRAF’S Orange Soda,
GRAF’S Cola—John Graf Company, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Fifth row, left to right:
PEPSI COLA—Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Alton, Ill.; SUPER COOLA Orange Soda, SUPER
Ginger Ale, SUPER COOLA Lemon & Lime, SUPER COOLA Pineapple Soda, OLD INDIA
Quinine Water—Cantrell & Cochrane Corporation, Englewood, N.J.; OLD COLONY Lemon
& Lime, OLD COLONY Root Beer, OLD COLONY Pale Dry Ginger Ale, OLD COLONY
Cola—Orange Crush Limited, Toronto, Ont., Canada; Cone Top TEST CAN—Crown Can Co.;
Cone Top TEST CAN—Continental Can Company; EXPORT Ginger Ale, EXPORT Cola—
The Pure Spring (Canada) Co. Ltd., Ottawa, Canada.
Sixth row, left to right:
MISSION Cola, MISSION Root Beer (Burlington, Wisc.), MISSION Root Beer (Columbus,
Neb.), MISSION Black Cherry Soda—Mission Dry Corporation, Los Angeles, Calif.; TAP-ACOLA no sugar, TAP-A-COLA extra dry—TAP-A-CAN Division Pabst Brewing Co., Newark,
N.J.; CLICQUOT CLUB Root Beer, CLICQUOT CLUB Orange Soda, CLICQUOT CLUB
Black Cherry Soda, CLICQUOT CLUB Grape Soda—W.F. McHenry Beverage Co., Springfield, Ill.; KIST Orange Soda, KIST root Beer, KIST Imitation Grape Soda, KIST Lemon Lime
Soda—Packed under authority Citrus Products Co., Chicago, Ill., at Thornton, Calif.
Seventh row, left to right:
HANDI Black Cherry Soda, HANDI Imitation Grape Soda, HANDI Cola, HANDI Root Beer,
HANDI Orange Soda—Columbine Beverage Company, Denver, Colo.; SUPER COOLA Root
Beer, SUPER COOLA Orange Soda, SUPER COOLA Imitation Grape Soda, SUPER COOLA
Coola, SUPER COOLA Lemon & Lime Soda (all new design cans) - Cantrell & Cochrane Corporation, Englewood, N. J.; CAN-A-POP Cola—Can-A-Pop Beverage Company, Compton,
Calif.; NEHI Grape Soda, NEHI Orange Drink, NEHI True Fruit Black Cherry, NEHI Root
Beer—Nehi Bottling Co., Billings, Mont.
Eighth row, left to right:
DONALD DUCK Orange Soda, DONALD DUCK Cola, DONALD DUCK Lemon-Lime Soda,
DONALD DUCK Root Beer—Distributed by General Beverages, Western, Inc., Monterey
Calif.; TIP TOP Cola, TIP TOP Lemon-Lime, TIP TOP Root Beer, TIP TOP Orange, TIP TOP
Black cherry (flavor name on crown and sticker only) - T&T Products Company, Madison,
Wisc.; BOTTOMS UP Ginger Ale, BOTTOMS UP Orange, BOTTOMS UP Grape, BOTTOMS UP Root Beer—Tri State Flavor Company, Butler, Pa.; TRU-ADE Orange Drink—TruAde, Inc., Elgin, Ill.
Ninth row, left to right:
PARADISE CLUB Imitation Strawberry Soda, PARADISE CLUB Crème Beer, PARADISE
CLUB Black Cherry Soda, PARADISE CLUB Lemon & Lime Soda, PARADISE CLUB Orange Soda (flavor name only on crown) - Cammarano Brothers, Tacoma, Wash.; COTT Cola,
COTT True Fruit Black Cherry Soda, COTT Root Beer, COTT True Fruit Raspberry Soda,
COTT California Orange Soda, COTT Concord Delite—Cott Bottling Company, Manchester,
N.H.; BELFAST Imitation Grape Punch, BELFAST Ginger Ale, BELFAST Lemon and Lime
Up—Belfast Beverages, San Francisco, Calif.
Tenth row, Left to right:
REGENT Cola, REGENT Pale Dry Ginger Ale, REGENT True Fruit Black Cherry Soda, REGENT Root Beer, REGENT True Fruit Black Raspberry Soda—Regent Bottling Company,
Pittsburgh, Pa.; CUE Black Cherry Soda, CUE Vinto Punch, CUE Root Beer, CUE Orange
Soda—Can Beverage, Inc., New York, N.Y.; DOUBLE COLA—Cammaroan Brothers, Tacoma, Wash.
Eleventh row, left to right:
Tip top Lemon & Lime, TIP TOP Black Cherry, TIP TOP Ginger Ale, TIP TOP Root Beer, TIP
TOP Orange, TIP TOP Cola (flavor name on crown and sticker only) - T & T Products Inc.,
Madison, Wisc.; CLICQUOT CLUB Eskimo Up, CLICQUOT CLUB Ginger Ale—
Cammarano Brothers, Tacoma, Wash.; TWAMG Root Beer—Cammarano Brothers, Tacoma,
Wash.; MISSION Black Cherry Beverage—Mission Beverage Co., Brooklyn, N.Y.
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The Story behind Green River
The Green Rivers are flowing again at restaurants and other retail locations in the Midwest. Green River soda hit it's stride about the same
time as Prohibition, when the bright green lime flavored soft drink was produced by a Chicago Brewery and sold at soda fountains throughout the
Country.
Green River soda was introduced to Midwestern
drinkers in 1919, just as Congress was passing the
18th Amendment establishing Prohibition. When
Prohibition officially went into affect on January
16, 1920, some breweries turned to
making a nonalcoholic drink call
Near Beer, while others were
churning out ice cream. The
Schoenhofen Edelweiss Brewing
Company of Chicago turned to Green River. The soda
was poured into old beer bottles and sold in the market. It was an immediate hit. The soft drink was so
popular that Al Jolson recorded a song written about
Green River.
By the end of Prohibition on December 5, 1933, Green
River trailed only Coke in fountain sales throughout
the Midwest. However, after Prohibition the brewery made Green
River a second priority and sales
dropped. In 1950 the brewery went broke.
In 1992 after a raft of owners, the 73 year old
brand was alive only in Seattle. Now Green River
is on the rise again. Clover Club Bottling Co., Inc.
an 85 year old company, with partners, Ed Kennelly and Joe Troy, bought the brand and are expanding its bottler network. The company has its
own trucks, distributing in (4) counties around
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20 Years Ago in the Can o Gram
Volume 13, Number 6, June 1986
An article introduced the readers to two new colas; Jolt and Soul.
At the time Jolt was only available in Rochester NY and Soul was
available in Chicago.
Former NPCC member Warren Hardaker introduced us to the
C&C Batter Up Pancake Syrup 9 ounce cone top can, and
also proposed a idea to have a soda can of the year
award. Was this ever done?
In the Collectively Speaking (which is a meet your
fellow collector type of column) was the fact that Carr
was the owner of a Astro Cola, which at the time was
thought to be the only example known to exist.
Souvenir Liberty Cans Salute Immigrants, Statue was
the title of an article introducing the 24 can Coca Cola
Statue of Liberty Commemorative cans. Seven Coca
Cola products sported these labels; Coca Cola Classic,
Cherry Coke, Caffeine Free Coke, Tab, Caffeine free Tab
and Sprite. The set featured 24 different countries, and
provided immigration facts related to each country, plus
facts about the Statue of Liberty or Ellis Island.
This issues commemorative corner featured the little known and
often over looked soda can set Waist Watchers. There were two different sets available at the time, set one had 6 cans and featured the British American logo on the front, while set 2 had 7 flavors and no British American logo. There were rumors of additional flavors.
Want ads numbered 25, with current NPCC members, Robert Russell, Maryland Ousley and Dave Brackett each placing ads.
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20 Years Ago in the Can o Gram
Volume 13, Number 7, July 1986
The International Insight column returned in this issue and featured
cans from Japan. American brands included Coca Cola, Bireleys and
of all things Yoo Hoo.
Current NPCC member John Hantz penned an article on The Children's Miracle Network Telethon
Cans. The article mention 2 different Coca Cola
banks, 2 Pepsi banks and a 7 UP bank.
The Coca Cola 1984 Olympics Sets were in the
Spotlight column. These cans featured Sam the Eagle
in different activities corresponding to Olympic
events.
The Soda Mart presented the Can Tote in a 2 page
spread. Price at the time was $20 for a set of 3. Editors Note: I am not sure if this was the introduction or
if the Can Tote had been around for awhile. Anyone know?
The latest discoveries listed 7 Pepsi product cans with the 12 Pack
line at the top of the can, Americola and Hawaii’s Own brand also appeared.
A humorous article titled “A Note to Non—Southerners: Ask For a
Co-coler” was submitted by current NPCC member Geff Moore. The
article was a suggestion to non southerners on the proper way to ask
for a soft drink. Apparently all the years us Northerners spent asking
for a POP or SODA when getting a soft drink was wrong. We should
have been asking for a Coke or a Co-Coler.
Other articles included a Dumping Column, a NPCC contest was
announced, a very nice article on Gray’s Beverage Company of Wisconsin, Chapter Updates, a Update to the Liberty set that was in the
June 1986 issue and a One for the Road column.
This issue only contained 9 want ads, with current NPCC member
John Hantz looking for special issues.
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Thanks to these contributors (1) Brent Alexander, (2) Marc Austin,
(3) Lance Meade, (4) John Chambers.
Pre-zip (1)
With Carmel color (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-sip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Kings Dominion
Park (2)
Pre-zip (1)
Kings Dominion Park Hershey Bears (2)
(2)
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Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
(3)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
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Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Hershey Park Save
$6 (4)
Hershey Park Save
$5 (4)
Sesame Place Diet
Pepsi (4)
Hershey Park Save
$5 Diet Pepsi
(4)
Pre-zip (1)
Black “do not
freeze” Pre-zip (1) )
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Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Silver Shasta Prezip (1)
Silver Shasta Prezip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-Zip (3)
Pre-zip (1)
Pre-zip (1)
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National Pop Can Collectors
335 Dellwood St S
Cambridge, MN 55008
Classified Word Ads
5 cents a word $2.00 minimum bimonthly charge
Each word, abbreviation, and price count as one word
Display Ads
1 Time
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Full page……...…$9.00
Two pages……….$17.00
3 times *
$12.00
$22.00
$41.00
All classified ads must be paid in advance
For longer periods call or write
Copy should be typewritten or printed
NPCC will not be responsible for errors in an ad due to
poor quality copy
NPCC reserves the right to refuse any advertising
Near the deadline email us your ad
[email protected]
*Consecutive issues with NO changes
All ads must be received by the 15th of the month
See time schedule on page 2
No additional charge for photos
Camera ready ads accepted but not a requirement
NPCC members in good standing are entitled to one
free classified word in each issue. The ad can be up to
125 words in length. 5 cents a word for each additional
word over 125
Maximum copy size (full page) 4.5” X 7.5”
Dr Phillips Surfaces
Recently another Dr Phillips Florida Fruit Juice low profile 6 ounce
cone top can surfaced on Ebay selling for $500. This example had the
cap attached so the mystery
behind what “Florida Fruit
Juice” was has finally been
solved. And what is “Florida
Fruit Juice”? The cap identified it as Grapefruit Juice. I
suspect that Orange Juice may
also have been put into this
same can.
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Wanted: Will buy or trade for Energy Drink cans, cans with cartoon
characters, old & new, foreign or domestic. Also wanted: the new
Vault can by Mt Dew, and Devil Shake which I remember drinking as
a kid. Have for trade: Defense, Steven Seagal's Lightning Bolt, Orange Co. Choppers & more, old & new. Todd Russell / 811 - 133 St
East / Bradenton, FL 34212 or email: [email protected] Phone: 941745-9029
Wanted: 1998 & 2000 Pepsi Mall of America Ecommunity Bank Top
Cans. Also, all new issues of Patriotic & Tennessee theme cans. Also
looking for bank top cans from Reynolds, Ball, Crown & Cork & any
other aluminum can company manufacturers. Also have many cans to
trade. Geff Moore / 1322 Huffine Rd. / Johnson City, TN 37604
[email protected] (423) 928-2789
Wanted: The 2005 14 ounce Sports Series Super Bowl set of 5 Dallas
Cowboys. Mike Harris / 7334 S 150 E / Poneto, IN 46781
Phone: 260-346-2273
Trade: Have large listing of over 1000 different pop cans. Mostly
Pepsi and Nebraska cans. Please send your trade and lets do some
trading. My list free on request. Ed Ackerman / PO Box 251 / Beatrice, NE 68310
Trade: Have many NJ, PA & NY commemorative Coke & Pepsi
Product cans to trade for other Coke & Pepsi cans I need from around
the world. Send your trade list today! Barry Skokowsk NPCC #971 /
7 Sprague Turn / Hamilton NJ 08610 or Email [email protected]
Wanted: Your ads. One ad per issue of 125 words
or less is free to all members of the NPCC in good
standing. Send your ad to Lance Meade / 335
Dellwood St S / Cambridge, MN 55008
or email [email protected].
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Roster Update
Welcome Back
Jerry Pollack #0365
1405 Kevin Lane
Greenville TN 37745-6431
Phone: 423-787-7783
Email:
Collects: 1 of each brand, plus new
logos
New Member
John Chambers #1237
1109 Paoli Pike
West Chester PA 19380-4642
Phone: 610-696-7668
Email: [email protected]
Collects: All soda Cans
Welcome Back
John Ahrens #999
192 Ramblewood Parkway
Mt Laurel NJ, 08054
Phone: 856-235-2496
Email: bcca9@verizon,net
Collects: All special issues; commemorative, sports, etc.
Did you know our newest
member is one of our youngest? He is just 13 years old
and could use our help to
build his collection. Do we
have any other young members?
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Chicagoland, and has distributors in (4) states at present. This year
Kennelly and Troy, both of whom have 30 + years in the soft drink
industry, hope to sign (20) additional distributors and double their distribution. Green River is available in 2 Liters, 1 Liter, 20 oz, cans, 12
oz bottles and postmix. A diet version is also available.
So why is Green River coming back now? According to Kennelly
"There is no other flavor like it on the market, and it has visual appeal
with its bright green color. The brand takes people back to a pleasant
time in their life, in the 1950's and 1960's - a time of corner soda fountains and drive-in movies. At first only the old timers were buying, but
now everyone is. We get (50 to 60) calls a week from all over the
Country from people looking to buy Green River".
Clover Club Bottling Co., Inc. also manufactures and
distributes Jolt Cola, Berghoff Root Beer, Goose Island Root Beer, Clover Classic Cream Drinks, and
Blu Botol Water, in bottles and cans.
Editors Comments: This history is not nearly complete, it doesn’t even mention when Green River
started to can other flavors. But it is all that I could
find about the brand on the internet. Anyone have
more detailed information?
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