Clear glass bottle with a white label and red print. 6 fluid oz. Print on back indicated it was a cola bottled by Spur Bottling in Portsmouth, Ohio. Listed in the 1947 Portsmouth City Directory: Spur Bottling Co. (John H. and Jack H. Matiz) 927 Ruhlman Avenue. / Spur Distributing Co. filling station 1027 Chillicothe 740 11th (Eleventh) Street and 2420 Gallia Street.
Emerald green bottle with red and white label branding. Minimum contents 6 oz. Printed on back: Property of Coca Cola Bottling Works, Portsmouth, Ohio. From the 1954 Portsmouth City Directory: Portsmouth Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Full Line of Soda Water "Grass" Flavors, Fred R. Horschak, manager, 3001 Scioto Trail, Tel. 2-8311
Green Crass Bottle with the name embossed. Bottle by Coca Cola registered as Crass in 1941. Contents 11 oz. Bottom embossed as "Portsmouth, Ohio." 1937 Portsmouth City Directory listing: Portsmouth Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Fleming B. Harper, manager, 3001 Chillicothe Street.
Clear glass bottle embossed with diamond shapes at longer neck. Just below are the words "A Gem better beverage." The company was located in Wellston, Ohio.
This is what we believe to be my grandfather's grandfather John Hudson married appox. 1861 to Celia. My grandfather was raised by the Hudson's due to my grandfather's mother passing after childbirth. Father unknown as yet. The photo is a reproduction so I don't have anything to go by.
