256: A COLLECTION OF POLLY'S POP BRANDED BOTTLES W/ CARRIER

Circa mid-20th century, 18 screen printed 'Polly's Soda Pop' 7 oz. bottles with parrot graphic. Two large green glass bottles with embossed parrots and lettering 'Independence Bottling Co.' Housed in a divided crate that would hold four six packs, silver paint with red Polly's Pop logos on the sides, impressed text on the ends reads 'Bireley's Beverage Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa.'
Bottles measure 8.75 and 11 inches. The crate is 5 x 10 x 15.5 inches.
Good aged condition as shown.
Provenance: When Louis L. 'Polly' Compton bought the Independence Bottling Works in 1922, it's estimated there were 5000 independent bottlers in the United States. Most of these included flavored sodas among their offerings. Some even delivered like the milkman and brought back empties to be washed and re-filled. In 1923, Polly's Pop was introduced to Independence, Missouri using water from one of the many springs that made that town a popular jumping off point for settlers heading west. The story of Polly's Pop is classic Americana and the original company left behind some rare and wonderful examples of memorabilia from its 44 year reign. Jerry Slover has spent the last three decades looking for Polly's Pop items. His collection is the largest ever offered at auction and represents a rare opportunity to acquire something from this great American soda pop success story.
$150 - $200