On (11/12/96) David wrote to Lynda ...
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LK>> The bottom is stamped Juneau Alas. Its the HEAVY Green 6 1/2 oz.
LK>> type.  I have looked in every collectors book ( bottle type ) I can
LK>> find ..but NOTHING mentions this bottle.
LK>> Since I do collect different types of bottles ..especially coke type
LK>> I have the light green bottles ..the Heavy Green bottles and also a
LK>> CLEAR bottle ..some are 6 1/2 oz - 10oz ..and the bottles are all the
LK>> same height ..Which is very interesting ..
LK>> If ANYONE has any information on this bottle from Alaska ..please
LK>> let me know what you know ..Thanks!
DL> My grandmother had one like that my uncle sent back to her when he
DL> was stationed in Alaska in the late 60's-early 70's. I was told that
DL> it was thicker due to the extreme cold the soldiers would sometimes
DL> have to face and bottled products that were sent (if there were
DL> bottled, usually they were tinned) had to have thick glass to prevent
DL> cracking under the cold. Anyone who has kept a bottle or can of cola
DL> in a freezer would agree they explode rather violently.
DL> Unfortunately my uncle has been passed on for many years now and I
DL> haven't seen the bottle in the longest. Coca-Cola does maintain a
DL> museum somehwere here in the states and with a little luck you might
DL> find them and they can help you out. They also have a website if you
DL> have the access.
Hi David, Thanks for the reply but I do not have access to Internet ... So
if you run across any information would be please send it my way. Thanks!
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