TENNESSEE VOLS BIG ORANGE - RC Royal Crown Bottle

Description: First, a little RC history. In the early 1900's, Claude Hatcher ran a grocery store in Columbus, Georgia. He sold lots of Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola. Because of his high sales, he wanted a discount from the Coca Cola salesman. He refused, so Claude said "you've sold your last bottle of Coca Cola here". Mr. Hatcher developed first, a ginger ale in 1905, and then Chero-Cola. Coca Cola sued, and he had to take the word "Cola" out of the name, so Chero sales plummeted. In 1924, the name was changed to Nehi, after producing some flavors, called Nehi, Claude's favorite fruit flavors. The company did very well with Nehi flavors, soon outselling Chero Cola. In 1930, they were selling close to 4 million cases a year. However, the Great Depression was almost disaster for the company, as they only sold 1 million cases in 1933. In the late 1940's Chero-Cola formula was reformulated and the new name was RC Cola and Diet Rite. Just like Coca Cola, Royal Crown, RC, also made some commemorative bottles. This one "Salutes the Big Orange T Vols". Listed on the backside is the Tennessee Volunteers Football Schedule in 1975. This 16 oz bottle is in good condition. It is full with soda of the team color. The bottle is 10 3/4" tall. The bottle has bright graphics. There is no case wear, and the bottle has no chips or cracks. The cap is brilliant, as shown. Shipping for this rare condition bottle will be only $9.00 anywhere in the U.S. for 2-4 day mail. If you choose to purchase more of my many asst. bottles, I will ship them FREE with this one.

Price: 29 USD

Location: Powder Springs, Georgia

End Time: 2024-11-25T21:43:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 9 USD