Lifestyle of the Retro and Vintage

Bill Cahill · February 19, 2009, 02:10:13 AM

Speaking of drugs. I have three nearly full bottles of home remedy medicines from turn of the century. Two were sold By Sears Reubock.
Bill Cahill

AET · February 20, 2009, 02:05:20 AM

Boy, it seems like all of us just have a little bit of everything, eh?

Bill Cahill · February 20, 2009, 12:23:09 PM

And, the crazy thing is I picked those up at an antique shop in Detroit at about the age of 18.
I also had a chance then, and, passed up, to buy 3 full bottles of Coca Cola from the 50's. They were still sealed with their original cap.
This was before that company started reproducing vintage bottles, mind you...
Bill Cahill

AET · February 21, 2009, 02:29:04 AM

That's another thing I found in the basement of the old drug store we owned. Had cases of bottles of Coca-Cola, only one full one however. All dated ranging from the WWII era to the mid 50's. Found a great wood Pepsi Case, a Kurth Beer one with about 6 bottles with their original labels, and a full case of unopened Pabst Tonic bottles (old remedy) from the 30's or very early 40's in the original cardboard container!

Bill Cahill · February 21, 2009, 03:35:23 AM

Have you got any bottles, empty, or, full, for Uptown soda pop from Detroit?
I am looking for them, and, also, the old Faygo bottles.
Bill RCahill

Remember this commercial?
"I'm from Milwaukee, and, I oughta know, it's Pabst, Pabst Pabst, Pabst, wherever you go....."

Or, this sung line from the Uptown pop commercial.
Sung: "Drink it up, up, up, with Uptown. Drink it up, up, up, with Uptown"
said: "If you're too pooped to participate,'
sung: 'Drink it up, up, up, with uptown....."

AET · February 22, 2009, 03:07:36 AM

I don't have any Faygo or Uptowns, but I will keep an eye out for you.

That commercial (though I don't remember it when it was new, since I am only of a 1990 vintage) was a Blatz Commercial. They even used Liberace (a Milwaukee native) in the ads. Another neat item I have is a Blatz bottle beleived to be the first one. For those who don't know, "Blatz is Milwaukee's First bottled beer" It was found during building on the site during the 1940s and was used in the ad. I have the ad, the bottle, the ID tag for the bottle from the brewery and other provenence.

Bill Cahill · February 22, 2009, 07:42:52 AM

Hmmm. Mehbe my memory isn't as good as I thought......

Bill Cahill

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