The History of Applied Color Labels

By Bill Lockhart and Bob Brown

Photograph of two glass bottles, one with a pinkish hue labeled 'Wooded Dale,' and the other clear with a vintage-style label 'Booth & Shontz Sparkling Beverages,' placed side by side on a light-colored surface, with the pink bottle partially in fron
Text excerpt about glassblowing and manufacturing process, discussing bottle annealing, enamel firing, and silkscreen technique.
Black and white illustration of a French silkscreen brush with a large bristle head and a handle, depicted in the top right corner of the page.
A clear, cylindrical glass with etched text on its surface. The text mentions 'L. LACHLAND,' 'PENNSYLVANIA,' and 'MASS.' The glass appears to be an old or vintage type with a simple design.
Black and white photograph of two glass bottles, one with handwritten text and the other plain, labeled as 'Figure 7 - Hand etching'.
A scanned book page with text explaining glass decoration techniques, including firing, enamel application, silk screening, and film use for bottle labels.
Page from a technical document with detailed text and black-and-white engineering sketches of machinery, including a diagram labeled 'Fig.1' and a patent application figure labeled 'Fig. 10' and 'Fig.11'. The text discusses manufacturing processes fo
A page from a technical document describing early machinery, including a black and white diagram of a stenciling machine with labeled parts.
Page from a book with black text on white background, titled 'The Beginning of Production', discussing the history of silk screening technology and process steps.
A clear glass tulip-shaped tumbler decorated with green tulip flowers and white stems, with a green tulip design at the bottom, and labeled '1937 Tulip #1'. The tumbler is tall, with a flared top and a slightly flared base.
An advertisement for Owens-Illinois Pacific Coast Co. featuring a drawing of a milk bottle with the text "COLOR wins new sales for the dairy industry." The ad includes details about the company's advertising space and contact information, with a capt
Black and white photograph of a woman operating early automatic milk bottling machinery, labeled a 1935 Owens-Illinois device.
A tall glass milk bottle with red text reading 'Ewing von Allmen Dairy & Products.'
Black and white vintage advertisement for JUMBO a super cola bottle, featuring two children, a bottle of JUMBO soda, and a coupon for a free bottle, from 1934.
Black and white historical magazine or catalog page showing advertisements for Liberty Bottles, Glenshaw Bottle, and various soda bottles, with images of bottles and packaging.
Page containing text about glass companies and their baked enamel labels, including a table with company names, label types, and years, followed by a section on lining up second color and early label placement techniques in glass manufacturing.
A page from a book or document discussing the process of applying two-color labels on bottles, with a small photograph of a green bottle on the right side showing alignment dots. The text explains methods for registering colors and the use of dots on
A collage of four images showing vintage Coca-Cola bottles with different types of indexing buttons, rims, ramps, and base slots, used for bottle engagement in automatic machinery. The images are arranged in a grid with captions describing the featur
A page from a printed document discussing the advantages and disadvantages of soda and milk bottles, with a photograph of a green embossed bottle and two Pepsi-Cola soda cans, one with a red, white, and blue design and the other with a red and white
Close-up of a page from a book discussing the history of soda bottles, focusing on labeling and embossing techniques.
Page from a book discussing the history of soft drink bottles, including ice-filled tubs for cold drinks and embossed labels. The page is titled 'Two Late Adopters' and is numbered 21 at the bottom.
Photograph of two Pepsi Cola bottles, one clear glass and one brown glass, with labels featuring the Pepsi logo and the words 'Pepsi Cola'. The clear bottle has a blue and red label with a slogan, and the brown bottle has a red and white label with t
Photograph of two Coca-Cola bottles, one green and embossed with the classic Coca-Cola logo, and the other black with a white Coca-Cola logo and the text '6 1/2 FL. OZ.'
Page titled 'Discussion and Conclusions' from a document discussing the history of ACL processing and bottle labeling, with a section labeled 'Sources' at the bottom.
A page from a scholarly journal or publication listing various references related to glass and packaging, including titles, authors, publication years, and sources.
Page from a scholarly bibliography or reference list for scientific papers and publications about bottles, glass, and related topics, with publication years ranging from 1931 to 2017.
A page from a bibliography or references section of a document, listing titles, authors, publication years, and sources related to glassware, printing, bottles, and screen printing.
Page from a book discussing the myth of red pigment shortage during World War II, with a photo of two green 7-Up bottles labeled with humorous slogans.
Black and white ad for Mastercote household paint and barn paint from 1944, featuring product images, prices, and promotional slogans.
Photograph of five glass bottles with label featuring a green seven and a white number two, with varying degrees of red coloration on the labels, placed on a surface, illustrating color deterioration over time.
This is a page from a book or article discussing the history of painted label soda bottle collecting, focusing on the use of organic versus inorganic pigments in soda bottles, with specific reference to World War II and ACL bottles with missing red p
Book cover titled "Over 2,000 Varieties Soda and Mineral Water Bottles" by J. L. Jones, featuring a green background with an illustration of a soda bottle and a circular orange label reading "Price Guide with Photographs".
Photo of an empty clear glass bottle with a yellow label that has red and green text reading "CAGE THE BEER" and a depiction of three figures, set on a textured beige surface.
A scanned letter titled "Appendix C - A Personal Note from Bob Brown" discussing his passion for collecting ACL soda bottles, thanking Bill for his research assistance. The letter is signed "Bob Brown, Sodapoppob and Sodabob" and indicates it was las