Antique NuGrape Soda Bottle

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Antique NuGrape soda bottle from Savannah, Georgia, embossed in pale green glass with a 6 fl oz capacity and a bottle patent date of March 9, 1920. This distinctive early NuGrape bottle features the brand’s embossed script, a sculptural double-bulb body, raised capacity lettering, and Savannah, Georgia embossing on the base. Its recognizable shape and regional city marking give it strong appeal for collectors of antique soda bottles, Georgia advertising, historic beverage glass, Southern mercantile pieces, and early twentieth-century packaging. HISTORICAL AND COLLECTOR INTEREST NuGrape was a prominent American grape-soda brand during the early twentieth century. Rather than using an ordinary straight-sided beverage bottle, NuGrape adopted a distinctive molded form intended to make the product recognizable by both shape and embossing. This bottle bears the embossed patent date: MARCH 9, 1920 The Savannah, Georgia base marking provides additional regional interest. City-marked beverage bottles are often sought by collectors who organize their collections around particular bottling territories, states, towns, soda brands, or Southern cities. This is an appealing display example because it combines several desirable characteristics: • Embossed NuGrape branding • Unusual sculptural bottle form • Savannah, Georgia base marking • Six-fluid-ounce capacity • March 9, 1920 patent date • Pale green to aqua-green antique glass • Authentic age-related surface character EMBOSSED DETAILS Visible raised lettering and molded features include: • NuGrape script • Decorative central emblem • Minimum Contents 6 Fl. Oz. • Savannah, Georgia base embossing • March 9, 1920 patent marking The embossing remains visible throughout the bottle, although some areas appear softer due to age, wear, glass haze, and manufacturing variation. COLOR AND DISPLAY The glass has a soft pale-green to aqua-green appearance. Natural outdoor light brings out the color and molded contours especially well. The bottle has a narrow neck, rounded upper chamber, and bulbous lower body, creating the distinctive silhouette associated with early NuGrape packaging. It displays well in: • Antique bottle collections • Vintage soda advertising displays • Southern mercantile interiors • Georgia history collections • Savannah memorabilia collections • Historic kitchen displays • Vintage bar displays • General-store displays • Early beverage packaging collections • Collectible glass cabinets • Farmhouse and industrial interiors CONDITION This is an authentic antique bottle showing genuine age, use, and long-term storage. Visible condition characteristics include: • Overall haze and cloudiness • Interior staining and residue • Surface scratches and scuffs • General handling wear • Base wear • Areas of softened embossing • Normal age-related surface wear • Period glass and manufacturing irregularities The bottle has not been digitally altered to hide its condition. Please inspect every photograph closely, particularly the lip, neck, shoulder, interior, embossing, heel, patent date, and base. The photographs form an important part of the condition description. No claim of mint condition is being made. This bottle is being offered as a genuine historic collectible and display object with visible antique character. It is not intended for modern food or beverage use. SPECIFICATIONS Brand: NuGrape Item type: Embossed soda bottle City: Savannah, Georgia Capacity: 6 fl oz Patent marking: March 9, 1920 Approximate era: 1920s Material: Glass Color: Pale green / aqua green Country of origin: United States Quantity: One bottle Condition: Antique condition with haze, cloudiness, staining, scratches, scuffs, base wear, and general age-related wear Measurements and scale are documented in the final listing photographs. AUTHENTICITY This is a genuine period NuGrape bottle, not a modern decorative reproduction. The buyer will receive the exact bottle shown in the photographs. PACKING AND SHIPPING This antique glass bottle will be professionally packed with special protection around the lip, neck, shoulder, body, and base. Packing will include: • Individual wrapping • Thick protective cushioning • A sturdy corrugated shipping box • Adequate separation between the bottle and the box walls • Tracking • Full insurance for the purchase value Package dimensions: 12 × 7 × 7 inches Packaged shipping weight: 3 pounds LINTHEAD RESTORATIONS Carefully sourced vintage and antique pieces selected for collectors, historic interiors, and distinctive displays.