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Vintage Nehi Beverages soda bottle from the Nehi Bottling Company of Cape Girardeau, Missouri.This clear pressed-glass bottle features the distinctive textured “silk stocking” design with portions of the original applied-color label still visible. The remaining label includes the Nehi Beverages name and Good Housekeeping Bureau approval information.Back label reads:“Every Bottle Sterilized
Tested and Approved
Serial No. 4897
Good Housekeeping Bureau
Conducted by Good Housekeeping Magazine
Property of Nehi Bottling Co.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri”The bottom is embossed “DESIGN PAT’D MAR. 3, 25.” This refers to the March 3, 1925 bottle-design patent and is not necessarily the bottle’s production date. Based on its applied-color labeling and construction, the bottle is believed to date from approximately the late 1930s or 1940s.Condition: Authentic pre-owned vintage condition. The applied-color lettering is heavily faded and worn, with only portions remaining. The glass has age-related scratches, cloudiness, residue, and general surface wear. Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact condition. No cap is included.A nice piece of Missouri advertising history for a vintage soda, Nehi, Cape Girardeau, or antique bottle collection.
