tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post113743561044053764..comments2024-03-25T18:01:05.147-05:00Comments on A Shroud of Thoughts: Returnable Soda BottlesTerence Towles Canotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-70540613216406913952018-04-12T16:36:36.080-05:002018-04-12T16:36:36.080-05:00I have seen no one addressing the fact that there ...I have seen no one addressing the fact that there was a deposit on the bottle that you received back when the bottle was returned. As I remember it was one penny in the 1940s and went to two cents in the fifties. All the articles address the state laws for bottle deposits that started in the 70s but not the manufacturers deposit requirements earlier.ganjamanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363635895856337280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-57240542548009131782008-08-09T17:44:00.000-05:002008-08-09T17:44:00.000-05:00Actually, Earl R. Dean's contour bottle design was...Actually, Earl R. Dean's contour bottle design was influenced by the cocoa pod, not the cola leaf. Earl R. Dean did not know what Coca-Cola was made of. The cola bean and the cola leaf was not found in the encyclopedia; the cocoa pod was. When he discovered it, he was influenced by it appearance. Never did he believe that the cocoa pod was an ingredient of Coca-Cola.Gavin MacQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898780017415687653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-9514652584322206702008-08-09T17:26:00.000-05:002008-08-09T17:26:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Gavin MacQueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02898780017415687653noreply@blogger.com