Article #116: Vintage Orange Crush Bottle w/ Grape Crush Inside
In this new article, we will be taking a look at this vintage Orange Crush soda bottle that has Grape Crush inside. The brand started out as Orange Crush in 1911 and was created by chemist Neil C. Ward. In 1911, Clayton J. Howel who was the president and founder of the Orange Crush company partnered with Ward who made the recipe for Orange Crush. Crush premiered as Ward's Orange Crush. Orange Crush originally had orange pulp in the bottle which gave it a fresh squeezed illusion. There are a lot of different possibilities as to why this flavor was in an Orange Crush bottle. The most common reason is that the grape flavor just happened to be in the Orange Crush bottles because it was the brand, and they had many different flavors. On the front of the bottle you have where it says Orange Crush at the top and in the middle. Here is a look at the back of the bottle. Here is a look at the Grape Crush cap on the bottle. Here is the bottom of the bottle.
