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ORIGINAL SODA BEVERAGE EMBOSSED ADVERTISING SIGN JUST WHISTLE 1948 ships 54 in.

$ 685.87

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Type of Advertising: Sign
  • Condition: Used
  • Brand: Whistle Orange Soda
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Theme: Soda
  • Original/Reproduction: Original
  • Size: 54
  • Date of Creation: 1948
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

    Description

    So here is an ORIGINAL SODA BEVERAGE EMBOSSED ADVERTISING SIGN JUST WHISTLE 1948 ships 54 in.. Metal sign is in aged used rusted dinged as is condition see pictures measuring about 18.5 by 54. Sign is mounted on a wood frame. You rarely see signs with such killer graphics and this sign is stamp dated 1948 by the maker.
    [1]
    The Orange Whistle Corporation of St Louis trademarked the
    Whistle
    brand of orange soda in January 1916.
    Whistle
    was created by Charles L. Grigg, who later created
    7 Up
    .
    Whistle Bottling Company
    The Whistle Bottling Company operated during 1923 and was located at 200 South Broadway.  The officers were D. C. Burgin (President), E. T. Good (Vice President), E. M Hawkins (Secretary/Treasurer) and Manfred B. Burgin (General Manager).  The company was a franchise bottler for the
    Orange Whistle
    brand.
    [1]
    The local Coke bottler had previously bottled this brand during the late 1910s.