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Early to mid 20th C
GUSN-174765
A three oz. glass bottle of Hires Root Beer Extract in a cardboard box, labeled; square labeled bottle with white cap; salmon colored box brown lettering; "Hires" logo is brown, orange, blue and white.
soda bottles
Bottle
"Hires"
"HIRES / ROOT BEER / EXTRACT / 3 FL OZ."
"HIRES DIVISION, BEVERAGES /INTERNATIONAL INC./ EVANSTON, ILLINOIS"
"CONTAINS WATER, CARAMEL/COLOR, NATURAL AND / ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR"
"1/2"
"HOME / Recipe /Hires/ RootBEER/ RootBEER / EXTRACT/ NATURALLY AND ARTIFICIALLY / FLAVORED, CARAMEL COLORED. / 3 FLUID OZ"
"THE HIRES DIVISION / (MAIN OFFICE) / 2201 MAIN ST. , EVANSTON/ ILL. 60204"
"SEE EASY DIRECTIONS / INSIDE THIS CARTON"
"Hires / Root BEER"
The Hires Division (Maker)
4 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Theodora Lawton
1995.533
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