Bottle, Soda
Object number2019.35.1 a,b
Distributor
Private Label Specialties, Ltd.
Manufacturer
Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation
Date2000
OriginGoffstown, NH
MediumGlass; Paper; Ink; Adhesive; Metal
Credit LineGift of Damian Catanza
DescriptionBrown glass root beer bottle, twelve (12) fluid ounces. Cylindrical body with sloping shoulder. Bottle neck is wide at bottom and tapers to narrower circular opening with threaded outer rim. Bottom of bottle tapers inward to foot with ribbed perimeter. Two seams. White paper label adhered to front of body and wraps partially around left and right sides; label has blue and red printed text providing product and maker information. Bottle is empty. Gold metal twist-off bottle cap with crimped bottom edge; interior has threaded sides. DimensionsHeight x Diameter (a-b together): 7.75 x 2.625 in. (19.7 x 6.7 cm)Height x Diameter (a): 7.688 x 2.625 in. (19.5 x 6.7 cm)
Height x Diameter (b): 0.313 x 1.125 in. (0.8 x 2.9 cm)
Inscriptions(a)
Front of body label has blue and red printed text "CNN / Primary Rootbeer".
(b)
Top of cap has printed red text "TWIST OFF" with red arrow pointing to the viewer's left; this is repeated twice.
Marks(a)
Proper left side of body label has blue printed text including "12 FL OZ/355 ML / DISTR. BY PRIVATE LABEL SPECIALTIES, LTD, GOFFSTOWN, NH... / INGREDIENTS:... / WWW.PARTYSODA.COM..."
Bottom edge of bottle has raised marks and text including "[hashmarks] 14 [maker's mark] 10 99".
Underside has raised text at center "10" with surrounding illegible raised text arranged in a circle.
Underside has black stamped/printed text "9347220456".
(b)
Underside has number "23".
Historical NotesThis “CNN” Root Beer was produced for the 2000 Primary, which Catanza covered, as well as the 1996 Olympics and NASA missions. Ross Catanza was a photographer for The Pittsburgh Press for nearly three decades. His parents were immigrants from Plati in Calabria and he grew up in the Norwood area of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania. He was a veteran of World War II, which allowed him to use the G.I. bill to go to school for photography. He covered a wide variety of news stories: sports, politics, current events like strikes, riots, and protests.
Previous owner
Ross Catanza
Related institution
The Pittsburgh Press
Related person
Albert Arnold Gore Jr.
(born 1948)
Related person
George Walker Bush
Related institution
CNN
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