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Vintage Ma’s Old Fashion Root Beer wooden bottle crate with 12 one-quart glass bottles.
The wooden crate features red and blue Ma’s Root Beer advertising on the sides with the familiar Ma illustration and “The Kind That Mother Used To Make” slogan. Crate has metal-reinforced corners, cutout carrying handles and the original interior bottle dividers.
Includes 12 vintage Ma’s bottles. Eleven are clear glass and one is green glass. Bottles have applied color labels with Ma’s Old Fashion branding. Bottles are marked:
“Ma Knows Best”
“One Quart”
“Bottled Under Authority of Old Fashion, Inc., Wilkes Barre, Penna.”
“By Sanford Beverages, Inc., Rochester, N.Y.”
The green bottle retains a metal crown cap and has a © 1944 date printed on the applied color label.
Approximate era: 1940s–1950s, with the green bottle label copyrighted 1944.
Condition:
Original vintage condition with substantial age and use wear. The wooden crate has fading, staining, scratches, surface wear, edge losses, splits and deterioration to portions of the wood. Metal corner reinforcement has oxidation/rust. Advertising graphics remain clearly visible. Bottles show age-related dirt, residue, scratches and label wear. Two bottles retain old metal caps. Please review photos closely for condition.
Includes:
1 Ma’s Old Fashion Root Beer wooden crate
12 one-quart Ma’s bottles
• 11 clear glass
• 1 green glass
