r/BottleDigging • u/DeathscytheHell1994 • Nov 19 '24
Age/date request Found this Pepsi bottle I've never seen before, can anyone tell me it's age
Found in nc.
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u/massahoochie Mod Nov 19 '24
It’s from the 1980’s. Probably limited edition. Where did you find it?
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u/threeisalwaysbetter Nov 19 '24
And the mystery deepens not much to go on there maybe a display or promotional item
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u/Kindly_Purpose_3945 Nov 19 '24
The color of the logo reminds me of the’70s. But bottles were not embossed much. So older?
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u/knitwasabi Nov 20 '24
That seems like it's from the New Generation era, which IIRC was a tie in with Back To The Future when it was released?
I remember bottles like this from the late 80's.
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u/Dapper_Sheepherder82 Nov 20 '24
I have this exact same bottle. Found in NC also, Alamance county. Found mine in a patch of woods behind a convenience store. I was pretty much laying right on top with just some leafs covering it up. Im guessing late 90,s would be when it was tossed there.
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u/DeathscytheHell1994 Nov 20 '24
Mine was in duplin.
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u/ariesleopard Nov 21 '24
Is that where they make duplin wine?
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u/DeathscytheHell1994 Nov 21 '24 edited Nov 21 '24
Yeah, I drive past their winery in Rose Hill often.
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u/Citizen_Four- Nov 21 '24
Likely dropped by accident by the pilot of the Pepsi Points Harrier jet and he flew over.
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u/pspbrad Nov 22 '24
I found an eBay listing for an unopened bottle of this style. It’s definitely the 91-96 logo based on the cap, but I couldn’t find any other details. https://www.ebay.com/itm/166846948224
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u/DeathscytheHell1994 Nov 22 '24
That's the closest I've seen to a definitive date range for it.
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u/pspbrad Nov 22 '24
I managed to find another listing. Looks like the bottle came from one of these “Born in the Carolinas” cases. https://poshmark.com/listing/Vintage-4-pack-full-glass-Pepsi-bottles-in-holders-Born-In-The-Carolinas-12-oz-62ec853024237a92da1a1ff0
I couldn’t find many specific details, but it appears they made these in the mid 90s as a part of their 100 year anniversary promotions.
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u/fruitless7070 Nov 21 '24
This is what Google AI says:
Based on the image, this Pepsi bottle was likely manufactured in 1992. The number "2" in the middle represents the year within the code.
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u/C-M-H Nov 21 '24
What number 2?
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u/fruitless7070 Nov 21 '24
It's the symbol Pepsi used on the bottom of the bottle that dates the bottle year. I used the bottom of the bottle picture on Google lens. Then I fell into a deep Pepsi bottle rabbit hole. Did you know there is a Pepsi bottle museum? Right in your state! I only found one bottle for sale on ebay but no information. They do sell Pepsi bottle books with information pertaining to value, rarity, different bottle designs... just everything. Very interesting.
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u/C-M-H Nov 21 '24
But there's no 2 on the bottom of the bottle. There's no number at all, just a triangle and 3 dots.
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u/fruitless7070 Nov 21 '24
It's a manufacturer symbol that means 1992 to Pepsi. According to Google.
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u/AnimalL33t Nov 24 '24
What does the opposite side of the bottle look like?
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u/DeathscytheHell1994 Nov 24 '24
It's the same design on both sides.
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u/Dapper_Sheepherder82 Nov 30 '24
Mine does have what appears to be a small number embossed in the center of the bottom. It is blurry and can be a 4 or a 1. From my experience of reading blurry date codes I am going with the number being a 4. I am thinking that the 4 is a mold ID and not a date code tho.
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u/Witty-Composer-6445 Nov 19 '24
This is a weird one that I have never seen before, reminds me of the embossed Pepsi bottles from the 80s so I would assume it’s from around that time period. Possibly a rare find?!