Title

Rock Spring Beverages Box, Shakopee, 1940

Creation Date

1940 – 1960

Description

Box of Rock Spring beverages bottled by Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc. in Shakopee. The box is thick brown cardboard with metal staples, side handles, and a two part flip lid. Printed in red and black on the exterior long sides of the box is "24/Medium/Rock Spring Beverages/Jacob Ries Bottling Works, Inc./Shakopee, Minnesota, U. S. A." Printed in black on the exterior short sides is "C & B/ 75 (cents symbol)/Shell 10 (cents symbol)". The interior of the box contains a cardboard divider for holding 24 bottles. The box contains 12 sealed bottles. All bottles are green glass with metal caps. Two of the bottles are Canada Dry ginger ale, one bottle is Rock Spring ginger ale, six bottles are Rock Spring sparkling table water, and three bottles are Rock Spring 75th anniversary sparkling table water.

Geographic Notes

Shakopee/Scott County/Minnesota