Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.
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| Source: MagicSeaWeed.com. |
The most important thing for me today is the increasing surf predictions. That is the biggest predicted surf that we've had on the Treasure Coast for a good while. If we actually get something like a nine-foot surf, some beaches should open up. The direction of the winds and swells, as always, will determine a lot. Of course, big tides would help too, and right now we are having some pretty big high tides. Overall, the near future is beginning to look more promising for beach metal detecting, beginning this weekend and even more next week. Even though Earl is not coming very close to Florida, it is lingering out there while the surf builds. Earl is the only one I'm really paying much attention to right now.
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| Source: nhc.noaa.gov. |
After such a hot slow summer, it will be great to have some improved beach conditions.
Archeology enthusiasts have uncovered a perfectly preserved pharmaceutical bottle with herbal ‘heart’ drops from the 1930s, alongside the remains of a medieval clay pot from the bottom of a river.
The team led by Dr Jarosław Rola from the Stanisław Staszic Regional Museum in Piła stumbled upon the discovery while combing through the river Gwda in western Poland.
The oldest discovery was a large fragment of a clay pot from the end of the early medieval period, dating back to between the 12th-13th century, which was found in the river near the town of Motylewo.,,
In the early 20th century, the advertising logo of Nehi was a picture of a seated woman's legs, in which the skirt was high enough to show the stockings up to the knee, suggesting the phrase "knee-high," to illustrate the correct pronunciation of the company name. This was referenced in Jean Shepherd's story "My Old Man and the Lascivious Special Award That Heralded the Birth of Pop Art" in the book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, as well as in the film A Christmas Story, which was adapted from the book....
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| Source: See link below. |
Archeology enthusiasts have uncovered a perfectly preserved pharmaceutical bottle with herbal ‘heart’ drops from the 1930s, alongside the remains of a medieval clay pot from the bottom of a river.
The team led by Dr Jarosław Rola from the Stanisław Staszic Regional Museum in Piła stumbled upon the discovery while combing through the river Gwda in western Poland.
The oldest discovery was a large fragment of a clay pot from the end of the early medieval period, dating back to between the 12th-13th century, which was found in the river near the town of Motylewo.,,
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| Embossed 1925 NEHI Beverages Bottle. |
This bottle is embossed NEHI BEVERAGES on one side and NEHI REG U.S. PAT OFF. on the opposite side. In between those is MINIMUM CONTENTS on one side and 9 FLUID OUNCES on the other. Down near the heal is NEHI BOTTLING CO. On the bottom is DESIGN PAT'D MARCH 3, 25, along with a Owens Illinois and Duraglass mark.
It is in very nice condition.
The Chero-Cola company added Nehi Cola to its line of sodas in 1924 in order to offer a broader variety of flavors. It originally offered orange, grape, root beer, peach, and other flavors of soda. Nehi was instantly successful and outsold Chero-Cola entirely. The company changed its name to Nehi Corporation in 1928 and was listed on the New York Curb Exchange. Business went well until 1930 when a major crisis occurred. Reflecting the Great Depression, which followed with the stock market crash of October 1929, Nehi Corporation's sales figures dropped one million dollars in 1930 from a high of $3.7 million in the previous year. Sales continued to decline until 1932, the only year in which the company had ever lost money... |
| NEHI Ad With Knee-Hi Dress. |
For information on the NEHI Bottling Co. and Royal Crown Bottling Co., see EPChap10a.pdf (sha.org).
The NEHI Bottling Co. mark seems to put this bottle between 1931 and 1941.
The glass manufacturer or bottling company mark often helps to narrow down the date range.
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Good hunting,
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