- ***"Krem Ko Chocola Co Dairy" Rare Variant*** Clear Glass Bottle GEM!!!
- No chips, no cracks, this piece is in Great Condition and is a notably rare bottle to any collector! There is some scratching and we cleaned it the best that we could. Any other remnants just add more character to this incredible piece of history!
- SOLD: AS IS
- Bottle says: SERVE ICE COLD OR PIPING HOT KREM KO CHOCOLATED DAIRY DRINK 9 FL OUNCES KREM KO CO CHICAGO
-Bottom of bottle says: K K
- This vintage Krem-Ko embossed clear glass bottle is a fascinating piece of early 20th-century dairy history. Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, under President George F. Gallagher, the Krem-Ko Company pioneered highly successful, sterilized chocolate dairy drinks during the late 1920s chocolate beverage boom. Rather than bottling the final product centrally, the company produced a specialized chocolate syrup and distributed it to regional franchises and dairies, which mixed the syrup with high-quality, high-butterfat milk. Because of these premium ingredients, a standard bottle of Krem-Ko retailed for 10 cents—double the price of a standard 5-cent soda pop at the time—prompting the company to register "Five-O" in 1929 as a budget-friendly 5-cent alternative. The distinct, wide-mouthed transparent glass bottle itself was officially granted U.S. Design Patent No. 79,925 on November 19, 1929. Gallagher deliberately chose clear glass so consumers could see the rich, creamy chocolate color inside, while the wide mouth bridged the gap between a traditional milk bottle and a soda pop bottle. Furthermore, because applied color lettering did not become the industry standard until the mid-to-late 1930s, these early bottles featured heavy, raised Art Deco style embossing directly in the glass, typically showcasing the "Krem-Ko" or "Krim-Ko" logo on the front, which are very rare and extremely valuable.
- 8 5/8 Tall 2 1/4" Wide
-Ed the Diver & Christie B. Stickers & signed picture postcard included with order!
-We found this bottle while cleaning out the Menominee River in Niagara, Wisconsin!
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***Krem Ko Chocola Co Dairy" Rare Variant $50 – $100+Heavy, early embossed dairy-style variants or regional fraction-bottles labeled specifically with "Chocola Co" are harder to find and command top-tier pricing from specialized bottle collectors.***
