Beverage and Drinking Related History

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Beverage & Drinking Related History

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Beverage & Drinking Related History:

7UP - 1928
Aluminum Can - 1958-9
Beer - Beer Timetable
- 1553 - Beck's
- 1786 - Molson
- 1810 - Oktoberfest
  1829 - Yeungling
- 1847 - Labatt Beer
- 1876 - Budweiser (later becomes the 1st national brand)
- 1876 - Beer pasteurization
- 1904 - Lone Star Beer
- 1933 - beer prohibition ends (4/7)
- 1935 - Beer Can (Kreugers)
- 1935 - Cone Top Beer Cans - Picture Archive
- 1935 - Vaughan Novelty Company introduces the still common one piece bottle opener/can top piercer combination
- 1939 - First "No Deposit, No Return, Not To Be Refilled " bottle
- 1962 - Iron City Beer uses the "Tab Top Opener" (called a "tear tab" - banned in mid 1970s)
- 1963 - Beer Keg, stainless steel
- 1963 - Soft Top Aluminum Cans
- 1984 - Twist-Off Cap introduced by Labatt
Beer Tray - 1890s
Bottle caps
- 1856 - Cork disk attached screw cap (another source cites 1889)
- 1875 - Wire attached mechanical cap (used till about 1915)
- 1892 - Crown cork invented by William Painter. Cork liners used until replaced by plastic in the mid 1960s
- 1936 - ROPP Aluminum Cap (Roll-on Pilfer Proof)
- c1966 - Twist-off Crown Cap
Bottle Openers:
- Wall Mount: 1925 ?
Bristol Tn-VA - Collectible Bottles
Canada Dry - 1907
Coca Cola History
- Coca Cola - 1886
- Coca Cola, Classical Bottle - 1915 (patent date)
- Coca Cola Six Pack - 1923
- Coca Cola in Cans - 1960 (first regular production) 1967, Coke cans go Aluminum
Coffee - Nice Timeline of coffee and coffee house history
- Coffee Creamer - 1952 (Pream)
- Coffee Pot - 1803
- Drip Coffee Maker Invention - 1908
- Espresso - originated in 1822
- Freeze-dried - developed in 1938
- Instant coffee mass marketing - 1906
- Percolator - Late 1865
- Silex Pyrex ® drip coffee pot - 1915
- Mr. Coffee - 1972
- first vacuum packed coffee - 1900 (Hills)
Cognac - 1750
Color Labels - 1934
Coca Cola
- Coke - First use as a brand name - 1941
- Coke Can - 1960
- Coca Cola advertising in Brazil - lots of images
Cork Screws:
- 1882 Single lever classic design (patent)
- 1888 Double Lever (British Patent)
- 1900 Combo cork screw / bottle opener (patent)
- 1930 Double Lever (US Patent)
Crown Bottle Cork (Cap) - 1892
Diet Drinks - 1952 First Diet Cola - 1959
Dr. Pepper - 1885 (invention) 1888 (sale in bottles)
Drink Mixers:
- Hamilton Beech - 1911
Drinking Fountain, sanitary - 1909
Fanta - 1958
Gin and Tonic - 1852
Ginger Ale - 1861
Glass Blowing Machine - 1899
Ice Cubes
- 1950 - Ice Cube Tray with Lever Ejector Mechanism (patent application date) Arthur J. Frei
Kool-Ade - 1927 (originally spelled Kool-Ade. Non concentrate called, Fruit Smack) Pitcher - 1954
Malted Milkshake - 1922 (Walgreens - Ivar Coulson)
Milk & Milk Bottles Bottles: 1880-1900
- Gallery of Bottle Images
- Ads on Milk Bottles - 1920s
- Condensed milk patented - 1856 (Gail Borden)
- Milk tank trucks - 1914
- Milk vending machines - 1950
- Paper Milk Carton - 1906-8 (introduction in San Francisco)
- Paper Milk Carton, Folded - 1915 (patent date) Marketed in the 1930s
- Paper Milk Carton with pour spout - c. 1950
- Plastic coated milk carton - 1953
- Plastic containers - 1964
Mixed Drinks
- 1860 - Martini (first spelled: Martinez)
- 1900s - Cocktail Shaker
- 1907 ? - Cocktail (Martini) glass
- 1930s - Bloody Mary
- 1948 - Margarita, named for Margarita Sames
Moxie (soft drink) 1885
Nehi - 1924
Orange Crush - 1906
Pepsi-Cola
- 1898 - Date of first sales
- 1903 - Trademark Registered
- 1934 - 12oz bottle
- 1964 - Diet Pepsi
- 1970 - Pepsi is first to introduce the 2-liter bottle
Pilsner Glass - 1842
Plastic Soft Drink Bottles - 1970 PET (current plastic) bottles - 1991
Pull Tabs - 1962 Stay on Tabs - 1974
Root Beer, Hires - 1876 (first concocted 1869)
Royal Crown Cola - 1934
Schwepps - 1794
Soda Fountain - First Patents 1819, 1870 (Front Service Soda Fountain - 1903)
Soda Glasses - Great collection of images
Soda pop in a can, first - 1936
Soda Water - 1807 (Townsend Speakman of Philadelphia)
Sprite - 1961

Tea - Nice Tea History Site
- Afternoon Tea - 1840s (Interesting history)
- Iced Tea - 1904
- Iced Tea, Instant - 1953
- Tea Bag - 1908 (invention). Era of greatest popularity came after WWII around 1920
- Tea Dance - 1819
- Tea Kettle, whistling - 1921 (Joseph Block)
Vending Machines, Soda - Massive collection of images
Vending Machines for Cans - 1965
Water, Bottled
- 1820 - Saratoga Springs bottled water
Water Fountains:
- Kohler Bubbler - 1888 (invention)
- Water Cooler - 1911 electric refrigerated version

See also:

History of Pop Timeline

Huge Food Product Timeline - If not on my list, it may be here.

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