CCSI Cork Crowncap Database - Brewer/Bottler
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 Brewer/bottler #800 | | | Name | Orange Crush Company |
| | Address | 312-24 W. Superior St.
4900 W. Flournoy St.
Chicago
Use for all Crush and Old Colony crowns through 1959 where local bottler not known |
| | | | | | | | Extra info | The original patent for the Orange Crush soft drink was created in 1906 in Chicago by a man named J.M. Thomson. In 1916, Clayton J. Howell (president and founder of the Orange Crush Company) partnered with Californian Neil C. Ward to incorporate the company in Los Angeles. Ward, a beverage and extract chemist, perfected the process of blending ingredients to create the exclusive formula that yielded the improved, all-natural orange flavor of Orange Crush.
Soft drinks of the time often carried the surname of the creator along with the product name. C. J. Howell was not new to the soft drink business, having earlier introduced Howell's Orange Julep. Since Howell sold the rights to use his name in conjunction with his first brand, Ward was given the naming honors and Crush was first premiered in 1916 as "Ward's Orange Crush." While the company was headquartered in Chicago, its laboratories were in Los Angeles.
Orange Crush was the first flavor produced by the company. Other sodas followed like "Ward’s Lemon Crush" in 1919 and "Ward’s Lime Crush" in 1920. Grape Crush was introduced in 1960, Cherry Crush in 1962 and Pineapple Crush in 1966. Crush Lime reappeared as a limited-time offering in 2010. The Mr. Crushy logo was first emobossed on bottles in 1920.
The company went through several owners including Pepsi, Procter & Gamble and Cadbury Schweppes. Today, Crush is part of Dr Pepper Snapple Group, an integrated refreshment beverage business marketing more than 50 beverage brands throughout North America.
Mr. Crushy was Crush’s mascot during the 1930s and ‘40s.
Certified List of Domestic and Foreign Corporations for the year 1922
1922
FOUND INSIDE – PAGE 855
O. C. ... Orange - Crush Company . 312-24 W. Superior St. , Chicago .
The Beverage Blue Book, the Standard Directory, Buyers' Guide and Reference Volume for the Beverage Industry
1925
FOUND INSIDE – PAGE 197
Illinois-Continued
Chicago-Continued
Orange - Crush Bottling Co. of Illinois , 4900 W. Flournoy St. |
| | | | | | | Other names used for this Brewer/bottler | | Name 1 | Old Colony Beverages |
| | | Name 2 | Crush International, Inc |
| | Extra info | Use for Crush and Old Colony crowns from 1960 and thereafter. By this time Crush was located in Evanston |
| | Name 3 | Ward's Orange Crush |
| | Extra info | Original name of the product |
| | Name 4 | Hires Old Colony of Chicago |
| | | Name 5 | Orange Crush Bottling Co. (Chicago, IL) |
| | | Name 6 | Orange Crush Ltd. (Evanston, IL) |
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