{"product_id":"1970s-caravan-strawberry-soda-bottle-cap-egyptian-pyramid-vintage","title":"Vintage NOS Caravan Strawberry Soda Bottle Cap 🍓 Piedmont Cheerwine • NC • 1970s","description":"\u003ch2\u003eRemember Caravan Strawberry Soda? 🍓 Vintage NOS 1970s Bottle Cap, Piedmont Cheerwine, NC\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:315px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:177.78%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vReH6iomKxE\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e🍓 \u003cstrong\u003eOriginal NOS Caravan Strawberry Soda bottle cap\u003c\/strong\u003e from the \u003cstrong\u003e1970s\u003c\/strong\u003e, bottled by \u003cstrong\u003ePiedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong\u003eSalisbury, North Carolina\u003c\/strong\u003e, the home of Cheerwine. Unused and uncrimped, preserved from original production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🐪 What's on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRed on silver: five riders on camels crossing the desert past a palm tree and a pyramid, birds overhead, \u003cstrong\u003eCARAVAN\u003c\/strong\u003e arched across the top and \u003cstrong\u003eSTRAWBERRY SODA\u003c\/strong\u003e below. The fine print reads \u003cem\u003e\"Contains carbonated water, sugar, propylene glycol, gum acacia, artificial flavor and color,\"\u003c\/em\u003e and the skirt carries \u003cem\u003e\"Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Co., Inc., Salisbury, N.C.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Like every uncrimped crown, it measures 1 1\/4 inches across.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🍒 The Cheerwine people\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSalisbury's soda story starts in \u003cstrong\u003e1913\u003c\/strong\u003e, when \u003cstrong\u003eL.D. Peeler\u003c\/strong\u003e and some other Rowan County businessmen started a Mint Cola bottling franchise in the basement of Peeler's store on Council Street, near the train depot. When Mint Cola went bankrupt, Peeler bought the franchise and built the Carolina Beverage Corporation on it. In \u003cstrong\u003e1917\u003c\/strong\u003e, with sugar short during the war, a flavor salesman from St. Louis sold Peeler a wild cherry flavor, and he turned it into a deep burgundy soda he called \u003cstrong\u003eCheerwine\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"cheer\" for how it made you feel and \"wine\" for the color. The first slogan was \"For health and pleasure.\" Today it's \"Uniquely Southern Since 1917,\" and Peeler's descendants, the Ritchie family, still run the company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheerwine was always the star, but the Salisbury plant bottled other flavors too. Caravan came in at least orange and strawberry, and this is the strawberry, with the Cheerwine name right there on the skirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🏡 Display\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePair it with the Caravan Orange for the set, or put it in a cap collection or a Carolina soda display. The red camel caravan on silver is a real looker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"relatedBlock\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 More From The Vintage \u0026amp; Antique Gifts Archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/1970s-salisbury-nc-caravan-orange-soda-bottle-cap-discovered-vintage\"\u003eVintage NOS Caravan Orange Soda Bottle Cap 🍊 Piedmont Cheerwine • NC • 1970s\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/1970s-whistle-strawberry-soda-bottle-cap-tampa-florida-vintage-treasures\"\u003eVintage 1970s Whistle Strawberry Soda Bottle Cap 🍓 from Tampa Florida\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/1970s-big-b-grape-soda-bottle-cap-vintage-coca-cola-collectible-treasures\"\u003eVintage 1970s Big B Grape Soda Bottle Cap 🍇 | Coca‑Cola Bottling Thomasville NC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44275178799336,"sku":"VAG-8128527565032","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/il_fullxfull.4646475257_bo04.jpg?v=1785359377","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/1970s-caravan-strawberry-soda-bottle-cap-egyptian-pyramid-vintage","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}