🍍 NOS Late 1930s Ritz Orange Pineapple Soda Bottle Cap

This is an original NOS (New Old Stock) cork-lined bottle cap from Ritz Beverage Co., a regional soda producer operating at 1822 South 12th Street, St. Louis, Missouri. Ritz was active during the 1930s and early 1940s, producing a variety of fruit-forward sodas, including blended flavors such as Orange Pineapple.

The cap features the distinctive Ritz top hat logo, a branding element associated with the company’s late-1930s production period. The ingredient panel—listing carbonated water, sugar, citric acid, artificial flavor & color, and ¼ of 1% benzoate of soda—reflects pre-World War II soda formulation standards, supporting a 1930s era dating.

The presence of an original cork liner further confirms early production, as cork remained standard prior to the widespread adoption of composition liners in the 1940s.

✨ Condition

• NOS (New Old Stock)
• Unused, never applied
• Original cork liner intact
• Strong color and clean surface

📌 Collector Reference

• Brand: Ritz Beverage Co.
• Location: St. Louis, Missouri
• Era: Late 1930s
• Liner: Cork
• Flavor: Orange Pineapple

A scarce and character-rich survivor from the regional soda era, representing early St. Louis bottling history and pre-war flavor experimentation.