{"product_id":"rare-1940s-par-t-pak-cork-bottle-cap-nehi-corporation-treasures-antique","title":"Antique NOS 1930s–1940s Par‑T‑Pak Nehi Cork Bottle Cap 🥤 Grand Rapids, Michigan","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWhat Was a Par-T-Pak? 🥤 Antique NOS 1930s–1940s Nehi Cork Bottle Cap, Grand Rapids, Michigan\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\/Mf9SsM_PxpE\" 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\n\n\u003cp\u003e🆕 \u003cstrong\u003eNew Old Stock (NOS) — unused and uncrimped with original cork liner.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003cp\u003eVintage \u003cstrong\u003ePar‑T‑Pak bottle cap\u003c\/strong\u003e from the \u003cstrong\u003eNehi Corporation\u003c\/strong\u003e, out of Grand Rapids, Michigan, dating to the late 1930s to early 1940s. \u003cstrong\u003ePAR-T-PAK\u003c\/strong\u003e in big green letters with a tall T through the middle, \u003cem\u003e\"Trade Mark,\"\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\"A Nehi Product\"\u003c\/em\u003e around the bottom, on a cream face with a green ring. The skirt is stamped \u003cstrong\u003eCCS\u003c\/strong\u003e for Crown Cork \u0026amp; Seal. Like every uncrimped crown, it measures 1 1\/4 inches across.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e🎉 America's Party Drink\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNehi launched Par‑T‑Pak in \u003cstrong\u003e1933\u003c\/strong\u003e, the year Prohibition ended, and that's no coincidence. These were big quart bottles, 32 ounces, sold as the economical size for a party, and the line ran to cola, ginger ale, club soda, black cherry, lemon-lime, orange, grape, strawberry, root beer and a Tom Collins mixer. The slogan was \u003cem\u003e\"When you celebrate… Enjoy America's Party Drink!\"\u003c\/em\u003e By the 1950s the ads were selling them straight as mixers: \u003cem\u003e\"No longer do highballs have to be swizzled or stirred!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNehi itself goes back to 1924, when Claud Hatcher's Chero-Cola company of Columbus, Georgia brought out a line of fruit flavors in tall bottles, \"knee-high,\" which is where the name came from. The company renamed itself the Nehi Corporation in 1928, and in 1955 it became the Royal Crown Company, after its RC Cola.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrand Rapids had its own Nehi Bottling Company, going back to 1929, so a Par-T-Pak party quart was a Grand Rapids drink too. And a little Michigan footnote I love: archaeologists at Michigan State University dug a 32-ounce Nehi Cola Par‑T‑Pak bottle out of the old East Lansing dump under the Brody and Emmons halls, a dump that was in use until the late 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe intact cork liner fits pre‑war production. This cap was never used on a bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n🆕 New Old Stock (NOS)\u003cbr\u003e\n🔧 Unused and uncrimped\u003cbr\u003e\n🟢 Original cork liner intact\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\/vintage-1980s-nehi-peach-bottle-cap-dr-pepper-bottling-jefferson-nc-treasures\"\u003eVintage 1980s Nehi Peach Bottle Cap 🍑 Transports You to Jefferson NC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/vintage-1980s-nehi-grape-bottle-cap-dr-pepper-bottling-jefferson-nc-treasures\"\u003eVintage Nehi Grape Soda Bottle Cap 🍇 Since 1924 Crown Cap Purple Soda Advertising Collectible\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/1950s-vintage-upper-10-cork-bottle-cap-el-dorado-ar-treasures\"\u003eVintage 1950s Upper 10 Cork Bottle Cap 🥤 from El Dorado Arkansas\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":45218831171816,"sku":"VAG-8490683760872","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2718\/4037\/files\/il_fullxfull.5580649776_odbg.jpg?v=1785440683","url":"https:\/\/vintageantiquesgifts.com\/products\/rare-1940s-par-t-pak-cork-bottle-cap-nehi-corporation-treasures-antique","provider":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}