Up for sale is a historical 4-piece collection of original corporate ephemera from Laurens Glass Works, Inc. (Laurens, South Carolina), all sent to or concerning the Marion Bottling Company (addressed as Marion Orange-Crush Bottling Co.) in Marion, Virginia.This lot includes three (3) official typewritten letters from 1944–1945 and one (1) fascinating handwritten company memo note from 1963. Crucially, all four pieces directly reference Pepsi-Cola. The WWII-era letters cover high-volume manufacturing orders totaling 900 gross of Pepsi bottles under strict wartime restrictions, while the 1963 memo archives a highly unusual customer product incident.What is Included in This Lot:
- January 8, 1944 Letter: Typewritten on Laurens Glass Works letterhead. Addressed to Marion Orange-Crush Btg. Co. (Attention: Mr. W. H. Hull, Jr.). Explicitly confirms instructions for \"300 gross of 12-oz. Pepsi-Cola bottles\" and notes ongoing wartime limitations, stating, “We have not received definite information regarding the extent of bottle limitation order...” Signed by Assistant Manager R. M. Erwin.
- May 11, 1945 Letter: Typewritten on Laurens Glass Works letterhead. Addressed to Marion Bottling Co. Explicitly schedules an order calling for another \"300 gross Pepsi-Cola bottles\" for shipment around July 1st. Signed by Assistant Manager R. M. Erwin.
- September 26, 1945 Letter: Typewritten on Laurens Glass Works letterhead. Addressed to Marion Bottling Co. Details a shipment order for \"your car containing 300 gross standard 12-oz. Pepsi-Cola bottles\". Signed by Assistant Manager R. M. Erwin.
- March 14, 1963 Handwritten Memo: Written on official \"Laurens Glass, Inc. Manufacturers of Longlife Bottles\" notepad paper by representative Bill Battenfield (Winston-Salem, NC). It details a customer incident involving Bob\'s Discount Store and a Pepsi bottle.
Full Transcription of 1963 Memo:
“3-14-63, 8:30 AM. Mrs. Virginia Russell, Bobs Discount Store. Her Boy drank from a Pepsi Cola last night did not get sick & is not yet sick but she is apprehensive that he might get sick. Will let us know if anything further develops.” Initialed at the bottom.Condition Report:
- Overall Grade: Excellent vintage condition. Crisply preserved paper ephemera.
- Paper Quality: Clean, bright white paper with no age toning, foxing, or fading.
- Integrity: Sharp edges with no tears, rips, or writing ink bleed. Note: Two of the 1940s typewritten letters have small, historic staple holes in the top-left corner from when they were originally filed away, which is very common for business documents of this era.
- Folds: Features only the clean, original fold lines from when they were mailed during the 1940s. The 1963 handwritten memo is completely flat.
Shipping & Handling:
To fully preserve their excellent condition, these documents will be packed completely flat and shipped inside a heavy-duty, rigid cardboard mailer to eliminate any risk of bending or folding in transit.
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