Occasionally, I find time to follow some Hawaiian bottles being sold on eBay. Usually, the bottles that sell for a lot are the BIMAL (blown in mold applied lip) bottles. I don’t know much about the ACL (applied color label) or machine sodas but this one caught my eye today.
This bottle is from Sun-Brite Soda Works of Hilo, Hawaii. The bottle’s yellow and white label features a rooster crowing as the sun rises at dawn. The label reads “Refresh yourself with SUN-BRITE BEVERAGES”. The condition of the bottle was rated as excellent grading 9 on a scale of 10 and showing only slight traces of wear. This bottle sold today for $560. What a sale! I guess bottles from all time periods in Hawaii can fetch a reasonable chunk of change.
Is the lettering on the Sun-Brite Soda Bottle raised and then painted on or just a painted bottle?
Have hawaiian bottles that I need to know the values,
1. Blown molded soda bottles, “Property of T. Kuramoto Soda Works” 7 oz.
2.Blown moldes soda bottle, “Property of Hamakua Soda Works” Honokaa, Hawaii, 6.6oz.
3. Sunbrite bottles with painted on ” Drink Sun-Brite Beverage”
4.painted bottle, Just say Mil-Kay, Mil-K-Botl, from Sun Brite Soda Works, Hilo, HI
Lots of other bottles in varying conditions to list