A
promotional glass is one that you get for buying
something. These were very popular in the 70's and 80's
but haven't done so well in the 90's. There are several
large series of these that should interest us and many
smaller ones. The 1973 and 1976 Pepsi series are probably
the most popular. Both of these have nice graphics and
can be found in most antique shops or swapmeets. Below we
have listed a few things to look for when you are buying
and also some help on the 1973 series.
Things to look for on a
glass:
1. Chips on the rim and base
2. Wear marks on widest part of the glass(where they
would rub together)
3. Paint poorly applied(outside of lines or bare spots)
4. Faded paint(Some series came looking faded)
5. Distortions in the glass
Any of these in a glass
should be considered a defect and subtract from the value.
Help on the 73
Pepsi Series:
This series causes the most headaches for collectors.
Pepsi used two suppliers to make them and released them
in four different versions. The two suppliers were
Brockway Glass Co. and Federal Glass Co. The Brockway
glasses were made sturdier and have come to be known as
the "Thick Glass" series. The Federal glasses
were made thinner and broke easier. They are a little
harder to find because of this and are known as the
"Thin Glass" series. Both issued the same glass
in two versions where the only difference was the color
of the letters(either black or white) or whether or not a
Pepsi logo was on the glass. Below is a brief breakdown
of the types of glasses each issued.
Brockway:
16 oz.: 18 different characters with both black and white
lettering(36 total)
16 oz.: 6 different characters with Pepsi logo under them
and black lettering only
12 oz.: 6 different characters with the logo under them
12 oz.: 5 different characters with the logo on the side
Federal:
16 oz.: 18 different characters with both black and white
lettering(36 total)
15 oz.: 18 different characters with Pepsi logo under
them and black lettering only
12 oz.: 6 different characters with the logo under them
As you can see
from this list there are over 100 glasses in this series
and that isn't counting variations! This makes it almost
impossible to get a complete set-but very fun to try.
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