Dr Pepper Bottle

Q I recently came across an old Dr Pepper bottle that has never been opened. It has Dr Pepper in slanted print on the front and ”10 2 4” inside a circle at the bottom of the neck. Embossed on the bottom is ”LG 58,” ”734,” ”Contents 6 1/2 fluid oz.,” and ”37.” Can you tell me what the numbers mean? I’m interested in knowing when it was made.

A Dr Pepper soft drink was first served in Waco, Texas, in 1885 and was marketed nationally in 1904. The period after ”Dr.” was used on and off in logos, then removed entirely in the 1950s because there was no medical doctor involved. The 10-2-4 marketing for Dr Pepper was introduced in 1926 and stands for ”Drink a Bite to Eat at 10, 2 & 4 O’Clock.” The circle represents a clock dial. The letters LG were used by Liberty Glass Co. of Oklahoma with and without a hyphen. Other numbers are bottle mold numbers, date codes and plant codes. Your bottle with a slanted Dr Pepper logo and 10-2-4 in a circle dates from about 1955. Dr Pepper bottles like yours can sell for up to $15.