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1973
Pepsi Warner Bros. Glasses
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1973
Pepsi Warner Brothers Glasses Size Variations
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far the most frequent question I receive concerns the 1973
Pepsi Warner Bros. glass promotions. These glasses were
first distributed by Carroll's Restaurants (later to become
Burger King) in upstate New York in the summer of 1974.
According to Dave Leonard of Promotions ETC. who put the
promotions together, they were a blockbuster success and
led to dozens of additional glass promotions during the
next 10 years by Pepsi-Cola and other competitors. This
really was the "golden era" of character glass
promotions.
A complete list of the 18
different Warner Bros. character Pepsi glasses with prices
can be found on the prices page.
The photo above shows the difference between the Brockway
and Federal glasses. Brockway glasses are heavier and are
slightly tapered, while Federal glasses are thinner and
have a straighter side. There are some minor color variations
between the two version too, as shown in the two Tasmanian
Devil glasses. The Brockway LUN (logo under name) variation
is only available in six character on Brockway 16 oz. tumblers.
The 15 oz. Federal version (notice that it is slightly shorter)
are much more difficult to locate and scarce characters
can bring over $300.00 each. Finally there are also Federal
and Brockway 12 oz. versions. Distinguishing between the
two is difficult for beginning collectors, although the
values are about the same.
There are also Canadian versions,
color variations, and other oddities -- but I'll save that
for another time! |
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