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Hires
Since 1876
Charles E Hires began the
manufacture of a "root beer extract" in
Philadelphia at the Centennial Exposition. The
Crystal Bottling Company began bottling HIRES in
1893. The most famous and collectible of the root beers, Hires collectibles break down into
three categories: Hires Extract (from 1876), for
home use, and Hires cures, cough cures, condensed
milk, etc. All areas have produced a wealth of
advertising for collectors: trade cards, die
cuts, extract bottles, syrup bottles, syrup
dispensers, tin and porcelain signs, early
calendars and early serving trays, mugs as well
as a variety of ceramic dispensers.
Hires
is available for order at The
Soda Shop.
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