Marquette Bottling Works, part 2
MARQUETTE — Last week’s article mentioned the recent discovery of a pop bottle with the name and image of Chief Kawbawgam, leading to a discussion of the early years of the Marquette Bottling Works, the commemorative bottle’s producer. Big changes came to the bottling industry when ...
History quiz
QUESTION: Local children’s author Dorothy Maywood Bird described making Christmas presents as a child that began with cutting circles of felt and then adding buttons or ribbon bows. What was she making? Answer: D. Pen-wipers. She added that “the top layer could be very attractive since no one would dream of wiping a pen on it. People decorated their snowshoes. Dorothy remembered that hers had pink and blue tufts and mother’s had red yarn rosettes.
Marquette Bottling Works – part 1
A recently unearthed pop bottle with the name and image of Chief Kawbawgam sparked an interest in the early years of Marquette Bottling Works, which produced the commemorative bottle. Although Marquette Bottling Works was not the first local company to combine carbonated water with ...
