{"product_id":"antique-1920s-sanitary-root-beer-label-indiana-harbor-indiana-nos-jester-castle","title":"Antique 1920s Sanitary Root Beer Label 🧴 Indiana Harbor Indiana NOS Jester \u0026 Castle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"addedLinkBlock\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eStep into the soda fountains and corner groceries of the roaring twenties with this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eantique 1920s Sanitary Brand Root Beer label from Sanitary Bottling Works in Indiana Harbor, Indiana\u003c\/strong\u003e. 🧴🌙 Measuring about\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4½\" x 3¼\"\u003c\/strong\u003e, this unused label features a storybook scene: a court jester serenading a lady or princess beneath a crescent moon, framed by towers and castle walls, all printed in rich color with metallic gold accents that still shimmer after nearly a century.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eBehind this charming artwork is a company with a surprisingly dramatic history.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanitary Bottling Works of Indiana Harbor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoperated in the early decades of the 20th century, bottling sodas and other beverages for a booming industrial community on the south shore of Lake Michigan. Indiana Harbor (today part of East Chicago) grew explosively after\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInland Steel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand other heavy industries built massive plants there beginning in 1901; by mid‑century the district employed tens of thousands of workers in steel, rail, and related trades. Like many early bottlers, Sanitary Bottling Works rode that wave, supplying workers and families with flavored sodas and “temperance” drinks in the era when bottled soft drinks were the safer, modern alternative to alcohol.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThe “Sanitary” name carried a promise in an age when\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epure food laws were new and consumers were nervous\u003c\/strong\u003e. 🧼 But this particular company became infamous for pushing those boundaries: a contemporary newspaper account records Sanitary Bottling Works being\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003econvicted on multiple counts for selling pop sweetened with benzoate of soda and saccharin instead of sugar\u003c\/strong\u003e, at a time when federal chemist\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvey Wiley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas crusading against saccharin under the Pure Food and Drug Act. The firm was fined a total of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e$110.50\u003c\/strong\u003e—a sizeable sum in the 1910s—and grouped in print with a list of bakeries and grocers cited for similar substitutions. After appearing in trade references and advertising from the early 1900s, Sanitary Bottling Works fades from the record by the early 1930s, leaving behind bottles, labels, and a memorable name that now fascinates collectors.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eThis label is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003etrue NOS (new old stock)\u003c\/strong\u003e: it was never glued to a bottle, never wet, and never run through a cooler. The paper remains clean and the printing crisp, with the gold border and details still catching the light beautifully. The combination of whimsical fairy‑tale artwork and gritty industrial history makes it a perfect piece for framing in a kitchen, bar, or game room, or pairing with vintage soda bottles and crate ends. It’s also a great crossover item for collectors of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIndiana Harbor \/ East Chicago history, Prohibition‑era soft drinks, or early 20th‑century advertising art\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eImagine this on your wall: a court jester playing to his lady while, just a few blocks away, steel mills roared and inspectors argued about saccharin. That contrast is exactly what makes early soda ephemera so compelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails 📝\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc pl-8\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:mb-2 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:my-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eAntique\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanitary Brand Root Beer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elabel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:mb-2 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:my-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eBottler:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSanitary Bottling Works, Indiana Harbor, Indiana\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:mb-2 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:my-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eEra:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1920s–early 1930s\u003c\/strong\u003e, when Indiana Harbor’s bottlers served a booming steel town\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:mb-2 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:my-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eApprox. size:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4½\" x 3¼\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" aria-label=\"1930's Unused Sanitary Root Beer Label – Atomic Kitsch Mart\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" class=\"inline-flex max-w-full min-w-0\" href=\"https:\/\/atomickitschmart.com\/products\/1930-s-unused-sanitary-root-beer-label\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:mb-2 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:my-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eCondition:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNOS\u003c\/strong\u003e, unused vintage label with metallic gold detailing\u003cspan class=\"citation-nbsp\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation inline\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:pt-0 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:mb-2 [\u0026amp;\u0026gt;p]:my-0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eFeatures court jester and lady\/princess with castles and night sky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"my-2 [\u0026amp;+p]:mt-4 [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [\u0026amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"\u003eA rare combination of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efantasy art, soda history, and Indiana industrial heritage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein one gorgeous piece of original lithographed paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage and Antique Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default 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