3-C NECTAR BOTTLING COMPANY

The 3-C Nectar Bottling Corporation of Graham, Virginia was incorporated on July 6, 1921, with S. R. Brame, of Roanoke, VA, as President, James B. Hankins as Vice President and General Manager, and M. D. Hinton as Secretary & Treasurer, both of Graham, Va. The company sat on this very corner after taking over the old Graham Hotel building, according to the Sanborn maps it was not in operation as of February 1923. The company shows up in the Polk's City Directory in 1921, with James B. Hankins listed as manager, and 1923, with Frank H. Forbes listed as manager, so it must have shut down in late 1922 or very early 1923.(1) 3C Nectar was a product of Columbia Chemical Company of Roanoke, VA. According to Wythe Hull's "The History of the Marion Bottling Company, Inc" 3C Nectar was a cola type drink. 3C also showed up in Marion, VA as well; however, only lasted there about eighteen months before the parent company went bankrupt.(2) If you want to read more about 3C Nectar, I have a page dedicated to the brand called the 3-C Nectar Story.

The location of 3-C Nectar is now a small park in Bluefield, VA

The bottle used for 3C Nectar is the straight sided variation. Even though they are bottled at around the same time the Marion, VA company has a different bottle.

7oz "Ring Neck" 3-C Nectar bottle

7oz 3-C Nectar deco bottle

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