ROXA KOLA BOTTLING WORKS

On April 17, 1915 the Roxa Kola Bottling Works of Rock, W. VA. Purchased a Carbonator, Charging Outfit, Bottle Washer, and Percolator.(2) It appears that they were trying to equip a new plant, on July 8, 1915 they purchased more equipment (2), so its safe to say that the Roxa Kola Bottling Works started operations in 1915. Roxa Kola was the creation of G. L. Wainscott of Winchester, KY in 1906 (3), Wainscott would later be known as the creator of Kentucky’s most famous soda Ale-8-one, the brand that his company still produces today.(2) I’m not sure if the Smith Brothers of Smith Brothers Bottling, and later Smith Bottling Company(1), were the ones who were bottling Roxa Kola; however, the article by Jame & Nancy Bailey suggests that the Smith Brothers founded the plant, so it’s possible. The Bailey’s also claim that it was the Smith Brothers who sold the company to the Northfork Coca-Cola Bottling Company (1), which would put this company’s end around 1929.

Roxa-Kola Bottling Works bottle from Rock, W. VA.

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