Root Glass Company
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The Root Glass Company opened at Third and Voorhees Street in 1901. Businessman Chapman J. Root started the business shortly after moving to Terre Haute. It was here the Coca-Cola contour bottle was created.
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Birthplace of the Coca-Cola Contour Bottle
In 1915, Earl R. Dean of the Root Glass Company sketched out his idea for a Coca-Cola bottle design contest. His design was inspired by an image of a cocoa pod, which he found in a book at the Emeline Fairbanks Library. Dean managed to create a…