1953 ROXY Soda Bottle. Hicksville Bottling Works.

 

Above (center) is a ROXY soda bottle I found.  I've found a lot of painted label soda bottles, but haven't posted many of them because they are usually in poor condition, like this one.  The painted labels just don't last where I find them.

The example on the left is from the internet and shows what mine would look like if it was in good condition.  I can make out enough of the label to tell it is the same bottle.

The back of the bottle tells that it came from the Hicksville Bottling Works (NY).

The bottom tells that the bottle was made by Owens Illinois in 1953.

I found good research on the company and product.

Long Island New York’s Hicksville Bottling Company had its roots with the mineral water business of a man named Edgar Davis. When Davis started the business is not clear, however, bottles produced for the Hicksville Bottling Company in the 1940’s and 1950’s include the phrase “Since 1873,” so it’s possible that it’s inception extended back that far....

The “Roxy ” brand came in a wide variety of flavors including cola, orange, cream, sarsaparilla, ginger ale and root beer.

Here is the link for that information, a lot more detail and additional bottle pictures, including older full embossed bottles.

Hicksville Bottling Co., Hicksville, N. Y., “ROXY” – Bay Bottles