This bottle was invented specifically for Coca-Cola by the Root Glass Company of Terre Haute, Indiana. They modeled the bottle after a cocoa bean. It is the first Coca-Cola bottle featuring the contour shape, acclaimed as "The World's Most Famous Package." In 1915 Mr. Samuelson, staff member of the Root Glass Company, was issued a patent for this design from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). There are 2 documents The drawing specification sheet of the patent has been reproduced from original USPTO documents and printed onto parchment paper. This print is sized and ready to install into an 8" x 10" frame. The additional sheets included are printed on 5.50" x 8.50" parchment paper. These accompanying documents describe the scope of this invention in formal terms. The following is an actual excerpt from the patent…

       " Be it known that I, ALEXANDER SAMUELSON a citizen of the United States, residing at Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo and State of Indiana, have invented a new, original, and ornamental Design for Bottles or Similar Articles, of which the following is a specification"…