Brooks Catsup Bottle - "Tangy Encounter" - Collinsville, Illinois - Zippy the Pinhead Locations on Waymarking.com

The World's Larges Catsup Bottle is located next to Route 159 in Collinsville, Illinois. The bottle built as a water tower for the G.S. Suppiger catsup bottling plant, the bottlers of Brooks old original rich and tangy catsup. The 170-foot tall water tower was built by the W.E. Caldwell Company in 1949.

The catsup bottle was threatened with demolition in 1995 but save by a citizen group, Catsup Bottle Preservation Group, which also restored the bottle to its original appearance.

The catsup bottle is a popular tourist stop with people traveling through the area.

The catsup bottle was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. - information from World's Large Catsup Bottle website

Date the strip ran: 10/13/2000 Strip Name: Tangy Encounter Location of item featured in the strip: Brooks Catsup Bottle - Collinsville, Illinois Link to the Strip: [Web Link]

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