Soft-drink bottle, Fres (Cuban fruit soda), 207 ml

Object/Artifact

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Soft-drink bottle, "Fres" (Cuban fruit soda), 207 ml

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.20

Description

Returnable soda bottle of the same slender form and size as Record A, in colorless/pale-aqua glass, with a green applied color label. The shoulder carries a palm-tree logo with "fres"; the lower body has a green ingredients panel in a rounded-rectangle frame with a palm-tree "fres" logo below. Retains a heavily rusted crown cap.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Place

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Notes

Maker: Cuban state soft-drink industry; brand "Fres" (a fruit soda). No specific enterprise or glassworks named on the visible faces. Date: No printed date; post-revolution Cuban product; vintage ACL design and 207 ml returnable format suggest c. 1970s–1980s, not strictly confirmable.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Shoulder: palm-tree logo + "fres." Reverse: "Ingredientes: agua carbonatada, azúcar refino, jugos de frutas naturales, ácido cítrico, extractos aromáticos y colorantes. Contenido: 0,207 l. HECHO EN CUBA," with the palm-tree "fres" logo below.

Materials

Material Notes

Materials: Glass (colorless/pale aqua); fired-enamel applied color label (green); steel crown cap (rusted). Technique: Machine-molded glass bottle; applied color label (ACL); crown closure.

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Research Notes

Notes

Brand: "Fres" is a documented Cuban refresco; the ingredient list ("jugos de frutas naturales… colorantes") marks it as a fruit-flavored soda, contrasting TropiCola's cola formulation.

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

August 26, 2025

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 11, 2026