Vintage Stretched Pepsi-Cola Novelty Glass Bottle

A vintage decorative novelty item known as a stretched bottle, created by heating and elongating an original 16-ounce Pepsi-Cola glass soda bottle. This piece features a clear glass body that has been manipulated while molten to create an extremely elongated and slightly irregular neck, significantly increasing its original height. The bottom portion of the bottle retains its original 16-ounce capacity shape and features an Applied Color Label (ACL) in red and white. The label displays the 'Pepsi' logo and the '16 oz' volume marking clearly. Toward the top, the bottle widens back out into a flared rim, reminiscent of the original bottle mouth but distorted from the stretching process. The glass exhibits typical manufacturing characteristics of these novelties, including subtle bubbles within the glass and a slight curvature in the stretched neck. Condition-wise, the glass appears structurally intact without major fractures, though there is visible surface grime, internal residue, and light wear on the painted logo consistent with mid-to-late 20th-century age (likely 1960s-1970s). The craftsmanship is characteristic of carnival or souvenir 'stretch art' popular during that era, where standard soda bottles were transformed into whimsical vertical display pieces.