October-2015-National Newsletter

The
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2015-17 EXECUTIVE BOARD
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Choo Choo Connection
November 12-14, 2015
Chattanooga, TN
Minnefest
October 23 -24, 2015
Minneapolis, MN
Florida Fun Fest
January 27-30, 2016
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Great Get Together
February 11-14, 2016
Ontario, CA
Tex Fest
March 17-19, 2016
Richardson, TX
Spring Fling
April 22-23, 2016
Overland Park, KS
WORLDWIDE:
Pause on the Prairie VI
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Oct 15 - 17, 2015
Wichita, KS
Springtime in Atlanta
March 23-26, 2016
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Calendar of Events
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Badger Pause
May 12-15, 2016
Green Bay, WI
42nd National Convention
July 5 - 9, 2016
Reston, VA
43rd National Convention
August 1 - 5, 2017
Orlando, FL
44th National Convention
June 26-30, 2018
Bettendorf, IA
Please contact publications
director if you want your event
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2015-16 events.
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President’s Message
The executive board’s
fall meeting will take place
around the time you get this
newsletter (October 2-3). The
upcoming convention will be a
big part of the agenda, but we
will also discuss the comments
made on the convention
surveys that we received in
Glendale.
The Glendale convention was a net loss to the
Club. Our attendance was down by about 100
participants which brought our corresponding
income down. This was one of many factors that
pushed us into the red. During the Board meeting
we will be addressing ways to offset higher
expenses. I am generally not a fan of increasing the
costs to the members, but barring any reduction in
expenses, something has to be done to bridge the
gap. Fortunately, we are not in any financial crisis
since we have enough reserves to cover the loss.
We had two inquiries about forming new
international chapters this past month. We were
contacted by collectors in the UK and Turkey about
forming chapters. I have corresponded with both
and sent the contact information to our VP. I have
also searched Facebook and found we have collector
Clubs in Singapore, Columbia and Mexico. I have
made contact with representatives from those clubs
as well. It would be nice to see more chapters both
inside and outside of the U.S.
As you know, the website is now up and running
again. We encourage comments and suggestions
and are trying to work out any bugs in the system.
The platform we are currently using is known as
WordPress. This is a company that offers some free
web tools and some tools that are available for an
extra fee. The current system is set to trigger an
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email once your expiration date is expired and you
will no longer be able to log into the Members Only
Area. This email will be delivered from WordPress
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an email from WordPress it will most likely be this
reminder that your membership has expired.
Over the past few years, we have brought up the
idea of an electronic newsletter. Currently, it is a
minority of the members who said they would agree
to receive the newsletter in an electronic format.
We are encouraging our foreign members to accept
the electronic newsletter since it reduces their
membership costs by over 40 percent. This actually
solves two problems; one, the cost of foreign
postage for the magazine is very high and second,
the member receives the issue almost immediately.
We are also aware that many of you do not have
access to a computer, so the print version will
remain. We are looking into cost options and may
go to a hybrid system in the near future.
I want to thank all the members who have
written or called me with their concerns regarding
the operation of the club. Your input and concerns
are important so that we know your likes and
dislikes and we can make changes to the operation
based on your wants.
Until next month, happy collecting!
Corrections from September issue
On page 9, the list of “Chapter Presidents in
attendance at Presidents’ Meeting” article listed
Mike Extrand for Minnesota First. Mike is
not the President of the chapter nor did he attend
the meeting. Ann Bedessem is the current chapter
President and did attend the meeting. Sorry Ann.
The other correction you can find in the
announcements section of the classifieds for the
Choo Choo convention.
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Convention Chatter - Swap Meets
One of the most
liked and heavily
attended events during
our conventions is our
Swap Meet. It seems that
everyone has their own
method of attending, buying or selling at our meets.
Let's look at a few of those.
The Sellers
There's the "empty my room" tables. These folks
are dedicated or
just plain crazy.
I feel for them.
They are usually
the ones who have
their first cart (or
carts) loaded up
and waiting at the
door for whomever is assigning tables to unlock
the doors. The amount of Coca-Cola items that can
fit onto a table 2-feet-deep by
6-feet-wide is something that
there needs to be a Guinness
record for. Our folks are pros.
How ANYONE can empty an
entire selling room onto a few
tables has to be one. You'll
see shelves, racks and specific
displays engineered for solely
this purpose. Put these folks in charge of the first
Mars landing and the second thing to be planted
will be the flag. The first will be a 6-by-2 table with
300 bottles or puzzles on it.
We also have "the minimalist," I have moved
more and more into
this category. These
are the folks who
have the same space
as those selling
everything, but they
have room for a
cup of coffee and
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doughnut on the table during setup and a medium
pizza and Coke for the lunch shift. These folks say
"this is what I want to sell." As fate ALWAYS has
it, the one or two pieces that you packed away or
left in the room are the hot
items that everyone wants.
With me – I'm only taking
high end stuff. I've sat at
those FULL tables, sold
10 items and made almost
$100. I'd rather have five
expensive items and just
sell one. That usually gives
me enough profit to make it
worth sitting there AND I can afford to pay for that
pizza delivery.
The empty table. There are still lots of folks
who don't show up at all or do and just tell the folks
next to them to
spread out. Maybe
they are just plain
worn out and done
by the end of the
week. Maybe they
sold just about
everything and
don't have the need
for the table. Either way THAT'S the person that
you wanna be next to!
The "this crap is going and going cheap" table.
Hey – we've all been there. You've carried the same
things to five conventions and you are NOT taking
it home just to bring it out again. "I had it marked
for $600 in the room. Make me an offer over $10
and it's yours." That's a buyer’s dream table. Buy
quickly. The hornets are going to swarm around
this one soon.
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Convention Chatter - Swap Meets
The Buyers
I've actually heard "I never go to the Swap Meet.
I've seen all of these things all week." No – no you
haven't. There are
always swap meet
tables from sellers
that have not set-up
the entire convention.
Maybe they are a
local collector who
has just driven in
from home. Maybe
it's an antique dealer who wants to hit the right
market for their Coke items. Some of our members
just squirrel their items away in their rooms just
waiting to sell at the swap meet. There is always
new stuff at the swap
meet.
The "early riser"
is the buyer who
bought a table or an
early admission just
to get in as the sellers
are setting up. These
are the die-hard folks
who are not going
to let that deal or item get away. They wander in
circles as boxes are emptied. Things are sold before
they hit the table. This buyer is usually the person
who is looking
for a bargain,
something they
missed in the
rooms, ready
to make that
final deal with a
seller they knew
would be there
or the collector who is afraid that their competition
is going to find the great deal or rare item before
they do. You will find these collectors pretty easily
at the swap meet, for they are the ones with tears in
their eyes when they see another collector carrying
that special Coca-Cola item, the one they have
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been searching
for all week.
The opposite of
the early riser is
the late comer.
The late comer
wanders into the
swap meet about
an hour before it
closes. This person wants deals. If they drove they'll
buy the large items at a ridiculously low price,
knowing the
seller doesn't
want to carry
it home again.
They might
look at a
box and
say "how
much for
everything?"
There are lots of deals made like that in the final
hours of the swap meet.
Some of our sellers
leave with more than
they came with. I saw
one swap meet seller
in Glendale buy two
collections at the swap
meet. They didn't have
time to sell since they
were so busy buying during the swap meet.
Whatever kind of buyer or seller you are, don't
miss one of the best events at our conventions.
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Wonderful
of Chapters
By Sally Vandivort
Chapters are a great asset to The Coca-Cola Collectors Club. They are wonderful places for
education, resources, and fun. We have 46 chapters across the World. The Filipino’s Chapter is
the Club's newest chapter. We now have interest from England and Turkey to start a chapter.
Would you like to have a chapter in your area? Talk to your district representative about how to
start a chapter. There is a written guide to help you in the formation of a chapter.
Each month we will learn about a chapter or two. This month it is Ohio Western Reserve
Chapter. Contact: Mike Fisher at President@WesternReserveChapter.com and go to their website:
www.WesternReserveChapter.com. They meet every other month starting in January which is
usually on the second or third Sunday of the month. Their meeting location is always changing for
more fun. Their meetings might be in a member's home, a church, a nature preserve, or a
restaurant. They even have one coming up at a winery. The chapter tries to do a special activity
two to three times a year. A few of their activities have been bowling outings, a boat trip on Lake
Erie, and a train ride.
The chapter recently had their 28th Annual Swap Meet event, which was held in August. Their
most recent event was a ball game. They also will have their annual Christmas party, normally
on the first Sunday in December, at a restaurant. If you live in the northeast Ohio area or the
western Pennsylvania area, they would love to have you as a member. Please send them an
email. They would love to hear from you.
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Convention Bottles
After last month’s bottle article, one of our members, Kevin Ferguson from Herculaneum, MO and current
member of the Gateway to the West Chapter, sent me these pictures of his full collection of convention
bottles. He said it took him about seven years to collect all of these. Great job, Kevin!
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The Priceless Story of a $6,000 bottle of Coca-Cola
By Amanda McLeod Aug 5, 2015
Amanda McLeod is a summer intern at The Coca-Cola
Company. This is reprinted with permission from The
Coca-Cola Company. You may find it at Coca-Cola Journey
(Coca-ColaCompany.com)
eyes. Glover and Glenn promptly drank one of the
bottles, slowly savoring every sip until it was gone.
They elected to save the second bottle for a time when
they could drink it ice cold – as Coca-Cola ought to
be.
But after receiving numerous offers to purchase
the second bottle, Glenn got the idea of holding a
raffle. From within their unit, someone came up
with a second prize to offer: A miniature Coca-Cola
bottle. Their goal was to raise money to support the
children of men from their unit who had been killed
in action.
Organizers of the raffle, Corporal Dudley Glover and Sergeant
Joe Glenn, with the $6,000 Coca-Cola bottle.
During World War II, The Coca-Cola Company
went to great lengths to ensure that American
soldiers had access to Coca-Cola at an affordable
price. Through the Technical Observer program,
representatives from the company went into the
field as commissioned officers and were tasked
with bringing Coca-Cola to the troops. These
dedicated men brought Coke to the far reaches of the
battlefields, from Europe, to Northern Africa, to the
South Pacific.
The news of the auction was placed in the
battalion’s newsletter and spread by word of mouth,
and the response was overwhelming. Over a period
of several weeks, tickets were sold for 25 cents,
though men often gave much more. The finally tally
was just under $4,000. The runner-up and winner of
the miniature Coke bottle was Sergeant Lawrence
Presnell, and the winner of the grand prize Coca-Cola
bottle was Sergeant William De Schneider. Upon
winning the bottle, de Schneider said he didn’t feel
like he should drink the celebrated bottle of
Coca-Cola. He planned to send it home instead.
These deliveries were not the only way that
Coca-Cola reached the troops, however. Sometimes
soldiers received bottles of Coca-Cola in the mail
from their loved ones who knew how much a taste
of home would be appreciated. One of my favorite
stories is about one of those bottles.
In 1943, Dudley Glover and Joe Glenn, two
American soldiers stationed with the 178th Field
Artillery in Italy, received two bottles of Coca-Cola
from home. Mailed from Daytona Beach, Fla., and
packed in socks, the bottles were a sight for sore
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Winners of the raffle, Sergeant De Schneider and Sergeant
Lawrence Presnell, with Elba Carswell.
Reports of the raffle and the $4,000 bottle of
Coca-Cola quickly took off. Noted war correspondent
Ernie Pyle wrote about it. Glenn, the coordinator
of the raffle, became something of a folk hero,
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$6,000 bottle of Coca-Cola
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particularly in his hometown of Jacksonville, Fla.
Numerous news stories detailed the raffle and Glenn’s
role in it. The Coca-Cola Company took notice as
well, quietly contributing an additional $2,000 to the
fund, boosting the total to $6,000.
Despite many efforts over the years, attempts to
track down De Schneider have been unsuccessful. We
know that he planned to send the bottle of
Coca-Cola home and preserve the infamous bottle,
but its whereabouts remain a mystery.
What we do know is how the men used the $6,000
their raffle raised. A committee was formed from
several men in the unit, including Glenn, Glover and
Elba Carswell. An initial distribution of $3,500 was
provided to families in the form of a scholarship fund.
Following that, the plan was to have the committee
decide how the remaining funds should be used, but
with the progression of the war effort, the unit was
broken up, and it became nearly impossible to come
to a collective decision. Therefore, the remaining
balance was deposited into an account at Florida
National Bank of Jacksonville in what became known
as the Coca-Cola Fund.
As the first of the three soldiers to return to
the U.S., Carswell was authorized by his fellow
committee members to distribute the remaining funds.
He used the remaining money to purchase more than
1,000 Magnolia trees and arranged to have them
planted along both sides of State Road 77-A, just
south of Chipley, Fla. The tree-lined road was to serve
as a monument and enduring testament to those who
had served in their unit, made possible by a single
bottle of Coca-Cola.
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Total Active American
2119
Total Active American Primary
Total Active Canada
73
Total Active Canada Primary
Total Active Foreign
67
Total Active Foreign Primary
Total Active Members:
2259
Total Active Primary Members
Members by district:
East
1402
West
791
VP
66
1241
49
49
1339
Welcome our newest members!
Lindsay Ivins ............................................Chico, CA
Rita Wedell ...........................................San Jose, CA
Thomas Speedling .......................... ....St. Johns, FL
James Geiger ......................................... .Dallas, GA
Leigh Anderson ..................................Springfield, IL
Doug McCall ........................................ Auburn, NY
Linda Panebianco ....................... ....Rio Grande, NY
Francis Doucet...................................LaMarque, TX
Eric Rosemberg ............................................ France
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Buyer beware!
“Article was originally published by AntiqueWeek.” This
version updates that article..
Engrained in our thinking is the popular phrase,
“Buyer beware!”
As in almost everything we do as a collector or
dealer we all are conscious of the possibility that
the item that has spirited our interest just may be a
“fake.”
One example that has been troubling me for
years is the display and selling of a “fake”
Coca-Cola postcard. This postcard is currently
selling on the internet and I’ve seen that same fake
card in many postcard shows across the country.
When I question the dealers, they all claim they
didn’t know that particular item was a “fake” or
possible “fraudulent” and I give them credit for not
knowing it was a ruse.
As a 35-year collector of postcards with my
primary interest in Coca-Cola postcards, every
time I see that particular card and several others of
the same style, all attempting to make them look
“vintage,” sends my blood pressure boiling. I’m
offended. I take collecting very seriously, as we all
do, whether it’s a postcard or any other item of our
particular interest.
In the photos accompanying this story these type
cards appear to be genuine but they are a perfect
example of a “fake” postcard.
How did I find out? As a long-time member of
the nonprofit Coca-Cola Collectors Club, located in
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Submitted By Jim Rutledge
Atlanta, the Club publishes a monthly newsletter
for its 3,000 members worldwide and one of its
past articles brought attention to the card.
In the March l984, 14-page edition, there was an
article pointing out that this particular card, one
showing two women and a Coke bottle, is not what
you thought. The card would have you believe it’s
a vintage card. But there is a production flaw. The
card quotes: “The Pause that Refreshes,” one of
Coca-Cola’s early popular slogans. Depicted on the
card are two scantily clothed women (not within the
wholesome family Coca-Cola Company tradition)
with a Coke bottle separated between them.
Below the bottle is the “Coca-Cola” logo, with the
statement in small text, “Reg. U.S. Pat Off.” The
card is printed on off-white colored paper making it
look old, with red or green letter printing.
This 1984 newsletter article was written by
two very respected members of the club, Randy
S. Schaeffer and William F. Bateman, both
highly regarded nationally, and are the foremost
authorities and collectors of many of the most rare
Coca-Cola collectibles.
Under the newsletter’s “Ask C.C.” column, there
is a picture of the “questionable” card with the
following notation from a fellow club member who
wrote the club inquiring about the card: “Question:
Enclosed is a postcard which I would like to get
some background information on. Is it really old
or just printed on off-white poster board paper?”
(from) D.G., Ohio. “
“Answer: As you had guessed this postcard is
not old, only made to look that way. Additionally,
the nature of the advertising is not the type that
the Coca-Cola Company would have sanctioned.
These postcards first began surfacing in the
collector’s marketplace in the late 1970’s. This type
of printing used is very cheap and easy to do, and
also extremely difficult to authenticate as either
old or new. Unfortunately, the unscrupulous will
continue to fabricate this type of item as long as
there are collectors.”
Years later, as my collection increased in numbers,
I decided to take it upon myself to get first-hand
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knowledge of the authenticity of the card from
the Coca-Cola Company. The best source at the
company is Phil Mooney, the company’s most
noted authority of Coca-Cola products and is the
company’s “archivist” whose official title is vice
president and director of the archives department.
(Phil has since retired from the company after 35
years.)
In an l990 letter to me, Mooney stated: “By far,
the vast majority of postcards that show advertising
for Coca-Cola were produced independently of the
Company and were intended as general views of
American lifestyle,” but being cautious, Mooney
referred me to the tenth addition of the Coca-Cola
Collectibles Price Guide written by one of the
nation’s most known collectors and an authority
on Coca-Cola products, Allan Petretti. On page
590 of his book, in a section titled “Fantasy and
Reproductions,” Petretti offers pictures of the
questionable cards, and calls them “Fantasy, printed
on old card stock” paper. He values these cards at
25 cents, not the $15 to $30 they are selling for in
shows and on the Internet.
In the “Fantasy” page section of his book, Petretti
identifies hundreds of fake and fantasy Coca-Cola
items. He wrote, “Finding out if a piece is original
or reproduction is important but questioning the
dealer is not always the answer. They all seem to
say the same thing: “We got this from a woman
who had it in a trunk for the past 50-years. Don’t be
fooled by appearances.” He further states: “Make
yourself aware of what color copies look like, (these
cards are colored light tan or brown). The person
reproducing this junk is ripping off collectors with
all these phony color creations. Petretti offers this
notation: “WARNING: it is illegal to produce or
copy anything with the Coca-Cola logo on it without
the permission of the Coca-Cola Company.”
Another tall-tale sign that the cards are fake is the
varying dimensions of these cards. Vintage cards
prior to 1950, were of the standardize size of 5½inch by 3½-inches. Some of these fakes cards vary
between 5½-inch to 3-inch and 6-inch by 4-inch.
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Currently on the Internet, I’ve located these
fake or fantasy cards selling from $20, $13, $10.95
and $7.99, from dealers in Pennsylvania, Michigan
and Nevada. Like in all previous cases where the
dealers were advised that the cards are fake or
fantasy, each dealer said they didn’t know the cards
were fake, and in some cases, delisted them.
A fake or fantasy item is a piece that was never
authorized or used in advertising by The Coca-Cola
Company. They are mostly newer creations to appeal
to collectors. There are numerous examples out there.
Some of these items may have been in your family
for years or decades, so yes they may be old, but the
part that makes them fantasy is that it was NEVER
sanctioned by The Coca-Cola Company.
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History of the Iconic Coca-Cola Bottle
After I wrote the following article, I sent it to two
of my “bottle friends” to proofread and correct my
errors. Thanks to Richard Mix and Doug McCoy.
Doug wrote a book that reports more detail. To
order a copy email cocacolabottleman@prodigy.
net Cost-$29.99 email for shipping cost to your
address.
In the late 1890’s, when Joe Biedenharn
wanted to bottle Coca-Cola, he used bottles
that he had readily available to him. These
were Hutchinson-style blob-top bottles
which were embossed with “Beidenharn
Candy Company, Vicksburg, Miss.”
Blob-top soda bottles were blown in
molds and utilized thick walls to withstand
the pressure exerted by their
carbonated contents. The top, a large
distinctive "blob" circle of glass, was
attached separately around the neck of
the bottle. The tops of these bottles were
not finished, leaving a mark of a distinct
seam line where the top was applied. It is
commonly stated that usage of only the cork‑stopper
style soda bottles are known as "blob tops."
The stopper of Hutchinson bottles contained a
rubber disk that was pushed into the neck of the
bottle where a wire was used to hold it in
place. These were used only a short time
since the rubber caused a negative effect
to the flavor of the drink in only a week.
Hutchinson-top bottles were used until the
invention of the crown cap or crown. The
Hutchinson bottles were used mainly from
1899-1902.
If you collect Hutchinson bottles, there
are over 16,000 different embossed Hutchinson
bottles. Not all of them contained Coca-Cola,
however. Hutchinson bottles have a usually easily
identifiable shape (as seen in the picture). When
you look from the bottom (heel) to the top (neck),
you will notice it is tall with parallel sides where it
abruptly moves to the shoulder, with an almost nonexistent neck. The glass is very thick to withstand
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the carbonation pressure. They vary in size from
7-15 ounces, with the majority falling in the 8 oz
range. There have been some quart sizes (28-32
ounces) also found.
The straight-sided bottle (1900-16) turned into
a better choice since the flavor was
not altered, saving the true integrity
of that wonderful taste of Coca-Cola.
While the taste could now be bottled
uniformly, a new problem arose. There
was no uniformity of the bottles used.
Some came in clear, while others
were amber, green or shades of blue.
The actual amount of liquid inside
these straight-sided bottles varied, but most were
between 6-7 ounces. Most of those early straightsided bottles were from hand blown molds which
left bubbles, imperfections, rough seams and
irregularities in thickness.
Straight-sided bottles are a gold mine
for Coca-Cola bottle collectors. There
is a huge variation in the colors of the
bottle, and there are different sizes and
markings on each bottle. The condition and
availability commands the prices ranging
from $25 to well over $400 each. Ambercolored bottles were sold mainly in the Midwest
and South. These tend to be a bit more valuable
than the green or clear straight-sided bottles, which
were available throughout the rest of the U.S.
In 1913, The Coca-Cola Company saw the need
to create a bottle that could fight imitators.
Coke in bottles was sold in the same style bottles
as its competitors. The competition wanted to sell
their flavors by using the same bottles as the market
leader (Coke), thus the need for a change.
After these straight-sided bottles, the design
of the “Root bottle” by the Root Glass Company
revolutionized the packaging into a wellknown worldwide phenomenon. The
designer, Earl R. Dean, based the bottle on
the two main ingredients, the coca leaf and
the kola nut. Since he was unable to find a
picture of either, he used the cocoa pod as
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his inspiration. The cocoa pod became the bottle!
Today, imitators still want to
“steal” the packaging innovation
by putting their beverage in
similar containers. I saw two
plastic bottles being sold in
Istanbul which infringed on the
patented design of the Coca-Cola
bottle. One produced by LeCola
and the other by Chat Cola.
Back to the Root bottle, there
was one design flaw that needed to be worked out
once this bottle was selected as the new Coca-Cola
packaging. Each bottle’s diameter in the middle
was larger than the base, making it unstable on
production line conveyor belts. The bottle was
placed on a “diet”. (Don’t we all wish it was that
easy?) The middle was reduced to assist with the
mass producing of the bottles. Over the past 100
years, these contour-shaped bottles, commonly
referred to as “hobbleskirt bottles,” have taken on
five patent changes.
The first one of those was a 1915 patent bottle.
Important words to look for on bottle are “Patented
Nov 16, 1915.” City names start appearing on the
bottom to signify where the bottle was supposed to
have originated. A cork-sealed crown was also used.
The next one introduced was the Christmas
bottle that was used from
1927 to 1938. The patent
on the contour bottle was
renewed for the first time
in 1923. This particular
mold design for the bottle
was patented in the U.S.
Patent Office and released
in the publication of that office, Official Gazette, on
December 25, 1923. This date was a coincidence in
that the publication was issued every Tuesday, and
in 1923, Christmas Day fell on Tuesday. All contour
bottles produced between 1927 and 1938 carried
the Christmas day patent imprint and are referred
to as the “Christmas Bottle”. Cities and states were
placed on the bottom to signify where the bottle
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Submitted By Rob Mathison
was supposed to have originated. Please note that
reproductions were produced in 1988 and 1989 as
commemorative packaging exclusive to Wal-Mart.
The repro bottles have a line included with the city
and state.
The Patent D bottle was used from 1938 to 1951.
These bottles include the words “Bottle Pat D
105529.” This patent was approved on August 3,
1937.
The 6-ounce U.S. Patent Office bottle was in
use from 1951 to 1960. Description words on the
bottle are “MIN CONTENTS 6 – FL OZS.” There
is also a new rubber gasket on the crown to seal the
contents inside the bottle.
The 6.5-ounce U.S. Patent bottle, an embossed
bottle, was in use from 1957 to 1967. Words on the
bottle say “MIN CONTENTS 6 ½ - FL OZS. The
other side of the 6.5 oz bottle says “TRADEMARK
REGISTERED IN US PATENT OFFICE.”
The idea of putting Coca-Cola in cans was
tested before World War II, but the testing stopped
when materials were not readily available during
the war. It was not until 1960 that Coca-Cola in
12-ounce cans were introduced to the U.S. public.
Early can graphics included a picture of the contour
bottle, so people would know the same Coca-Cola
they found inside a bottle was inside the can.
The first ACL (Applied Color
Label), or painted-label bottle,
which was called the transition
bottle, was used from 1955 to 1961.
1955 saw the debut of the King Size
(10- and 12-ounce) and Family Size (26-ounce)
contour bottles in the U.S., marking an important
step in giving consumers packaging options to meet
their needs.
Next was the 1961 ACL bottle, which was
used until 1963. This year also marked the 75th
anniversary of Coca-Cola.
The ’63 ACL was used until 1965,
the ’65 ACL until 1968, and the ’68
ACL was used into the ’90s.
There was also a 1972 ACL bottle,
with a red-and-white label, that was
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History of the Iconic Coca-Cola Bottle
Coca-Cola Plant Billboard
also used up to the 1990s.There are many variations
of this and the embossed bottle.
In 1976, ACL metric-size bottles
were introduced and used into the ’90s.
They made an oddball ACL bottle
in 1985 when they made “New Coke.”
A few months later, they changed back to
the classic formula and made a specific
bottle just for that. It said, “Coca-Cola
Classic” on the bottle. That’s the only
time where “Classic” is written on the
bottle. All the others just have
“Coca-Cola” and “Coke.” In 1994, plastic bottles
were introduced.
In 2008, aluminum bottles started a
new craze with collectors. Then in 2009, a
new “plant bottle” was introduced as 100
percent recyclable and made with up to 30
percent renewable, plant-based material.
What to do with the recycled bottles?
Read the story to the right!!
In June 2015, The Coca-Cola Company, in
conjuction with the World Wildlife Federation and the
Coca-Cola Philippines Live Positively sustainability
program, presented a billboard that is good for the
people who live in the city of Manila, Philippines. It can
be found along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, a busy
Manila street that handles an average of 316,345 cars
per section every day.
The 60x60 living billboard consists of thousands
of Fukien tea plants surrounding the iconic shape of
a Coke bottle. Each individual pot which contains
the 3,600 trees, are made of recycled bottles. They
are expected to grow quickly, taking over the entire
billboard surface, while they absorb 46,800 pounds of
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Can any of our new Philippine members send
pictures as this grows and provide updates? Send to
publications@cocacolaclub.org.
Submitted By Rob Mathison
Submitted By Rob Mathison
42nd National Convention, Reston, VA
Reston is a suburb close to the Metro Washington
DC area. The convention will be held July 5-9, 2016, at
the Hyatt Hotel. Come to the hotel early and watch the
fireworks at our nation’s Capitol.
There will be a fireworks display on the National
Mall the evening of July 4. There is a shuttle to the silver
metro line from the hotel, but no shuttle service on
return to the hotel. It is about a mile walk back to the
hotel. There will be a LARGE crowd so please be ready!
Watch for more information about Reston and the
DC area in future newsletters! There is a lot to see and
do outside of the convention sponsored events.
While we are thinking of future conventions, don’t
forget August 1-5, 2017, for the 43rd convention to be
held in Orlando, FL. This date is later than usual, so
mark your calendars now!
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Fanta
Fanta is a popular
Coca-Cola drink in
70 different flavors,
though only some are
available in each of the
188 countries where it
is sold. So where did
Fanta come from? How
did it begin? In 1938, in
Germany, the person in
charge of Coca-Cola’s
operation died from
injuries due to a car
accident. He was replaced by German-born Max
Keith. In 1939, there were 43 bottling plants with
more than 600 distributors throughout Germany.
Coca-Cola was prohibited from shipping the syrup
to Germany, due to the problems of the war effort of
the Nazis. Max Keith was instrumental in developing
a new drink to replace Coke. Keith’s solution to the
ingredient shortage was to invent a new drink. It was
made from what was available at the time, namely
things left over from other food industries. The new
concoction consisted of whey (a cheese by-product)
and apple fiber from cider presses. Other fruits were
used, depending on the availability at the time.
These ingredients were less than desirable but still
popular. It was sweetened with
saccharin, but by 1941 beet
sugar was permitted.
Thus, Keith held a contest
to name a new beverage
produced in Germany. The
new name was the result of
a brainstorming session in
which the team was to “use
their imagination” (fantasie in
German). One of the salesmen
shouted out Fanta, and the name was born!
Fanta sold well enough to keep the plants
operating and Coca-Cola German employees
working during the war. While 3 million cases were
produced, some of that was used as a stock to flavor
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soups and stews.
Communication with Max Keith was impossible
during the war. So did he still work for Coke or the
Nazis? It turns out that
Keith was instrumental
is safeguarding
Coca-Cola interests and
the employees, so it
was almost immediately
possible to restart
production of Coca-Cola
when the war ended. He
rejected the pressure to
join the Nazi party.
Fanta production was
stopped at that time
since Coca-Cola could once again be produced.
After the completion started offering several
flavored drinks, Fanta was reinvented with better
ingredients and has become immensely popular
ever since.
The Coca-Cola Company acquired the rights to
Fanta in 1960. Today, Fanta is sold in the highest
volume in Brazil, Germany, Spain, Japan, Italy
and Argentina. Fanta was originally created in an
orange flavor that now accounts for 70 percent of
all Fanta sales.
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The Role that the Elephant Played in the Success of The Coca-Cola Company
-An Observation By Dick McChesney
So it was at a Coca-Cola Club board meeting
in 1994, when there was a discussion regarding
whether or not we should continue to list the new
club members in the monthly newsletter. It seems
that there was not enough space to list them all each
month.
Well, I was the new
kid on this Board, but
I spoke up and insisted
that it was our obligation
to new members to be
listed, and besides, my
elephant club always lists
new members. The board
members looked strangely
at me as they were
mouthing your “what”
club? It was the beginning
of the verbal kidding perpetrated on me for several
meetings…………for several years!
“How is that elephant club doing?” they would
chuckle!
So when Catherine
Latturner asked for
a unique or unusual
idea for a seminar, I
realized that this was
my chance to redeem
myself! After all,
the elephant needs
and deserves to have
someone stand up
and speak to the
importance of the elephant in the success of The
Coca-Cola Company!
First of all, let me
say that the elephant
has a long history
of bringing success
to other companies.
Barnum and Bailey
introduced “Jumbo” to
the American audience
in 1892. Then in the
1930’s a Hollywood
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studio used the elephants as main characters in
the Tarzan movies. The Coca-Cola tray of 1934
exemplifies the influence that the elephants had
on The Coca-Cola Company. Then there was Walt
Disney creating
Dumbo in
1941, to name
a few.
Yes, I collect
elephants! I
don’t know
why. Big
elephants,
small
elephants,
elephants that
have utility,
and elephants
that just sit and look at you. But remember, I am
a Coke collector and I have always said that the
ultimate collectible is an elephant carrying a Coke
bottle.
The best example of this is the Circus Cutout
from 1927, proudly marching along displaying
Coca-Cola
signs. I can
imagine
everyone
at the curb,
holding a
bottle of
Coca-Cola,
watching
the
elephants
parade by. What a great promotion for The
Coca-Cola Company!
Then there was the “Nature
Study Cards” of the 1930’s, with
the strong and intelligent elephant,
promoting Coca-Cola to the world
of nature lovers!
In the Animals of Africa set in
1958, what was the most prominent
animal? Yes, it was the elephant!
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The Role that the Elephant Played in the Success of The Coca-Cola Company
-An Observation By Dick McChesney
After all, we are talking about
an entire continent!
Then there was Dumbo.
Displayed on Coca-Cola pins
and glasses and cans of
Coca-Cola, as well as
throughout Disneyland and
Disney World. Can you
imagine how many people became
longtime Coca-Cola drinkers
because of Dumbo?
The stuffed animal of the
1970’s asked people to vote.
My guess is that this promotion
influenced millions of people to
vote and to drink Coca-Cola. The
people who didn’t vote probably
drank Pepsi.
In 1996, the Republican convention
adopted a
Coca-Cola bottle with an elephant
on it. Now I don’t have to tell you
how many people in this country are
Republican, but this promotion tells us
the influential power of the elephant!
Even our Coca-Cola Collectors
Club presented evidence of Coca-Cola
and the elephant. Elephant pins at
the Club Store and stuffed elephants
given away at our
40th convention in
Springfield, IL.
But my best
evidence of how the
elephant helped in
the success of The
Coca-Cola Company
was by the Company
itself in a 1948
promotional publication.
They published a large, red, hard cover 56 pages
book entitled, “The Special Events Market”. Every
page depicted elephants promoting Coca-Cola in
a big way. Big sales, big profits, big benefits! It
is truly the final testimonial to the elephant’s role
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in the success of The
Coca-Cola Company,
and admittedly by The
Company itself.
In fairness to the Board
with whom I served,
at the end of
my term they
presented me
with two special
gifts which are the highlights of my
collection. Namely, elephants carrying a
Coke bottle… and I am forever grateful.
And by the way, the board has
resumed listing the names of the new
members in the newsletter! I think we can thank the
elephant for that as well!
(This information was presented in a seminar at
the Glendale Convention.)
Hotel prices
for upcoming conventions
Reston, VA, is $99 per night at the Hyatt Hotel
Near Washington, DC
Buena Vista, FL, is $97 per night.
Near Walt Disney World
The Bettendorf Isle Hotel, IA, is $95.99
for single or double occupancy
Near a casino
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CENTRAL FLORIDA CHAPTER FUN FEST 2015
JANUARY 27TH – 30TH 2016, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - TIMES AND EVENTS
SUBJECT TO CHANGE ROOM HOPPING ALL DAY EVERY DAY
Wednesday, JAN. 27TH
Arrive and set up for Room Hopping
Hotel Check-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 p.m.
Thursday, JAN. 28th
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Silent Auction Check-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Mix & Mingle Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Silent Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 29th
Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Regular Auction Check-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Fun Time Lunch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Regular Auction Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Regular Auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:00 p.m. - until done
Saturday, Jan. 30th
Swap Meet Vendor Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Registered Attendees Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Open to public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
EVERYONE ATTENDING ANY OF THESE FUNCTIONS MUST BE REGISTERED AND A
MEMBER OF THE TCCCC
REGISTRATION FEES
Adult (no packet)
_____ x $25.00
Child (up to age 15) (no packet)
_____ x $10.00
Fun Time Lunch
_____ x $20.00
Mix & Mingle Party
_____ x $Free
Swap Meet1st Table
_____ x $20.00
2nd table $15, 3rd table or more $10
_____ x $_____
$ _____
$ _____
$ _____
$ _____
$ _____
$ _____
Total Amount Enclosed $ __________
NOTE: All confirmations will be sent by email. If you desire a
written confirmation, please enclose a self addressed stamped
envelope with your registration.
Name:________________________________________
Address ______________________________________
City:_____________________ State:_____ Zip:_______
Phone: _________________ Email:_________________
Additional name(s) for badges: ____________________________
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Will you be selling from your room? ___ yes ___ no
Please make checks payable to The Central Florida Chapter
TCCCC and mail to Fun Fest; c/o Hilda King; P.O. Box 1706;
Apopka, Fl. 32704. For more information email centralflcccc@
yahoo.com or call Hilda at 407-814-7430 or post a message on
our Facebook page at Central Florida Coca-Cola Collectors Club.
Be sure to like us when you visit the page.
Hotel Information – Join in the fun by booking your reservation
today. Just call the Best Western Hotel - Walt Disney World at 800348-3765 and request the “Fun Fest” group block. You will receive a
rate of $91 (plus $8.00 tax) per night with free internet and parking.
Located at 2000 Hotel Plaza Blvd., Lake Buena Vista, FL. 32830.
Cut off date to receive this rate is January 4, 2016.
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C L A S S I F I E D
A D S
Please
Type or print your ad legibly
READ THE ADVERTISING POLICY (below)
Include your Club account number
Send or email (preferred) ads to:
publications@cocacolaclub.org
Rob Mathison
2720 Reagan St, #205
Dallas, TX 75219
Deadline: All advertisement should be received by
the 1st of the month preceding the next issue. Any
ads received after that date will appear in the next
issue.
ADVERTISING POLICY: Classified ads are
only for items pertaining to Coca-Cola. They
are printed free for members in good standing.
Ads for questionable legality are subject to the
Executive Board for approval. All ads are printed
on a first-come, first-served basis, at the discretion
of the publication director as space allows. Each
advertiser may submit ads for a maximum run of
one (1) month, after that the ad must be resubmitted.
Advertisers may submit ads for up to three (3)
headings with a TOTAL of not more than 250
words which include name and contact information
of address, phone number, email, etc. Business
names and email address will be printed ONLY
if accompanied by a Club member’s name in the
listing. The Coca-Cola Collectors Club assumes
no responsibility for sales or purchases advertised,
but please advise the publications director if you
experience problems with an advertiser and/or their
goods. The publications director is not responsible
for ads that do not meet the publication deadline or
cannot be deciphered. PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY,
TYPE OR EMAIL.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.) BREAKING NEWS: In last month’s ad for the
Choo Choo Connection convention, I left off George
Gilchrist’s contact name and address. If you have any
questions about this event please contact George at
5995 Ticonderoga Cir, Hixson, TN 37343. This event
takes place November 12-14, 2015 in Chattanooga,
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TN. The hotel is the Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel
and Vacation Complex. Make your reservations by
calling 800-872-2529, rate code 1C50LA. Ask to
be placed in Hotel #1 with other Coke attendees.
$94 + tx/night.
2.) New website devoted to Coca-Cola playing
cards. See www.ccplayingcards.com. Kevin
Roche 612-991-1630.
3.) Lone Star Chapter of The Coca-Cola Collectors
Club would like to invite you to our 25th Tex Fest
March 17-19, 2016. The location has changed
to Holiday Inn, 1655 N Central Expressway,
Richardson, Texas 75080. If you were ever an
officer or held any appointed chair, we would like
you to come and meet new members and see some
of your old friends. We invite all people who want
to meet those who have led our chapter through
the first 25 years. A special occasion with special
rewards! Contact TJ Walton 214-923-2019.
4.) ?What do Coca-Cola, Africa and The Great
Plains of Kansas Chapter have in common? Answer
– a “SAFARI” – “Pause In The Coca-Cola Jungle,”
our upcoming 6th biannual convention October
15, 16, 17, 2015. Come one come all. Veterans
wanted!!
5.) The winner of the Coca-Cola stock raffle
sponsored by the MD-DC-VA chapter was Tom
Brown of Maryland. We would like to thank all
those who supported our chapter again this year.
BOOKS
6.) My name is Joe Bellveau, the author and
researcher of this book. I’ve spent many years
The Coca-Cola Collectors News
and countless hours researching, archiving, and
compiling the most complete
listings of Coca-Cola Bottling
Plants from the early 1900’s.
This book contains over 100
full-color images, as well as
information on when the plant
opened in a particular town and
any information that pertains
to the plant. Some plants have
not been able to verify but the
research continues. The majority of information can
be verified through actual paper from the plant. This
is a newly published soft-cover book with Perfect
Binding, glossy front and back cover and filled with
over 80 pages of bottling plant listings. A must-have
book for any collector interested in the history of
Coca-Cola Bottling Plants. A great resource guide,
filled with beautiful images of early Coca-Cola
letterheads, envelopes, coupons and photographs.
This book has neither been authorized nor endorsed
by the Coca-Cola Company. Trademark logo used
with permission. USA SHIP ONLY. - $23.00 which
includes shipping Joe Belliveau PO Box 2025
Venice, FL 34284 941-586-5762
cokemanct@yahoo.com.
BOTTLES
7.) We are all well aware that 2015 is the year of
the bottle, the 100th Anniversary of the Contour
Bottle for The Coca-Cola Company. A special
limited edition (2500 each) a red, a gold and a silver
bottle were produced. Each of them have a special
red cutout tag of the bottle on its neck. One side of
the bottle reads Coca-Cola and the other side shows
a Coca-Cola bottle imprinted in the Coca-Cola
logo with a small 100th sign coming out of the
top. I have a few of the three-bottle sets for sale.
Your cost is $49.00 per set plus S&H. This set has
been an instant collectible for bottle collectors. Get
yours while they last! In addition to the special
limited edition three-bottle set to honor the 100th
anniversary of the contor bottle, Coca-Cola also
issued a three-bottle set in red, gold and silver with
a paper bottle tag attached to the neck. This set is
$29.00 plus S&H. John H Langlois, 5236 Essex
Farms Lane, Stone Mountain, GA 30088 770-9816394 wandacoke@aol.com.
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8.) 2015 Commemorative Coca-Cola Bottle Book
• 8 oz
Pre-order yours today
• 10 oz
$80 with free S&H
• 12oz
• 32 oz
• 75th anniversary
• Presentation Bottles
• Full-color pricing guide
• Pictures of nearly every bottle
for easy identification
Email me at dale.gaulke@gmail.com.
9.) Coca-Cola Commemorative Bottles:
• 436 - 75th Anniversary Bottles with 19 different
town names.
• 193 - 10 Oz. Tall Commemorative Bottles with
65 different themes.
• 4,689 - 8 Oz. Commemorative Bottles with 507
different themes.
I would like to sell all of the bottles as a group
but would consider the sale of smaller quantities.
Prices are negotiable. The more you buy the
better the per-bottle price. Located in Southern
California. 714-779-8443 RKoch444@gmail.com.
COOLERS
10.) I have the ONLY WOODEN
COKE COOLER in the WORLD!! It
was made in the late 30’s early 40’s
in the Atlanta Coke shop by a Master
Craftsman. I am willing to sell this
one-of-a-kind museum piece for a
reasonable offer. Will email pictures.
Contact mch1102@aol.com or 678-294-6842
Thanks Craig Hyde.
11.) 1929 Glascock salesman sample cooler in
excellent condition. All items are original with
no touchup or restoration.
Has the cards that picture
other Glascock coolers the
salesmen would sell. Three
wooden cases with bottles
and one twelve pack. 91
bottles that fill the inside.
Photos from the bottling plant where cooler
originated. Beautiful cooler and email if you
have any questions or want more photos. $25,000
firm. Pick up would be best but will take it to your
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shipper at your cost. Freddy Brewer, 817-5574766, freddy-brewer@sbcglobal.net.
MISCELLANEOUS
12.) 25 year Coke collection for sale. I am selling
this collection as ONE LOT only. Items range
over 85 years and include over 43 packed boxes of
collectibles, and over 60 cases of 8oz. bottles. Tin,
porcelain signs, buttons, pins, crates, clocks, soft
items, calendars, paper items, cardboard stand ups,
menu boards, trays, pocket mirror, brand sell in
guides, internal sales items from 1996-2009, glasses,
sales plans, conference badges, framed prints, point
of sale, holiday items, wooden ice pics, aluminum
and wood carriers, toy truck, wooden keg with paper
label, Olympic and World Cup, Red Sox, Patriots
cans, bottles, Michael Jordan Coke Point of sale,
rare items, one-of-a-kind items. Bottles include Star
Market, Stop & Shop, Iowa Rose bowl, Cal Ripken,
Superbowl, UCONN, Red Sox. For spreadsheets of
collection and bottles, contact bellmeister2@gmail.
com or 781-789-9530. I have over 400 photos in
dropbox that can also be shared via a link.
13.) Forty-five different Coca-Cola ties for $350
including tie rack. These cost me between $25
and $30 per tie. Jack Lindung 239-293-1127 or
jacklindung@gmail.com.
14.) 32 year Coca-Cola collection w/all kinds of
collectibles! Framed pin sets large and small,
framed mirrors large and small, commemorative
bottles for all different kinds of events, a lot of
NASCAR memorabilia, 10 sign faces for Coca-Cola
20 oz bottle machines, nine different Nascar drivers,
including Dale Earnhardt Sr. and one with Clyde
Dexter when he played for the Houston Rockets,
Coca-Cola clocks, cookie jars, signs, neons, 60
framed old Coca-Cola ads, some one of a kind
items, Coca-Cola racks, display cases and much
more! Pictures upon request. Rick Williams 713851-0336 acokeman@swbell.net.
15.) 1950 Pam Clock Lt Up front glass - Pet. guide
12th pg 245 excel. condition $450, 1948 Pam
Clock Lt Up front glass with green dial Pet. guide
11th. pg 311 excel. condition $600, 1939 Jack
O’Lantern Festoon complete in original envelope,
condition 9.5 plus $2,900, 1964 12”round
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Thermometer Things Go Better With Coke. Pet.
guide pg 236 excel. condition $310 All items plus
Shipping and Handling. Gregory Wagner 425427-6709.
16.) 1000 Complete National Geographic
Magazines with Coca-Cola Ad on back cover 19331965 $500 OBO must pick up in St. Augustine.
Ads only $500 OBO post paid to buyer All in very
good condition James Dilbeck (904) 824-1761
jdilbeck@sjcfl.us.
SIGNS
17.) 1936 “50th Anniversary” framed Cardboard
Sign. See p108 in Petretti’s12th edition
Collectible’s Price Guide $2,000 Jack Lindung
239-293-1127 or jacklindung@gmail.com
18.) I have a beautiful new Coca-Cola neon light
that usually sells for about $400. I have it for $285.
It has a heavy duty transformer.
The sign is about 26” X 19”
X 16” & with box. The black
packing bars on the front come
off. This is a really nice neon &
will set off your collection. You
won’t be sorry to own it! I can
bring it to Wichita in October. I won’t ship. Ken
Cottrell 918-357-3067 or beartul@cox.net.
19.) 1932 unusual cardboard cutout sign 10” x 13”,
appears to be picture of Earth from high altitude.
No known rockets with cameras at
this time. Artist’s idea of view from
space. Grade 6 with stains, wear and
wrinkles where ad was re-glued. Rich
Binder richpor@htc.net or 618-4733488 with offer.
TRAYS
20.) 1931 Coca-Cola trays for sale. Selling 7 trays
that are all in beautiful near-mint condition. Email
or call if you need more info. or photos. $650.
each plus shipping. Freddy Brewer, 817-557-4766,
freddy-brewer@sbcglobal.net.
WANTED
21.) CC playing cards, decks, collections or
old singles. Kevin Roche 952-941-8246 or
kevinroche@gmail.com.
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22.) Coca-Cola vintage paper items such as
letterheads, envelopes, checks, photos, receipts,
etc..from any Coca-Cola plant. Joe Belliveau
PO Box 2025 Venice, FL 34284 - 941-586-5762
cokemanct@yahoo.com.
23.) I’m looking for one of the 1971 Presentation
Bottles that recognized the Mobile, AL plant as the
first bottler of 32oz returnable Sprite. If you have
one and it’s not for sale, I’d like at least have a
picture for a book I’m writing. Proper credit will be
given. Jerry Reeves 251-367-2548
wantcoke@aol.com.
24.) Collecting new UNSHARPENED pencils
from the National Conventions: San Diego 1978,
Houston 1979, Alexandria 1980, Kansas City 1981,
Nashville 1982, Washington D.C. 1983 (both red and
white DC pencils), Sacramento 1984, Dallas 1985,
Reston 1996, Orlando 2001.
Jeff Daly 414-640-0399.
25.) 1940’s Coast Guard, and 1920’s chrome holder
complete from San Antonio, TX and unusual
Coca-Cola items from Kentucky - Rodney Neat
502-553-8118 neat1ky@bellsouth.net.
26.) I am looking for the lid (only) for the 1939
Salesman Sample Coca-Cola Cooler box - with or
without the “Business Builder” pages. Please contact
John Buchholz at 770-458-5670 or
JKBUCH@AOL.COM.
27.) Coca-Cola box cutters in good to mint
condition. Contact Mike Phillips at
mikoke@aol.com or 817-691-7378.
28.) Coke fashion square accessories (Raquel)
rings. Also dry servers. Ron Seibert 605-754-6589
rseibert@gwtc.net.
29.) Any of the following cans: Indonesia
presidential cans (any issue except 47 and 48);
Puerto Rico languages set (1980’s); 16 Oz S
Diamond (better quality than mine - see www.
luijendijk.nl/mark). I’ll trade or buy. Mark
Luijendijk mark@luijendijk.nl.
30.) Vendo 81b or Vendo 44 to restore or myself.
has to be complete machine. Jerry Boehman Call
812-634-2268 or email Geraldboehman@yahoo.com
812-639-0179.
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31.) Looking for the magazine titled a Special
“Animals of Africa” issue. Will pay up to $50 for
one in near-mint to mint condition. Contact Ray
Keeton at oklacokeman@aol.com or
918-695-9395.
32.) 1983 Western Canadian Soft Drink Convention
bottle for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: also Grey
Beverages Plant Opening bottles for Annacis,
BC, 1989 and Edmonton, Alberta, 1986. Barry
Linde,515-289-2988, mblinde@q.com.
33.) Screw cap for the 1940’s Coca-Cola horses
water bottle. No rust and no holes, please. Contact
Ray Keeton at oklacokeman@aol.com or
918-695-9395.
34.) Collectors: I’m interested in putting together a
complete collection of Coca-Cola hutch top bottles.
Specifically I would like examples of the Alabama
script Bessemer and Birmingham Root bottles in
mint condition. Also, the block letter Talladega
Alabama and Brunswick GA hutch bottles. I prefer
the best original condition possible with no damage
or repairs. I am prepared to pay a premium for nondug, non-tumbled, mint condition hutch bottles.
Please contact: Doug Jones at (703) 475-9620 or
dgtj@msn.com.
35.) I am looking for CCCCC pins from 1998
Minnesota and 2016 Reston Va thank you
Jerry Spannraft phone 708-361-2492 email
tarzan5@att.net.
36.) Any and all Coca-Cola no-drips pertaining to
Convention advertising for election to office for the
National Board of TCCCC. They will be stamped
on the back of several Coca-Cola no-drips. They
will have the name of Steve “Okie” Ellsworth or
Libbie Simonton. Both were running for National
Member-At-Large. Any help will be greatly
appreciated. Contact Ted Oswalt, toswalt.35@
gmail.com or call 765-250-8289.
38.) A Coca-Cola no-drip. It is the variation of
the one in the Roche No-Drip
book on page 9, lower left. The
one I would like is like that one
except the Trademark is in the
tail of the C. The one in the book
shows Trademark under the words
Coca-Cola. I am attaching a photo
of the one I need. Please contact
Ted Oswalt at toswalt.35@gmail.
com or call 765-250-8289. Would like in excellent
condition for my collection. Also any other hard to
find no-drips.
39.) We are collecting Coca-Cola 6, 6.5, and 8
oz bottles with city/state on the embossed on the
bottom; full, never opened Bottles needed are
Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, New Hampshire,
Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Please call
Al Young 904-502-1748. Sorry no email at this
time.
40.) I am looking for a Cracker Barrel, Fenton,
Coca-Cola Dinner Bell, Lavender Girl, in color
with painting of Coca-Cola girl, Hilda Clark.
Anyone wishing to sell, please contact Barbara
King at hrking@juno.com or call 719-392-4791. I
am also looking for a Purple Coca-Cola Bottle.
41.) 20-inch-tall glass store display ACL Coke
bottles with tops. Coke logo in white/Coke logo in
red-white. Please contact Ronnie Davis 434-5792159 1181 E Hyco Rd, South Boston, VA 24592.
37.) 2.38 gallon Coca-Cola mini keg that goes
inside the 1950s vendor dispenser. A photo of the
dispenser can be found in Petretti’s 12th ed., page
390. If you have one for sale, please contact Terry
Smith at tkcollectables89@yahoo.com or
636-586-8456.
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