Cocacola author doug mccoy on the beverage companys bottles. There are many types of authentic older amber beer bottle brown glass coke bottles in existence from a variety of cities across the us, but they are usually the straight sides types made between 1900 and 1920. Email to check availability kovels has a section on cocacola. Coca cola bottle december 23, 1923 antique bottles.
There are many variables that need to be considered to identify the dates of coke bottles. Age does not play a large part in determining a bottles value. Pawn shop listings or online auctions for cocacola bottles are valid resources for determining the true value. I have just order this book and looking forward to learning the history of the kola wars in atlanta the birthplace of coca cola. Would like to see what year this bottle may have been made. Coca cola, or coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the coca cola company. Most bottlers of coca cola produced other soft drinks such as orange, grape, root beer, etc.
Vintage cocacola 3 ring binder for catalog of merchandising equipment. In fact, asa candler, president of coca cola in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, assumed his drink would only be popular in spring and summer, and his business with soda fountains was lucrative enough that a bottling venture did not appeal to him. Diecut tin cocacola bottle sign this painted glass coke bottle is a familiar sight on many coke memorabilia pieces. Coke has a long and interesting history and was first bottled in vicksburg, mississippi in 1891. Those pictures include a 1915 shot of earl freshfaced at just 25 years old, dressed in a threepiece suit and hat, holding a cigar standing beside the root glass johnny bull machine equipped with a mold that is, unmistakably, a cocacola bottle. November 7, 2019 coke love from all over the country have you got your customized coke bottle yet. These bottles were made from the early 1880s until circa 1915. As impossible as it may seem today, coca cola did not originally intend to sell its products in bottles. Antique coca cola bottle works new bern nc soda bottle. Had the classic santa drinking a coke on the bottle. Coke has also renewed its trademark twice for the past years.
According to morphy, in 1915, cocacola devised a plan to come up with an iconic bottle design fitting its brand. Chapter by colorful chapter of cocacola calendars, serving trays, bottles, signs, vintage advertisements, toys, coolers, dispensers and countless other items representing the foremost name in soda pop collectibles await you, in this new edition of the superior cocacola collectibles identification and values reference. The best and most accurate way to value old coke bottles is to research them. If you saved old cocacola bottles, you may be in luck. Cocacola collectibles price guide the spruce crafts. Antique coke bottles antique bottle collectors haven.
Finding a onehundredyearold coke bottle might put a few dollars in your pocket should you decide to sell it. If you run across an amber hobbleskirt style curvy female profile coke bottle any of the. Old glass coca cola bottle thailand 1998 coke rare 8 baht embossed 250ml asia. In addition to famous artwork featuring the cocacola bottle, the cocacola company invited contemporary artists and designers from around the world to.
Summer 2018 share a vanilla coke with graham 20 oz coca cola collectible bottle. Most bottlers of cocacola produced other soft drinks such as orange, grape, root beer, etc. Hurry and head over to hyde park corner arpico today. All listings current page auction buy it now classified ads. New listing 6 star soda water bottle from coca cola plant in front royal, va. Today, the contour cocacola bottle is one of the most recognized packages on. The coca cola contour bottle was introduced in 1915. The book was nearly 40 years in the making for norman, now 80.
Antique and vintage coke bottles collectors weekly. Vintage 1980s coca cola stationary bottle opener new old stock. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by john stith pemberton and was bought out by businessman asa griggs candler, whose marketing tactics led coca cola to its dominance of the world softdrink market throughout the 20th century. Open road brands red vintage style retro coca cola logo emblem antique brass drink coca cola cast iron drawer pull coke bottle opener man cave 4. Cocacola is the brand that we grew up with as kids, teenagers, and now adults. By 1920, the contour bottle became the standard for the cocacola company.
We probably receive more questions about bottles than any other single item. I only had a chance to speak to him briefly, but enjoyed it. The cocacola company sold the first bottle of cocacola in march 1894. Jun, 2010 those pictures include a 1915 shot of earl freshfaced at just 25 years old, dressed in a threepiece suit and hat, holding a cigar standing beside the root glass johnny bull machine equipped with a mold that is, unmistakably, a coca cola bottle. Diecut tin coca cola bottle sign this painted glass coke bottle is a familiar sight on many coke memorabilia pieces. While not all old bottles are valuable, an older bottle is more likely to be worth more than a newer one. Roll on 5ml 1dram clear swirl with housing and black caps. See cocacola book list on the antique cocacola bottles web page. Mexican coca cola bottles in an old yellow wooden case. In fact, asa candler, president of cocacola in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, assumed his drink would only be popular in spring and summer, and his business with soda fountains was lucrative enough that a bottling venture did not appeal to him. He was at scotts antique market on saturday here in atlanta. If you asked four different coca cola bottle collectors what the term antique coke bottle means to them, you most. This book highlights the brand such as afrikola and kocanola, celerycola and capacola, fantaz and peptolac, dope and koke, jitacola and konut, novakola and ryeola. If you saved old coca cola bottles, you may be in luck.
Later, those manufactured in terre haute would bear different numbers. Cocacola bottle turns 100 years old and launches global. Get the best deals on collectible soda bottles 1900 now. This book highlights the brand such as afrikola and kocanola, celerycola and capacola, fantaz and peptolac, dope and koke, jit a cola and konut, novakola and ryeola.
Yellow coca cola box, coke bottle crate, old coca cola crate, vintage wood box, wood caddy, diy box, rustic box, storage box, wood planter rusticbuckets 5 out of. The book started out as a quickreference guide that i used myself. Like vintage pyrex or tupperware pieces, some old coca cola bottles may be worth their weight in gold and then some. You should observe the style of cocacola trademark. Allan petretti cocacola collectible book is a great reference to see the value and rarity.
Prior to the introduction of sprite in 1961,the cocacola company produced syrup for only cocacola. To add to the confusion, ebay lists coca cola bottles from 1900 to present day as modern, and anything older than 1900 as antique. According to the petretti book on coke bottles, the repro labels have evenstraightuniform lines. Because of its durability, there are still many bottles around, reducing its rarity and value. Note this paragraph added to webpage on january 4, 2014. Faqs common collectibles the cocacola collectors club. An unauthorized guide schiffer book for collectors spontak, joyce on. The soda was present in our life with commercials, different types of bottles, huge campaigns, tons of soda and last but not least, a large variety of collectibles. Apr 05, 2019 if you saved old coca cola bottles, you may be in luck. Recently, a rare coca cola glass bottle from around 1915 was put up for. Eight different glass houses submitted prototypes, but a design from earl r. This 1968 book is out of print, but remaining copies are for sale direct by the authors daughter, linda monk, email. Prior to the introduction of sprite in 1961,the coca cola company produced syrup for only coca cola.
If the bottle is the early contour model, then it has little value since it was produced in the millions. Before manufacturing coke bottles, coca cola was produced in soda fountains. Bill porter writessells the coke bottle checklist which covers the history, rarity, and pricing general of embossed, crowntop coke bottles with script trademarks i. In this interview, doug mccoy explains how the cocacola bottle got its. Cocacola, in partnership with french publishing house assouline, will release a limitededition book in march 2015, that includes the cocacola bottles history, titled kiss the past hello. Though its found in countless reproductions as well, finding an original diecut tin sign from around 1954 like this is a great find for any collector. I can give you a ballpark figure, just what i have seen from past bottle. Chapter by colorful chapter of coca cola calendars, serving trays, bottles, signs, vintage advertisements, toys, coolers, dispensers and countless other items representing the foremost name in soda pop collectibles await you, in this new edition of the superior coca cola collectibles identification and values reference. The earliest of these have the number 9 embossed on their heel along with the initials r. The hutchinson bottle was patented in 1879 with its unusual metal loop and stopper.
Finding a fiveyear old coke bottle in the local creek is not going to make you rich. Author says book clears cocacola bottle mystery daily herald. Finding a onehundredyear old coke bottle might put a few dollars in your pocket should you decide to sell it. Vintage lot of 37 coca cola bottle collection german mexican harry potter. While there is a lot to know about collecting glass bottles in general, there are specific tricks of the trade when it comes to narrowing the scope of your glass bottle collecting interest to one area of the field like coca cola bottles collecting old coca cola soda bottles is based largely on condition, origin, bottling town, type of bottle, and type. The first hundred years collectors book coke store.
Also, there might be other inscriptions about the contents in the glass bottle. As impossible as it may seem today, cocacola did not originally intend to sell its products in bottles. See coca cola book list on the antique coca cola bottles web page. The cocacola contour bottle was introduced in 1915. The most common coca cola bottle opener material is metal. In 1909, cocacola moved away from using hutchisonstyle bottles and started using containers made by root glass of terre haute, indiana. Cocacola coke bottle bank for saving and storing coins and paper money for adults or children small 12 inch coin bank by cocacola only 14 left in stock order soon. Contrary to popular belief a coca cola bottle, even if it is decades old, is only worth a few dollars at most. This book was originally produced only for the 100th anniversary of the cocacola company in 1986 as a tribute to the cocacola company.
Generally, most old coca cola bottle collectors use the term antique for bottles that are more than 50 years old. Trade mark regestered bottle patd dec 25, 1923 jonesboro ark on the bottom any info would be great. Antique coca cola bottle works new bern nc soda bottle coke b2229. Before that, it had been a soda fountain item as well as a syrup being sold in bottles as a patent medicine. Cocacola 75th anniversary bottle of coke full unopened 18991974. Most expensive cocacola collectibles top 10 ealuxe. Coca cola book the first hundred years 1886 1986 limited. Cocacola, or coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by the cocacola company.
Apr 9, 20 vintage coca cola bottle bookends have a coke and a book. Age does not play a large part in determining a bottle s value. Some of those old glass containers you have lying around the house might be valuable, especially the old coke bottles. Coca cola coke bottle bank for saving and storing coins and paper money for adults or children small 12 inch coin bank by coca cola only 14 left in stock order soon. During the 1916 bottlers convention, deans contour bottle was chosen over other entries and was on the market the same year. The bottle helped distinguish coca cola from other beverages, just as the glass contour bottle had done in 1916. Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by john stith pemberton and was bought out by businessman asa griggs candler, whose marketing tactics led cocacola to its dominance of the world softdrink market throughout the 20th. Author says book clears cocacola bottle mystery daily. Want to know how to identify and date coke bottles. Finding a fiveyearold coke bottle in the local creek is not going to make you rich. Gas station owner claimed he had it since his station opened in 1929. Vintage coca cola bottle collections often spawn new collections related to vintage coca cola merchandise, or images of the iconic bottle in advertisements and on promotional items.
While not all old bottles are valuable, an older bottle is. The hutchinson bottle was only used by cocacola for seven years in 1906, they switched to an ambercolored glass bottle with a triangular logo. Look for the flat footed tail of letter c in the brand name cocacola. The foundations of the cocacola company is set up by asa griggs candler december 30, 1851 march 12, 1929, an american business tycoon and the 44th mayor of atlanta, ga. Info about antique coke bottles, including bottles for sale. Its these offname brands that are now only remain only a memory.
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