If These Shirts Could Talk: The Tantalizing Tales Behind Used Clothes
The mysterious packages kept arriving, some from eBay, others from the Home …
Jockeying for Position: How Boxers and Briefs Got Into Men's Pants
Just as underclothes are shielded from public view, the evolution of men's most intimate apparel is shrouded in secrecy. But the story of men's underwear is about more …
Gloriously Grotesque 19th-Century Pipes
The meerschaum pipes carved in Eastern Europe at the end of the 19th century are among the most bizarre and improbable concoctions in decorative art. Some feature …
In the Hot Seat: Is Your Antique Windsor a Fake?
While researching her book, "Killer Stuff and Tons of Money," Maureen Stanton came across all sorts of characters. For years, she shadowed her antiques-dealer friend …
Love at First Kite: How Pizza and Pente Led to One Oklahoman's High-Flying Obsession
Vintage kites from all over the world hang from the ceiling and walls of Richard Dermer’s popula…
Blood, Sweat, and Steel: My Afternoon with the Ace of Swords
“When I got this sword, it was completely covered in blood rust.” Sword maker Francis Boyd is showing me yet another weapon pulled from yet another …
'The Great Gatsby' Still Gets Flappers Wrong
Have you heard? There’s a new swell in town named Gatsby, and he’s bringing flapper flair back into fashion. Baz Luhrmann’s latest cinematic spectacle—his take on “Th…
Say Ahhh: An Oral Surgeon's Quest to Reimagine the Garage-Band Guitar
It’s not unusual for men of a certain age to have a soft spot in their hearts for the look of vintage guitars and the sound…
Forget TV Pickers, Meet the Real Mavericks of the Antiques World
Long before Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz swaggered into the spotlight with "American Pickers," writer Maureen Stanton …
Coveting The Craziest Cat-People Collectibles
The memes are endless—Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat, Keyboard Cat, Maru, and all the Lolcats. Last year even witnessed the first ever Internet Cat Video Fe…
Celebrating 125 Years Coke Bottle | Coca Cola Bottles55 of 279 |  |  |
Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate
Posted 9 months ago
CurtJGruner
(4 items)
Coke made these bottles to celebrate 125 years in Terre Haute Indiana, This town is were the coke bottle shape was thought up by the Root Glass Co. so coke thought it a good idea to have the celeberation here, the had these odd shaped bottles they gave out, i live in Clinton, In about 10min from Terre Haute. this bottle hase the date and the Ceo`s signature on the back.
Create an account or login in order to post a comment.
Coca Cola BottlesAs impossible as it may seem today, Coca-Cola did not originally intend to …
Did they put ROOT on the bottom?
Please tell me it doesn't say "Made In China" on the bottom!
"Root Glass co." is no longer in Terre Haute i dont ever remember it there and it has 19 on the bottom no "China" markings here i can see...
Root Glass Company was sold to Owens-Illinois Glass Company i think.. I wish i would have went to this event my 9yo nephue had this bottle and he gave it to me, "Tought in my head i would have gotten a case or 2 of these" not sure if they sold them or "Gave them out"....
http://www.in.gov/history/markers/images/8419941.jpg