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Posted 6 months ago
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This week I bought over 1500 old (50s and 60s) cork-lined Coca-Cola and Sprite bottle caps. Most will be nailed to my outdoor Coke bar, for added displays. All are either from the 1964 New York World's fair, as some show the Coca-Cola Pavilion graphic. Others show the World logo and were collected for a "Tour The World" cap collection promotion in the 60s. And others show a USA highway sign. Not sure what these were since all still have the corks attached. I may have to remove the cork liner to find out what's underneath these.
These are still pretty common. I bought all of them for $25.
Coca Cola BottlesAs impossible as it may seem today, Coca-Cola did not originally intend to …
Those are gonna look cool nailed to the wall out there in your Bamboo Lounge area Ray.