Browse all categories
109 Show & Tell Posts Today

Collectors Weekly

Earlycoke

Collections

Earlycoke has not created any collections yet. What are collections?

Favorite Categories

earlycoke

Southern Indiana

Personal Website: earlycoke.com

Check out my website at earlycoke.com - I am an advanced Coca-Cola collector who began collecting as a 13 year old boy in 1975. At that time the items in my collectiCheck out my website at earlycoke.com - I am an advanced Coca-Cola collector who began collecting as a 13 year old boy in 1975. At that time the items in my collection were mostly insignificant. But, as my passion, education, and resources grew, so did my collection. Today the items in my collection date from 1891 to 1945. I have a passion for cardboard lithos, die cuts and serving trays - and currently I am focused on the teens and pre-teens items. I also have a fairly small but somewhat significant collection of Pemberton's French Wine Coca items, and what has turned into a large collection of early store fixtures and showcases as well. I actively buy, sell and authenticate items, so if you have a question or comment, please email me. I am a self-employed graphic designer, so I am at my computer most days, and will answer all inquiries. Check out my website at earlycoke.com for loads of useful collecting information. Always looking for the early and rare to add to my collection, so please keep me in mind. (Read more)

Posts

See all 19
1907 Glass Change Reciever - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
8 months ago
c. 1912 Coca-Cola Festoon - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
11 months ago
1911 Motor Girl Poster - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
11 months ago
Answer to previous signloverj question - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
1 year ago
How the 1938 bottle sign was used - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
1 year ago
Coca-Cola Chewing Gum Fan - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
1 year ago
French Wine Coca (Coca-Cola Precurser) Free Drink Coupon - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
1 year ago
Pemberton's French Wine (Coca- Cola precurser) Bottle - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
1 year ago
Circa 1910 Banner - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
2 years ago
1901 Coca-Cola Tray - Coca-Colain Coca-Cola
2 years ago

Comments

  1. Yes that would be my guess.
  2. The vendo 44 is the most desirable machine because of its size. It can fit easily in a home, unlike many larger machines.
  3. Its a newer item and is worth nothing as an authentic Coca-Cola item. Its value would be minimal as a decorator item only.
  4. TnHills - Just woke up from my nap . . . . Daddy Nobucks is absolutely correct with his evaluation.
  5. It is a "flavor" bottle produced by the local bottling company. To expand their sales, most bottling companies produced their own line of flavor drinks such as orange or grape. Of course, Coca-Cola wa...
  6. Great truck. Didi you restore it yourself?
  7. I was a junior when I made it Ray. Not a senior.
  8. That is a great sign Dave. You did good! I have a place for it if you get tired of looking at it . . . .
  9. Vegas. Cool. Tell tim that if he needs any "help" with Faith to give me a call!
  10. I think it is fine just as is. I wouldnt repair it. It really doesnt detract from the item.
  11. You still singin with Faith?
  12. Nice. I like it! You are putting together a really good assortment of early-mid 20th century advertising items. Very, very cool presentation.
  13. It is authentic. I do not know of these being reproduced. Only the more expensive openers are reproduced. The leather strap is a watch fob strap. It would never have been used on an opener.
  14. I am about 2 hours away. You could all come to my house for a visit.
  15. I think I need that at my house.
  16. You will drive anywhere for a free meal. . . . . that storage area was really something to behold when the museum was in full operation. I ended up buying 4 items from the comfort of my own office. Gl...
  17. Good job Daddy_Nonuts, I really like cardboards!
  18. The opener you picture is a fake. 100% sure . . . . sorry . . . .
  19. Very nice job.
  20. vdweekend, I am sorry to tell you that your Coke clock is not authentic. It is an old clock body, with a new reproduction clock face. It has no value as a Coca-Cola ite. Its value lies only in the clo...
  21. Thanks kmvailes, I like the one on the right as well. She also comes in a slightly less rare version with a pink bow. I imagine it would be greedy to wish I had that one as well! I am glad you like th...
  22. Looks fake to me :)
  23. No not really worth holding onto that long unless you really like it. It probably wont go up in value greatly like some of the older signs. A large number were made, and they are not really that attr...
  24. Wow. You guys are funny! It is a great sign, yes it is not mint but it is also not in an auction being represented as such, so who cares. It looks great on the wall, and I think it is displayed with ...
  25. Thanks guys. I am glad you like it. I think the unusual costumes and the hats make it simply fascinating. A lot different than the usual Coke stuff we see . . .
  26. As a normal bottle it is worth in the 65-75 dollar range. But, with these early bottles, the value to a serious bottle collector who collects by city is in how small the town was (small town = small d...
  27. I love a good dialogue. What everyone is missing is that education is part of the hobby. The difference between now and 30 years ago, is that these conversations took place face to face and each perso...
  28. Respectfully sir, I would have to say, an item is worth whatever you pay for it. But, with that said, this sign's value is next to nothing because of its condition. It might be worth 700 in NM conditi...
  29. Yes pickrknows. They are totally original. I have nothing reproduction in my collection. And the fact that I am always broke proves it!
  30. You are a funny funny man Ray. How is your Beanie Baby collection coming along?
  31. Sorry, about that chinablue, I have been uncharacteristically lax in my emails this past week, my daughter is visiting from Hawaii, and I havent seen her for a year. I will have something to you tom...
  32. You have a 1912 chromolithographed poster. There were several variations in different sizes of that chalky grey design done that year. I have seen this poster once before. You have a very nice piece. ...
  33. This item is most likely a print of an early ad that has been mounted to canvas. It would have been printed on a heavy cardboard in multiple colors in a chromolithographic process. (visit earlycoke.co...
  34. That's nothing to be ashamed of. Few people can afford mint items. Collect what you like and are happy with. As an old friend of mine used to remind me "its not a competition".
  35. See my post and I will show you what it looked like originally
  36. I am sorry but it is a nothing but a poorly produced fake. It is not an authentic Coca-Cola sign.
  37. Hi tracey, my email is earlycoke@insightbb.com
  38. Nice display Trevor. I think if I were you, I would watch and just keep picking up cases that match yours. You will need them in the future, then you wont be able to find them!
  39. Yes you are correct it is 1943 or 1944. I have always thought that it was a neat little sign.
  40. It was issued in the 1970's to hang in some of the bottling plants with other images. It has been trimmed down. It does not date to 1905. It is a very common mistake made by a great many people as th...
  41. If you think I am a "plethora" now, just wait for my website and book. They too are chalked full of information useless to everyone EXCEPT the .0003% of the population that collects coke! :) Website...
  42. That bentwood carrier in the third photo is a difficult little guy to find, it doesn't turn up that often in good shape.
  43. This actually is a relatively easy to find tray of the earlier trays. It is only rare in Nm or better condition. The large version is actually considered rare. You will probably see maybe 20 of these...
  44. I have the same one hanging in my dining room as well (with about a dozen others). It is one of my favorites. I always am a sucker for any war cardboard. . . .
  45. No trev, but a tornado was on the ground just south of us then raised . . . then went back down north of Louisville, and that is the one you are seeing on the news. We have been getting pretty beat up...
  46. It is not original and so worth nothing as an authentic coke piece. Has a minimum decorator value only.
  47. The boxes in your first photo- there is also a green version, that actually looks pretty cool. You've probably seen it havent you?
  48. The only way to know is from seeing hundreds of them over the years.
  49. Blotters are very cool. They are like miniature billboards.
  50. The old gal looks good framed. You are right, you have an open space now. I think you need another calendar. Good job.
    51. See more

Loves

My 1952 Willys/Ford M38 Full View Of collection: Before and After So far, So good.