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CocaCola Memorabilia Tips For Starting Your Collection
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Ever since Joseph Biedenharn bottled the first Coca-Cola in 1894, people have fallen in love with the drink and with a multitude of collectibles associated with this popular beverage. Everything from bottles to signs or just about any item you can imagine has been associated with the Coca-Cola or Coke trademark and Coca-Cola memorabilia is one of the most popular kinds of collecting. If it is a vintage Coca-Cola item of any kind, there is likely a collector who will buy it.
Some of the most collectible items of Coke memorabilia are the early bottles. In the beginning, the glass bottles were hand-blown and irregular in their color, shape, and volume that they could hold. The very first bottles had a wired-out cap with a rubber seal. However, the rubber changed the flavor of the soda and cap only lasted a few weeks. Later, the bottles were machine made and became more standardized in 1910. By 1916, the now familiar shape was adopted and has been used for Coke bottles ever since.
Bottles become valued Coca-Cola memorabilia not only by being old, but also because some commemorate special events. When aluminum cans came into use in the 1960's, commemorative and vintage cans also became collectibles. Often, unopened cans and bottles are quite a bit more valuable.
Another collectible item is either the carton or the case that was used for Coca-Cola products. Coke started using the first cardboard holder that held six bottles in 1928. If you can find one of these first holders they can be worth a lot of money. Another package that is valuable is the wooden cases. Another collectible is the combination of old bottles with new packaging.
Coke caps, which have also been used in advertising promotions and special additions, can sometimes be valuable, too. For example, free cases of Coke were once offered as prizes for those who were able to collect caps from each US state. A complete set of these caps would be valuable today. Some Coke collectors focus on specific areas and would be thrilled to have such a set.
Coke licenses many other items that are not beverage items. Things like china, glasses, sweatshirts, t-shirts, key chains, stuffed animals, and many other items have all been created by The Coca-Cola company. The internet has opened up many ways to find memorabilia, by using a search engine you can find thousands of sites to purchase products from. There are also a lot of these items listed on online auction sites. This is a great hobby for buyers and sellers.
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