Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2020
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/16/2020
Sold in over 200 countries worldwide with consumers downing approx 1.8 billion servings daily, Coca-Cola remains the king of the soft drink world. Invented by John Stith Pemberton as a patent medicine in 1886, it is difficult to find anyone not enamored by the famous soft drink, with the offered large collection of Coke memorabilia appealing to an endless array of collectors. Highlighted by a rarely-seen circa-1950s "Buddy L" pressed steel Coca-Cola delivery truck (flat top version) with a few intact crates, there is also a circa-1964 Coca-Cola/Sprite company jacket, 6 vintage Coca-Cola bottles including circa-1925 Coca-Cola Casco root beer bottle, a vintage Christmas-themed point-of-sale sign (French language), a vintage bottle-shaped tin ad sign (cut from larger display), a vintage NOS Coca-Cola dress shirt in original packaging, 6-pack aluminum carrying rack, 2 vintage Coke game boards (French language), 3 vintage lighters, 8 vintage advertising ink blotters, and an additional approx 55 misc Coke items!
The solid yellow Buddy L truck is just over 14” in length and appears completely original, with the Coke decals over each side intact, with wear and surface loss to the Buddy L decal over the reverse. There is some minor surface wear to the paint in spots, with no large dents/dings. 9 small coke crates are included, with a few from another model. The company jacket sports a “Have a Coke” patch just above the left pocket, with “Drink Sprite” over the right. A manufacturers label with 1964 date is affixed to the interior, with just light wear present overall. The vintage bottles all differ in style, with no cracks or major chips, with residue/wear to a few. The Christmas-themed signed is approx 12” x 18 ½” with light wear, while the vintage game boards both show heavier wear. Also included in the collection, there is a paper visor, vintage bottle-shaped Pepsi salt and pepper shakers in their original box, 13 vintage paper cups (a few styles included), a circular 6” Pepsi jacket crest, 4 Coke ice picks with illustrated wooden handles, a Coke tie, 2 vintage mounted bottle openers, a dozen different Coke and Pepsi bottle openers, 8 vintage ink blotters and more for the winning bidder to discover.
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