Summer Kickoff Comics & Toys 06'26
Lot 743:
Description
BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! A Collection of Vintage Coca-Cola Advertising and Business Ephemera
A professionally presented collection of four vintage Coca-Cola memorabilia items including a magazine advertisement, a business check, and promotional paper goods. The first item is a vintage color magazine advertisement or lithograph cutout, circa 1939, featuring the slogan Thirst asks nothing more and the classic Drink Coca-Cola Delicious and Refreshing logo. The scene depicts a soda fountain clerk serving a young boy and two men. The second item is an original paper No-Drip Bottle Protector sleeve manufactured by the NO-DRIP COMPANY, 2242 Grove St., Chicago, Illinois. It features a green line drawing of a couple sharing a meal and the text Makes a light lunch refreshing, with listed patent dates of June 14, 1927, and December 20, 1932. The third item is an original business check from the Delta Coca-Cola Bottling Co. located at 3rd and Palmer in Delta, Colorado. Check number 0 5428 is dated March 9, 1963, made payable to Avon A. Carlson for thirty-four and 70/100 dollars ($34.70). The check features a graphic of a Coca-Cola bottle, is drawn on The Colorado Bank and Trust Co., and is signed by L.E. Gallup. It is cancelled with perforated punch marks showing the date 3-11-63 and the amount 34.70. The fourth item is a small graphic card or sign insert stating ICE COLD Coca-Cola IN BOTTLES SOLD HERE with a red and yellow background and a bottle graphic. All items are displayed in a multi-aperture brown decorative mat with white core borders and are shrink-wrapped for protection.
16 x 16 inches.
Condition report:
The collection is in very good vintage condition. The paper ephemera items show minimal fading or edge wear commensurate with age. There is a visible small brownish aged spot or foxing stain on the left center of the paper bottle protector sleeve. The business check is well-preserved with sharp perforated cancellation marks. The matting and protective plastic wrap appear well-maintained without significant damage.
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