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Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 1/21/2011 2:13:58 AM    L C   Posts: 3441 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline I believe I posted this some time back and was trying to find someone that could tell me something about it as for age and use , but never got a comment on it . Actually, I can not help but think it was used for transporting bottles , but the fact it is made of galvanized metal mystifies me . I have never seen another like it , and it is not listed in my Petretti's Coke book . Is there anyone on here that can give me info as to the age of this metal crate ? I also do not believe that the line of holes through the sides of the case are original either . Also , there is no kind of dividers on the inside of the box , although there could have been at one time . Looks like someone may have used it to transport an animal or chickens at some time in its history . Maybe that is why the holes were drilled in the sides of it . Attachment (1) Post #: 1

RE: Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 1/21/2011 2:15:15 AM    L C   Posts: 3441 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline Shot from the back . Attachment (1) (in reply to L C) Post #: 2

RE: Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 1/21/2011 2:15:36 AM    L C   Posts: 3441 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline An end view . Attachment (1) < Message edited by L C -- 1/21/2011 2:16:13 AM > (in reply to L C) Post #: 3

RE: Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 1/21/2011 5:48:58 AM    Plumbata Posts: 1658 Joined: 12/4/2007 Status: offline That is a nice case, could it have been used in coolers or refrigerated cases in stores? Galvanized metal would probably fare better than a wooden case in the moist environment of a cooler or ice chest. The holes don't look original but if they are, they would probably help circulate cold air. _____________________________ Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest. Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper. - Thomas Jefferson (in reply to L C) Post #: 4

RE: Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 1/21/2011 8:08:32 AM    bubbas dad Posts: 1782 Joined: 3/30/2005 From: South Carolina, USA Status: offline i'm not sure but didn't someone post a case like that several years ago and said it was for shipping coke on trains or something  along those lines. _____________________________ john the older i get, the smarter my father gets! (in reply to Plumbata) Post #: 5

RE: Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 1/21/2011 2:09:42 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9804 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline It looks as though it might have set into one of those chest coolers,...(perhaps the ones that used ice & water?) Our old chest pepsi and coke machines were all gavanized inside...even the later non water ones....Or maybe it just made it easier to stock the bottom overstock compartment under the dispenser area....I notice there's also vent holes...perhaps to help the water to evaporate? Just a thought. _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to bubbas dad) Post #: 6

RE: Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 1/21/2011 3:27:47 PM    L C   Posts: 3441 Joined: 3/17/2007 From: Ohio Status: offline I think that was my post John , don't know now why I thought it could have been something like that , just a wild guess lol . Joe , I am sure the holes were drilled in it by someone else , do not believe it was produced with the holes in it . Those holes are in a good straight line though . I have tried forever to find out something about this item , and have never found any information whatsoever about it , nor have I ever seen another one . (in reply to bubbas dad) Post #: 7

RE: Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 1/21/2011 3:58:42 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9804 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline L.C. It IS a unique and cool item,....perhaps it did go here? Attachment (1) _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to L C) Post #: 8

RE: Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 1/21/2011 4:18:13 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9804 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline Or maybe here? Attachment (1) _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 9

RE: Galvanized Coca Cola Case - 7/30/2011 8:13:20 PM    Bottles R Us   Posts: 106 Joined: 7/4/2011 From: Welland, Ontario, Canada Status: offline I think it may be some sort of ice chest, that would go into the cooler JOETHECROW posted. That way, the bottles would be cold, but not frozen because they were not in contact with the ice. Bottles R Us - especially Coke ones! _____________________________ If you know any dumps of cans or bottles in the Niagara Region, let me know! Even if they're just slicks, I want to dig them! (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 10

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