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christmas coke - 6/14/2008 7:06:05 PM    arthur   Posts: 474 Joined: 5/15/2008 From: new river valley VA/WVA border Status: offline How can you tell in the hobble skirt coke that it is a christmas coke Post #: 1

RE: christmas coke - 6/14/2008 7:08:55 PM    woody   Posts: 1615 Joined: 10/29/2002 From: Gilmanton, New Hampshire Status: offline I believe it has to have a patent date of Dec. 25th embossed on the bottle. _____________________________ Woody (in reply to arthur) Post #: 2

RE: christmas coke - 6/15/2008 3:09:33 AM    morbious_fod   Posts: 581 Joined: 3/4/2007 From: The backwoods of the backwoods, Virginia Status: offline Dec. 25th 1923 to be exact; however, there are two different types of official reproductions out there, one of which is quite good, so be careful. (in reply to woody) Post #: 3

RE: christmas coke - 6/17/2008 12:44:46 AM    bottleopop   Posts: 10 Joined: 2/15/2008 Status: offline The reproduction Dec. 25th 1923 cokes have a ring under the bottle that is broken (separated) by both the town name and the state name.  The real christmas cokes don't have that ring; there is just the town name and the state name with nothing between them. (in reply to morbious_fod) Post #: 4

RE: christmas coke - 6/17/2008 1:00:16 PM    digdug Posts: 606 Joined: 11/4/2004 From: Atlanta Status: offline Here is a link to a post from some time ago. It helps show you the difference on the bottom of the bottle. http://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-132485/mpage-1/key-christmas%252Ccoke/tm.htm#132485 Hope this helps. (in reply to bottleopop) Post #: 5

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