ATTENTION! TENNESSEE COCA COLA COLLECTORS

[SODAPOPBOB]

If you are a serious Tennessee Coca Cola collector and have a few bucks to spare, you better grab this sign while it's still available. I can't say for certain that it's original, but it sure looks like it is. And if it is original, I doubt there are very many of them around and it might even be a one only. Buy it now for ... $175.00 http://www.etsy.com/listing/167365395/coca-cola-bottling-works-sign?ref=market

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Read all about it ... http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entry.php?rec=281 I'm considering purchasing the sign myself. I just wish I knew more about it. If it's original, I'd say it's worth a lot more than $175.00

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

P.S. My reason for being hesitant about purchasing the sign is because of the word "Works" Every reference I can find, including those on various bottles, uses the word "Company"

 

[pinballdude]

No offense but a serious Coca-Cola collector would rather have the logo in "script".

 

[2find4me]

Never know what will turn up on etsy!

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

Script or no script, if I knew for certain that it was original to the Chattanooga Coca Cola Bottling Company and not some home-made item, I'd buy it right now!

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

References to the "Coca Cola Bottling Works, Chattanooga, Tennessee" might be far and few between, but they do exist. The reference on this link is from 1912 and is a legal record - but whether it is a generic term or not, I don't know ... http://books.google.com/books?id=GrQwAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=may+27,+1912+coca+cola&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Fsw9U5fqIZTOyAHNz4CwCA&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=may%2027%2C%201912%20coca%20cola&f=false

 

[Eric]

That looks to be a one of a kind.. It wasn't a run of signs but probably a commissioned sign done by a localsign guy for the company.. You can see the paint strokes in the lettering by an “Old School” sign painter...cool sign though.

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

This picture is dated 1900s but I'm not sure of the exact date nor if it is the original building used by the Chattanooga Coca Cola bottler or a later one. But one thing is certain, the wording on the building says ... Chattanooga Coca Cola Bottling Company I found it here - Be sure and click on the picture and then click-click-click on the minus - symbol to see the picture fade from then & now ... http://www.sodapopbottles.com/coca-cola-bottling-plant-history.html

 

[SODAPOPBOB]

The sign sold but I have no idea who bought it. I just know that it wasn't me! If, if, if it turns out to be directly related to the Chattanooga Coca Cola Bottling Company and possibly a turn-of-the-century original item, it would be considered a rare museum quality sign and, in my opinion, worth several thousands of dollars. Perhaps it will resurface one of these days and we'll be able to learn more about it.