SODAPOPBOB
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Last weekend I attended a antique show at Del Mar, California. (15 miles north of San Diego) and while there spied a little Coca Cola "bell" glass. Upon inspecting the glass closer I noticed it had the word "Trademark" in the tail portion of the capital C of Coca. Plus, the overall wording was etched and not painted. And even though I sometimes claim to know a thing or two about Coca Cola collectibles, I wasn't entirely sure about the age of this particular glass, nor of it's value. But I did have a gut feeling it was something special. When I noticed the $5.00 price tag stuck to the bottom, I decided to buy it old or not. But even before I had a chance to tell the dealer I was interested in purchasing it, he spoke up and said ... "That's from the 1950s or 60s and you can have it for $4.00." So I gave the nice man his money and went on my merry way.
When I got home and checked my Allan Petretti book, I was pleasantly surprised to discover my instincts had been right. As you will see in the following pictures, this particular glass is from 1929 thru 1940 and, according to Petretti's 2008 listing, is valued at $35.00. And even if I were to say his values are somewhat exaggerated, I would also be inclined to say a mint condition glass like this is easily valued at $20.00. So I think I did pretty good considering I only paid $4.00 for it.
Other than my desire to share, the hidden point to my story is this ...
L@@K CLOSE AT THOSE COCA COLA GLASSES
Some are older than others!
Thanks for stopping by.
SODAPOPBOB
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The Glass
Last weekend I attended a antique show at Del Mar, California. (15 miles north of San Diego) and while there spied a little Coca Cola "bell" glass. Upon inspecting the glass closer I noticed it had the word "Trademark" in the tail portion of the capital C of Coca. Plus, the overall wording was etched and not painted. And even though I sometimes claim to know a thing or two about Coca Cola collectibles, I wasn't entirely sure about the age of this particular glass, nor of it's value. But I did have a gut feeling it was something special. When I noticed the $5.00 price tag stuck to the bottom, I decided to buy it old or not. But even before I had a chance to tell the dealer I was interested in purchasing it, he spoke up and said ... "That's from the 1950s or 60s and you can have it for $4.00." So I gave the nice man his money and went on my merry way.
When I got home and checked my Allan Petretti book, I was pleasantly surprised to discover my instincts had been right. As you will see in the following pictures, this particular glass is from 1929 thru 1940 and, according to Petretti's 2008 listing, is valued at $35.00. And even if I were to say his values are somewhat exaggerated, I would also be inclined to say a mint condition glass like this is easily valued at $20.00. So I think I did pretty good considering I only paid $4.00 for it.
Other than my desire to share, the hidden point to my story is this ...
L@@K CLOSE AT THOSE COCA COLA GLASSES
Some are older than others!
Thanks for stopping by.
SODAPOPBOB
Picture 1 of 3 ...
The Glass
