Tossing your bottle after downing a Coke may be an automatic response in the 21st century. But there was a time when Coke bottles were more than just a vessel for fizzy cola. The era of vintage glass ...
Any die-hard collector of vintage goods knows that patience is a virtue. Sure, curating a wall of old keepsakes is a fun past time. But perhaps the most exhilarating part of collecting happens when ...
An “extremely rare and important” 104-year-old Coca-Cola bottle is about to go under the hammer for a starting bid of $150,000. The 1915 bottle was one of many prototypes for the drink company’s ...
Cleaning vintage bottles is a task that blends history with restoration. Whether you bought an old coke bottle at a flea market or stumbled upon a trove of antique glass, knowing how to properly get ...
Arguably, $7,000 is quite a bit to pay for a used and empty Coca-Cola bottle, but Des Moines County’s Jim Sonneville understands the passion — if not the economics — behind such an eye-watering price ...
Johnny made the leap from dairy to soda bottles and says he’s made a lot of friends in the collecting community.
About a year ago, I decided to clean out a shed that adjoins my house. I found several antique bottles – soda bottles, medicinal bottles and old fruit jars. I remembered, in the back of my mind, that ...
A soda fan has shared an image of one of the first branded bottles of Coca-Cola, thought to be more than a century old. The vintage label reveals the exact mixing quantities to ensure the perfect ...
Coca-Cola isn’t just a soft drink — it’s a global symbol, a pop culture icon, and, in many ways, a mirror of American life. From vintage ads to collectible glass bottles, the famed soda has woven ...