Ever since Joseph Biedenharn bottled the first Coca-Cola in 1894, people have fallen in love with the drink and with a multitude of collectibles associated with this popular beverage. Everything from bottles to signs or just about any item you can imagine has been associated with the Coca-Cola or Coke trademark and Coca-Cola memorabilia is one of the most popular kinds of collecting. If it is a vintage Coca-Cola item of any kind, there is likely a collector who will buy it.

Coke memorabilia of course starts with bottles, and some of the earliest are the most collectible. At first the bottles were hand blown and irregular in color, shape and even in how much they held. The very first had a wired-out cap with a rubber seal, but the rubber changed the flavor and this cap lasted only weeks. Bottles were machine made and more standard by 1910, and in 1916 the familiar shape was adapted and has been in use ever since.

Coca-Cola bottles are valuable not just because of their age, but also because many of these bottles were issued as commemorative items. The advent of the aluminum can in the 1960's also made commemorative cans to be collectible items, and much more so if they are unopened.

Another collectible item is either the carton or the case that was used for Coca-Cola products. Coke started using the first cardboard holder that held six bottles in 1928. If you can find one of these first holders they can be worth a lot of money. Another package that is valuable is the wooden cases. Another collectible is the combination of old bottles with new packaging.

Even Coke caps can be valuable, since these also have been used in promotions and special additions. Once, a contest awarded free cases of Coke by collecting a cap for each of the states in the US, and a complete set of these caps would today thrill a Coca Cola collector. Even within Coke collectors there are some who have very narrow specialties.

Some Coke items were licensed by the company but aren't actual beverage items. These include china, glasses, sweat shirts, t-shirts, key chains, stuffed animals and thousands of other items over the years. An excellent source for finding Coca-Cola memorabilia is the internet. Searching the term will give literally thousands of hits and you can also find tons on popular online auction sites. Whether you are buying or selling, this is a great hobby!

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