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The Collectors Club, Inc. Calendar of Events PMB 609, 4780 Ashford Dunwoody Rd., Suite A, Atlanta, GA 30338 Coca- Days 2015-2017 EXECUTIVE BOARD

September 25 - 26, 2015

______Atlantic, Iowa President Vice President Secretary Dan Deane Elizabeth Wright Hilda King Pause on the Prairie VI 720 Avery Street 1465 Derby Country Cres P.O. Box 1706 Paws in the Jungle San Bernadino, CA 92404 Oakville ON L6M 4N9 Apopka, FL 32706 Oct 15 - 17, 2015 909-882-2240 905-847-0569 407-814-7430 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Wichita, KS ______Choo Choo Connection Treasurer Publications Director Merchandise Director November 12-14, 2015 Charlotte Segovia Rob Mathison John Waddell Chattanooga, TN 2360 Melrose Trace 2720 Reagan Street, #205 686 Antioch Rd Cumming, GA 30041 Dallas, TX 75219 Cedartown. GA 30125 Minnefest 770-844-0097 214-929-0555 770-749-0087 October 23 -24, 2015 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Minneapolis, MN ______Florida Fun Fest Membership Director East District Rep. West District Rep. January 27-30, 2016 Janet Noterman Steve Brumbelow Clint Dougherty 1636 Holeman Dr. 1755 Berkshire Ct 901 W, Margaret Ave Lake Buena Vista, FL Erie, CO 80516 Snellville, GA 30078 Ridgectest,CA 93555 303-665-2207 770-841-0739 760-793-5909 Great Get Together 303-229-1502 cell [email protected] [email protected] February 11-14, 2016 [email protected] Ontario, CA ______Tex Fest Contact: March 17-19, 2016 For address corrections, Chapter Rosters and Richardson, TX Newsletters NOT received ...... Membership Director For Merchandise ...... Merchandise Director Springtime in Atlanta For Financial concern or questions ...... Treasurer March 23-26, 2016 Webmaster ...... [email protected] Website ...... www.cocacolaclub.org Atlanta, GA Spring Fling April 22-23, 2016 Overland Park, KS WORLDWIDE: Badger Pause Foreign 64 East District: May 12-15, 2016 Ontario, New Brunswick, Green Bay, WI Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Quebec. 42nd National Convention

July 5 - 9, 2016 West District: Alaska, Hawaii, Manitoba, Yukon Reston, VA Territories, Alberta, British Columbia, NorthWest Territory 43rd National Convention Saskatchewan, Mexico August 1 - 5, 2017 Orlando, FL Vice President: All chapters outside of 44th National Convention North America June 26-30, 2018 Bettendorf, IA East West Foreign Please contact Publications District District 64 Director if you want your 776 1389 event listed here. Send your dates, location now for 2015 events. page 2 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org President’s Message board expenses and transparency were discussed. Both items are on agenda for the next board meeting. I agree that the membership should know what items were proposed and what each board As you read this, we are member voted for or against. With the board’s less than a month away from approval, I hope to have the board meeting minutes our Fall board meeting. One posted in the member’s only section. Certainly of the items on the agenda items of a sensitive nature and surprises will need to will be the surveys you be redacted but the general club business should be completed at this convention. available to the membership. In an effort to please the The old web address of www.cocacolaclub.org most people, we will discuss is still working and will redirect to the new web implementing those changes address for some time. We do have a working that the majority of you website again after several months of inoperability. mentioned. Sharon Shanholtzer is the temporary webmaster I know that we have discussed this and I have until we have the board meeting. Sharon has brought it up at our local chapter meetings. There learned the program and is working on making it as was a belief that the club makes a profit on the easy and user friendly as we can. If you have any meal events. Actually, the price you pay is within suggestions, please let us know. We plan to have pennies of what we pay. When we figure in the our auction results in the member’s only section centerpiece and the gift, the club loses on every shortly and I am looking forward to some content meal we provide. from The Coca-Cola Company as well. That begs the question, why have a meal event The website now uses your e-mail address to log at all? Part of all hotel contracts require a certain into the member’s only section. This is the e-mail guarantee of food and beverage sales before tax address you gave us when you joined or renewed. and service fee. We have been very aggressive It is very important to clearly list that address on in keeping that figure to $12,000 to $15,000 and your application as it must be exact. If we have to those banquet sales actually pay for the “free” guess the characters, it is quite possible that you meeting space we use. Thank you to those of you will not get access.. that attend these meal events as your participation Until next month, HAPPY COLLECTING! allows us the use of the meeting room space we use during the convention. What we put in the packets and what we give out at the meal events is always a problem. The board looks for new and different things, but after 40 years of conventions, we are running out of things we haven’t done before. The selection of available items is limited so we have gotten in a rut of recycling things. I know that the board wants to give you the best bang for your buck and we want you to be pleased with whatever we finally decide. If you attended or heard of the discussion at the chapter president’s meeting, you are aware that

The Coca-Cola Collectors News September 2015 page 3 Starting and Stopping Points of Collecting by Bill Combs

After hosting the New Attendees Seminar (NAS) scripted "tail" of the letter C falls under the letter with Elizabeth Wright and Ron Antonio for the A in Coca. You'll see last dozen plus years I've realized that there are a that in pretty much few things that we take for granted as "common all collectibles. Signs, knowledge" that take the newer folks by surprise. trays, toys, newspaper One of those things is the way many Coca-Cola ads - everything. It's collectors define their collections by different eras. also a way collectors It's also interesting to those of us who've "been use to determine authenticity of an item. (Now around awhile" how the interest in those eras has realize this - it's a helpful thing to use BUT there changed. ARE early pieces, including signs through the Ninety nine percent of us started out the same 1930s that DON'T have the trademark in the tail. way. You hear it from new collectors at the NAS There are also great reproductions that DO drop the each and every year. You start out buying and trademark in there) As for a collectors era, if you collecting pretty much ANYTHING that has the are only searching out the "trademark tail" items Coca-Cola logo on it. Toys, bottles, trays, coloring - you are limiting your collection to pre-1940 books - if someone slaps a logo on it you were collectibles. excited and bought it. After trying this method you The "Diminishing Logo" - I met a collector quickly find out that you will never complete your at our convention in Orlando a few years ago who collection and you are slowly spending your kids was only looking for pieces with the diminishing inheritance. You then wise up. You will only buy logo on them. That's a pretty specialized collection the "authorized coloring books and puzzles" Then that's probably only going to include different you move on to the really deep collecting phase types of signs and paper ads. I've gotta admit, I searching for a new way to specialize. Maybe you can imagine a room full of this particular logo start collecting cars, trucks and trains. Maybe tin, looking pretty spectacular. It's an impressive porcelain, wood or paper signs dominate your walls. logo and pretty striking on those signs that use it. Bottles and cans have always been the backbone The "diminishing logo" would be a very specific of many collections. You buy what you like. window of collecting with those items appearing in What makes you happy and proud to show your the 1920's through mid 1930's. collector friends. Even then - you can't have it all. That logo might be best How are you going to pick your start and stopping described as looking like a points? Many of us narrow down those choices by red, white, green and yellow years or different eras in the history of Coca-Cola (the majority of the times) advertising. When a certain style of promotion porcelain sign placed at a changed for The Company our collecting habits slight angle in the back of change. Let's look at a few of those collecting each advertisement. points. The "Trademark In The Tail of the C" - The "Fishtail" or "Arciform" Logo - This era Starting with the beginning of advertising for is one that's seen the biggest change in the mind of Coca-Cola through the late 1930s the "trademark collectors in my registered" portion of mind. It's the first the logo was printed logo change that in the first letter C of made me feel old the word Coca. Right as a collector. where the spencerian page 4 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org Starting and Stopping Points of Collecting by Bill Combs

The official term is Arciform, we commonly call and "Things Go Better With Coke" as the last it the fishtail. Why? This one is pretty easy. If you age of things look at the logo it resembles a fishes tail. I first you'd buy started collecting in 1985. At that time items with OR fill your the fishtail logo were just starting to catch on. You collection with could walk into a dozen rooms at a convention and "T.G.B.W.C." find mint right out of the box fishtail signs for less items. The one than $50. Ones that sell today for hundreds if not thing your collection should ALWAYS be is filled a thousand dollars. The sellers in those rooms, in with items that YOU want and are interested in. 1985, would lament to me how a few years ago Never let others dictate what your collection should they had boxes of those same signs and couldn't look like. get $10 each for them. At that time the fishtail was In 1991, the registration mark becomes simply ®. used as a "stopping point" for collectors. The logo 1st appeared in 1958 and its peak of use in the early 1960's. Collectors wanted pre-1960 items and the fishtail was a logo that collectors did not want. That has changed with collectors today BIG TIME. It's one of the most popular images and logos out there today. "Drink" or "Enjoy" Coca-Cola - Coca-Cola wanted to remind you that you should "Drink Coca-Cola from the beginning. In the late 1950's they started to remind you the you should take your time to "Enjoy" their product as well. By the early 1960's the majority of their advertising, drink ware and mass produced items were emblazoned with "Enjoy Coca-Cola." Yet another turning point for collectors who are looking for pre-Enjoy items. The "Wave" or "Dynamic Ribbon Logo" - Guess which term is used by collectors and which is used by The Coca-Cola Company? Yeah, it's that white wavy line that you see under the script Coca-Cola. It came to be in 1969 and is STILL used as a stopping point for many collectors. These are just a few of the collecting eras that help to define of collections and our hobby. Is it all of them? Of course not. It's just a basic few. Some of what might be stopping points might be entire collections on their own. You might use 1963

The Coca-Cola Collectors News September 2015 page 5 Chapter Refreshment

While I was in Glendale, I was approached by movies with popcorn and Cokes are free, Friday more than one chapter who wanted some room night games including bingo is also free. Prizes in the newsletter to tell other people about what galore! Our registration packets are limited. Please they are doing, how they get new members, other get registered now and join us for a nonstop daily activities they participate in. They wanted a fun packed convention. There’s something for highlight of each chapter a month. This way they everyone. The fun begins the minute you hit the could share with other chapters about what works hotel, it lasts until you leave. We guarantee you a for them and what is more difficult for success. very memorable convention!! This first month’s chapter highlight is from the Hope to see you soon. Great Plains of Kansas. Please send me information Ginny Wohlgemuth so I can highlight your chapter in a future month. President GPOK. This will allow you to highlight and gain interest in your convention and/or events. Pictures will be appreciated to help tell your story. Open a Coke and read on!

What’s New With The Great Plains Of Kansas Chapter

Hello from The Great Plains Of Kansas Chapter, Happy 20th Birthday to us!!! In 1996 there were 2 couples and 1 little girl – TODAY—we’re 30+ families strong. Based out of Wichita, Kansas we have active members who travel from all over Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and occasionally Nebraska to attend chapter meetings! We focus on 6 meetings per year. Most are held in member’s homes giving us up close and personal enjoyment of their unique collections. Our meetings begin with some of the best home cooked meals in America. We add bits of Coca-Cola history, have a show and tell event, along with selling tables at each of our meetings. We have regular auctions, raffles, and yard sales to help boost our door prize fund. We’re working on our 6th Bi-Annual Chapter Convention “Paws In The Coca-Cola Jungle” scheduled for October 15, 16, 17, 2015. Park City, Kansas. It’s a Safari Party! Our convention committee team is amazing. Our fearless leader “Indiana Gil Sigg Jones” keeps us on track. We’re now at the physical workshop stage in our 2 year convention planning schedule. It’s our biggest and best ever! Thursday hospitality night is free, Friday Sequence games are free, page 6 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org Board Notes Submitted by Hilda King

During the convention at Glendale one thing Dan has set the dates for the first meeting for all board members heard from you, the members, Oct. 1 – 4, 2015 in Reston, where we will visit is that you would like to know what the board is the hotel, plan where events are held, choose doing. This subject was extensively talked about merchandise for the 2016 Convention, appoint at the Chapter President’s meeting. Because of event chairmen and discuss all other new and old this request, this section has been added to the Club business. newsletter in hopes to keep all our members more I am in the process preparing the agenda for informed about the workings of the Board. this meeting and as always would like to hear any During the convention we had a brief get to ideas or suggestions that you the members would know each other meeting and exchanged personal like to have discussed during this time. information. Dan stated that his top priority was to If you have any concerns or ideas you would get the web page up and running which he has been like to see discussed, please email (secretary@ working very hard on. Since the convention we cocacolaclub.org) or phone me (407-814-7430) have been spending time getting acclimated in our by September 15, 2015 and I will add them to the positions while learning how to do our jobs more agenda for discussion at the meeting. effectively.

The Coca-Cola Collectors News September 2015 page 7 Membership Numbers: Glendale 2015 Total Active American 2092 Total Active American Primary 1227 Total Active Canada 73 Convention Cd/DVD Total Active Canada Primary 49 Total Active Foreign 64 Now Available Total Active Foreign Primary 46 Total Active Members: 2229 Glendale Convention CD/DVD Members by district: A CD/DVD has been compiled from this year’s con- East 1389 vention in Glendale, AZ It is available in two forms: as a West 776 CD containing picture files of the photos taken during VP 64 the convention, or a movie DVD of all the pictures tak- en. The price is the same as prior years: one for $10 or buy the set for $15. Send your NAME and ADDRESS with your preferred method of payment to: The Coca-Cola Collectors Club/ DVD PMB 609 4780 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Suite A Atlanta, GA 30338 (qty) _____ x $10 Movie Version (qty) _____x $10 Picture Version (qty) _____ x $15 Both Versions Visa/ MC Number Welcome our newest members! ______Exp Date ______Security Code ___ Total Enclosed ______Amanda & Gage Yerby Van Buren, AR CC Signature ______Andres Neal Gilbert, AZ Diane Witty Glendale, AZ Paypal is accepted for payment through website e-store. Anita & Andy Peterson Chandler, AZ Please use check, or Credit Card. Please allow 2-3 weeks Cheri Neidhart Phoenix, AZ for delivery. Jennifer Cartier & Jeff Rogers Phoenix, AZ Thanks! Diane Nieman Phoenix, AZ Shawn Streitt Phoenix, AZ Jim Wadsworth Alamo, CA Barbra Nyberg Cape Canaveral, FL Marcus Brown Lawrenceville, GA Natalie Wagner Rome, GA David Piazza Naperville, IL Matt Williams Prior Lake, MN James Comunale Fairport, NY Jerry Vierling Clarksville, TN Adam Robinson United Kingdom Bart Valk Netherlands

page 8 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org Chapter Presidents in attendance at Springfield 2014 Presidents’ Meeting West Distict Convention Cd/DVD (East District was in last month’s issue): Desert...... Clint Dougherty Gateway to the west ...... Terry Smith Now Available Golden Gate...... Mel Munson Great Get Together...... Clint Dougherty Springfield Convention CD/DVD Great Plains of Kansas..... Ginny Wohlgemuth A CD/DVD has been compiled from the prior year’s Greater San Diego...... Tom Dunning convention in Springfield, IL. It is available in two Green Country...... Ken Cottrell forms: as a CD containing picture files of the photos Iowa...... Kathy Bassman taken during the convention, or a movie DVD of all the Lone Star...... Della Mathis pictures taken. The price is the same as prior years: one Mid-America...... Joanie Shover for $10 or buy the set for $15. Send your NAME and Mile High...... Rich Noterman ADDRESS with your preferred method of payment to: Minnesota First...... Mike Extrand The Coca-Cola Collectors Club/ DVD Orange County...... Dwayne Rothenbuehler PMB 609 Pacific Northwest...... Don Radovich 4780 Ashford Dunwoody Rd, Suite A Queensland...... Robin Simpson Atlanta, GA 30338 Rocky Mountain...... Richard Vaughan South Bay...... Charles Lansing (qty) _____ x $10 Movie Version (qty) _____x $10 Picture Version (qty) _____ x $15 Both Versions Visa/ MC Number ______Exp Date ______Security Code ___ Total Enclosed ______CC Signature ______Paypal is NOT accepted for payment. Please use check, or Credit Card. Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Thanks!

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The following pages are reprinted with permission from Antique Back Roads.com. “Antique Back Roads is a quarterly magazine that features articles by collectors. It is available to read on line at www.AntiqueBackRoads.com or via postal magazine subscription.” This article was written by Irene Davis, a fellow Coca-Cola collector. I hope she renews her membership soon, if she hasn’t already.

The Coca-Cola Collectors News September 2015 page 9 page 10 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org The Coca-Cola Collectors News September 2015 page 11 page 12 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org The Coca-Cola Collectors News September 2015 page 13 The Bottles and Their Conventions By John Sorenson

In the 20 years of belonging to the Coca-Cola The sixth host, non-other than The Collectors Club, one of my many interests has been Minnesota 1st Chapter, had a parade to collection of the past convention items. For this go along with a great week of activities. article, the convention bottle will be the story. The Minnesota Convention bottle is the What started in October 1974 was not only the most sought after of all the convention beginning with a group of people getting together bottles…partly because it was the 1st with a common interest in collecting, but a generic 10oz bottle, with the image of collectable series of the Cola Clan convention items. the Arrowhead Hotel, our convention The “Cola Clan” National Convention Bottle. headquarters. (Other items are also given but the bottle is the Now to Kansas City, here we REAL THING.) come for the 7th Cola Clan Convention Let me start with July 1975, the very first with the theme of a hot air balloon on the convention in Atlanta, . Approximately bottle. GOOD JOB, Kansas City. 60 members were in attendance. Sorry, not a good The big barn in Nashville start for the story…because there was NO was the theme for the eighth bottle! convention bottle, and what a Next stop for the 2nd was time was had by all. However, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, about 200 the one exception was the six people in attendance and a special bottle blocks we walked in our swimming suits commemorating the preview showing to the pool! (through the downtown of the fine collection of Bill Schmidts’ skyscrapers) Loni and Holliman also museum. there at this one. Third was Huntsville, Alabama with Washington D.C., in ’83, nice bottle, more goodies to buy than any nice convention, and a nice fire alarm! convention since. This being my own How many steps was it to get out? personal opinion because it was our West Ward Ho… 1984 to 1st National Convention we attended. Sacramento. Once again, all A big thanks to the hosts! the design work by our own Yes, there was a total Hazel. (Martin Sheen at brunch of 4 bottles presented. downstairs, thanks for the great A 10oz. straight sided autograph.) bottle called the Wilber Texas for 1985 and a hot bottle Kurtz amber, a clear 10oz, with the hottest weather we have filled an capped called ever had. “Cola Clan” will be a the Wilber Kurtz Flint; thing of the past as we head to third, an amber Huntsville Atlanta…. Convention bottle; and last, another Now for the 100th anniversary of Flint style, a filled and capped The Coca-Cola Company. 1986 will Huntsville Convention bottle. be the first year of the new name of At the fourth convention in 1978, a our club, Coca-Cola Collectors Club, bottle was presented as an invitation to the International. This is one of the Houston Convention. The fifth convention favorite bottles of the membership. in Houston 1979, then presented us with Pete Rose on the bottle for the stop in the first convention bottle in the traditional Cincy, 1987. Big buck bottle, so get one for hobble skirt design. page 14 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org The Bottles and Their Conventions Editor’s note: I was approached by John about By John Sorenson reprinting this bottle article from an earlier version of The Coca-Cola Collectors News. This represents your collection! He also signed a small amount for the first 20 years, Stay tuned for the next saga.... the club to be used as door prizes, and I was one of the lucky ones to receive one. It is 1988 and the bottle is a More Glendale Convention Volunteers: unique Hutchinson reproduction, Anne-Marie Griffin with its own marble stand wit a Bill Cook miniature Liberty Bell. It is a very Bill Robinson fine piece, but we don’t know why Carole Cottrell there were more of them made than Charles Lansing club will ever use. Mean Joe Green Craig Shover was there and another autograph for me! Donna Bardin Anaheim in “89 was the call… but there was NO Dwayne Maddox bottle at all. What was the reason for the Elizabeth Wright towel? Great view with fireworks at 10:00 Ginny Wohlgemuth p.m. sharp. Thanks Disney… Howard Forsberg Horses the theme and the bottle was Jacquie Robinson keen for the Louisville Convention of Janet Norman 1990. This bottle was numbered, with its Joanie Shover own tag and all remaining bottles John Anderson were to be destroyed. John Buchholz 1991, pools, pools and more K. Mark Johnson pools, with the first of the silver Karen Seay bottles. Scottsdale with 1200 plus Kathy Hemrich in attendance. Once again, the bottle Katy Smith was hot and so was the weather! Kristy Cook Let us move to Orlando and Lorri Cook receive the second of the silver Mary Lou Deal bottles so far, nice looking and with Mel Munson a limited quantity. That being 1992. Mel Sutton Disney and all to boot. Melanie Bower Dearborn is the place and the auto Michael Griffin was the theme. Besides the bottle, Mike Griffin there was a Corvette, a truck (a disaster), and Oscar Segovia a 8oz bottle nicely done. Four decks of cards Rob Preite also in the week. That was 1993 and Ron Antonio what is to be in 1994? Sharon Maurer Word has it that 1994 has one {bottle}? Shirley Wheat Hope to see all of you there. We are Steve Brumbelow registered and ready to go……. Teri Wojtanowski A special thanks to Dick & Beth McChesney Vickie Fisher for their help in putting the pieces together in this puzzle for you to enjoy. Also, a thank you to the I apologize these names were left off the Cola Clan and The Coca-Cola Collectors Club. list from last month’s convention issue. Every Without them this would have been impossible. volunteer is always appreciated.

The Coca-Cola Collectors News September 2015 page 15 Denimachine Submitted by Joanie Shover

Crager wheels, Hurst shifter, electric windows, In 1976, Coca-Cola partnered with Levi Strauss in radar detector, cruise control, CB radio, AM/ FM radio/8 track, a 12” TV, refrigerator and air

(before) a national promotion to give away 10 customized Ford E-150 vans. The Vans conditioning. were designed by Hot Rod Magazine and built by The interior shag carpet faded to pink was dyed Van Goodes. They were valued at $18,000. to original red and the walls are upholstered in Included in the van were a 351 CI engine with denim with pocket stitching. Along with lounge seating, there are lights and Coca-Cola lighting throughout the van. Of the 115 vans made, fifteen were given away by Canada Coca-Cola and the other 90 were given away by bottling companies and radio stations. It is estimated that only 15 are still in existence.

(after)

Holley carburetor, Hooker exhaust headers, Thrush sidekicks outside exhaust, sun roof, rear wing,

Fred and Nanette own #11. It is the first one produced after the original 10 and given away by WLS radio station out of Chicago in September of 1976. The Wilkinsons are the eighth owner. The exterior has been completely restored and much of the interior has stayed original. It is truly a work of art.

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ThursdayNov.12 FridayNov.13 Registration 9:00Ͳ11:00am Registration 9:00Ͳ9:30am SaturdayNov.14 Openinglunchen 2pm SilentAuctioncheckͲin 10:3011:30 SwapMeetsetup 8:00Ͳ10:00 RegAuctionckͲIn 4:15Ͳ5pm SilentAuction 1pmͲ? Swapmeet 10amͲ2pm RegAuctionpreview5:15Ͳ5:45 SilentAuctionpickup 4pmͲ5pm Swapmeetpublic 11amͲ2pm RegAuction 6:30pmͲ? Banquet 7to?pm REGISTRATION Name PhoneNumber Address Email City/State REGISTRATIONFEES HOTEL ChattanoogaChooͲChoo HOTEL: Chattanooga Choo-Choo 1400 Market St. Contact Mike Geiser, 7827 Irish Ave. So. Cottage RegistrationChattanooga,forAdults* TN$30 X 37405=$ Phone res.1400 Market(800)St. 872-2529 Grove, MN 5516. Minnefest deadline is October 1, 2015. Make hotel reservations directly with: Indoor pool & next to free city shuttle,Chattanooga, ratesTn37402 $94 + tx Sheraton- Mpls West, 12201 Ridgedale Drive, Reg.FreeforChild(3to12yrs parking,old) recently $15 X =$ remodeled,Phone askres. onlyto be(800) placed872Ͳ2529 in Hotel 1 with other Coke attendees. Rate Code Minnetonka, MN 5536 (952) 593-0000. “Coca-Cola OpeningLuncheon Adult $23.00 X =$ Indoorpool&nexttofreecityshuttle Collectors” hotel rate is $92+tx per night <1C50LA4free/4to12yrs Child $10.00 X Rates$94+tax FreeParking (Fulllunch&Coke) RemodeledHotel Asktobeplacedinthe TheBanquet (noCoca-Colagift) $30 Collectors X =$ Newswing with the  other  coke peopleSeptemberinHotel1 2015 page 17 BanquetChild 4to12yrs $12 X =$ MustbebookedbeforeOct7toinsurethisrate Child'smealisChickenFingers RateCodeis1C50LA SwapMeetTable $25 X =$ TOTALENCLOSED $ ChooChooAuctionChanges Makecheckspayableto:TheChooChooChapter Itemsplacedinaauction,withareserve Mailregistrationformandfeesto: GeorgeGilghrist bid,willonlybecharged$3commissionif 5995TiconderogaCir. notsold,ifsoldstardardrulesspply. Emailaddressor Hixson,TN37343 Themoreyoubring,themoreyousell. PleaseincludeabusinesssizeSASE Formoreinformation CallGeorgeGilghristat(423)875Ͳ9359 or LabronMeadows(423)899Ͳ7548 Opening BanquetMealRequest NameonBadge Adult/child Luncheon (Circleoneifgoing) AorC AorC ChickenorPorkChoporChild AorC AorC ChickenorPorkChoporChild AorC AorC ChickenorPorkChoporChild AorC AorC ChickenorPorkChoporChild BanquetSeatingrequest (Wewilldoourbesttoseatyouwiththepeopleyourequested) max8pertable

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ChooChooConv.Reg.form3Ͳ28Ͳ15 page 18 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org when the Cola Clan’s name was changed to The C L A S S I F I E D A D S Coca-Cola Collectors Club. I was there when the Please representative from Coca-Cola Type or print your ad legibly siezed the pins. If you have any READ THE ADVERTISING POLICY (below) information please email or call Include your Club account number Rob Mathison and I will pass it on to the member who wants the Send or email (preferred) ads to: information. [email protected] Rob Mathison 2720 Reagan St, #205 Dallas, TX 75219 3.) Lone Star Chapter of The Coca- Cola Collectors Club would like to invite you to our 25th Tex Fest Deadline: All advertisement should be received in March 17-19, 2016. The location has changed to by the 1st of the month preceding issue. Any ads Holiday Inn 1655 N Central Expressway, Richardson received after that date will appear in the next issue. Texas 75080. If you were ever an officer or held any ADVERTISING POLICY: Classified ads are appointed chair, would like you to come and meet only for items pertaining to Coca-Cola. They new members and see some of your old friends. We are printed free for members in good standing. invite all people who want to meet those who have Ads for questionable legality are subject to the led our chapter through the first 25 years. A special Executive Board for approval. All ads are printed occasion with special rewards! on a first come, first served basis, at the discretion 4.) ? What do Coca-Cola, Africa, and The Great of the Publication Director as space allows. Each Plains Of Kansas Chapter have in common? Answer advertiser may submit ads for a maximum run of -- a “SAFARI” -- “Pause In The Coca-Cola Jungle”, one (1) month, after that the ad must be resubmitted. our up coming 6th biannual convention October 15, Advertisers may submit ads for up to three (3) 16, 17, 2015. Come one come all. Veterans wanted!! headings with a TOTAL of not more than 250 words which include name and contact information BOTTLES of address, phone number, email, etc. Business 5.) We are all well aware that 2015 is the year of names and email address will be printed ONLY the bottle, the 100th Anniversary of the Contour if accompanied by a Club member’s name in the Bottle for The Coca-Cola Company. A special limited listing. The Coca-Cola Collectors Club assumes edition (2500 each) a Red, a Gold, and a Silver no responsibility for sales or purchases advertised, bottle were produced. Each of them have a special but please advise the Publications Director if you red cutout tag of the bottle on its neck. One side of experience problems with an advertiser and/or their the bottle reads Coca-Cola and the other side shows goods. The Publications Director is not responsible a Coca-Cola bottle imprinted in the Coca-Cola logo for ads that do not meet the publication deadline or with a small 100th sign coming out of the top. I have cannot be deciphered. PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY, a few of the three bottle sets for sale. Your cost is TYPE OR EMAIL. $49.00 per set plus S&H. This set has been an instant ANNOUNCEMENTS collectible for bottle collectors. Get yours while they 1.) New website devoted to Coca-Cola playing last!In addition to the special limited edition 3 bottle cards. See www.ccplayingcards.com. Kevin set to honor the 100th anniversary of the contor Roche 612-991-1630. bottle, Coca-Cola also issued a 3 bottle set in Red, Gold, and Silver with a paper bottle tag attached 2.) Do you know any information about this pin? to the neck. This set is $29.00 plus S&H. John H None of the old-timers at the convention could ID Langlois, 5236 Essex Farms Lane, Stone Mountain, it. Could it be one of the confiscated pins that were GA 30088 770-981-6394 [email protected] made without authorization by a club member

The Coca-Cola Collectors News September 2015 page 19 6.) 2015 Commemorative Coca-Cola Bottle Book Sign See p108 in Petretti’s12th edition • 8 oz Pre-order yours today Collectible’s Price Guide $2,000 Jack Lindung • 10 oz $80 with free S&H 239-293-1127 or [email protected] • 12oz 10.) 1000 Complete National Geographic • 32 oz Magazines with Coca-Cola Ad on back cover • 75th anniversary 1933-1965 • Presentation Bottles $500 OBO must pick up in St. Augustine. Ads • Full color pricing guide only $500 OBO post paid to buyer All in very • Pictures of nearly every bottle good condition James Dilbeck (904) 824-1761 for easy identification [email protected] Email me at [email protected] 11.) I have a beautiful new Coca-Cola neon 7.) COCA-COLA COMMEMORATIVE light that usually sells for BOTTLES: about $400. I have it for • 436 - 75th Anniversary Bottles with 19 different $285. It has a heavy duty town names. transformer. The sign is • 193 - 10 Oz. Tall Commemorative Bottles with about 26” X 19” X 16” 65 different themes. & with box. The black • 4,689 - 8 Oz. Commemorative Bottles with 507 packing bars on the front different themes. come off. This is a really nice neon & will set off I would like to sell all of the bottles as a group your collection. You won’t be sorry to own it! I can but would consider the sale of smaller quantities. bring it to Atlantic, IA in September or Wichita in Prices are negotiable. The more you buy the October. I won’t ship. Ken Cottrell 918-357-3067 better the per bottle price. Located in Southern or [email protected] California. 714-779-8443 [email protected] 12.) 1932 unusual cardboard MISCELLANEOUS cutout sign 10” x 13”, appears 8.) 25 year coke collection for sale. I am selling to be picture of Earth from high this collection as ONE LOT only. Items range altitude. No known rockets with over 85 years and include over 43 packed boxes cameras at this time. Artist’s idea of collectibles, and over 60 cases of 8oz. bottles. of view from space. Grade 6 with Tin, porcelain signs, buttons, pins, crates, clocks, stains, wear and wrinkles where soft items, calendars, paper items, cardboard stand ad was re-glued. Rich Binder [email protected] or ups, menu boards, trays, pocket mirror, brand sell 618-473-3488 with offer in guides, internal sales items from 1996-2009, 13.) Forty-five different Coca-Cola ties for $350 glasses, sales plans, conference badges, framed including tie rack. These cost me between $25 prints, point of sale, holiday items, wooden ice pics, and $30 per tie. Jack Lindung 239-293-1127 or aluminum and wood carriers, toy truck, wooden [email protected] keg with paper label, olympic and world cup, red sox, patriots cans, bottles, Michael Jordan coke 14.) My name is Joe Bellveau, the author and Point of sale, rare items, one of a kind items. researcher of this book. I’ve spent many years Bottles include, Star Market, Stop & Shop, Iowa and countless hours researching, archiving, and Rose bowl, Cal Ripken, Superbowl, UCONN, Red compiling the most comnplete listings of Coca- Sox, For spreadsheets of collection and bottles, Cola Bottling Plants from the early 1900’s. This contact [email protected] or 781-789-9530. book contains over 100 full-color images, as well I have over 400 photos in dropbox that can also be as infomrtation on when the plant opened in a shared via a link. particular town and any information that pertains to the plant. Some plants have not been able to 9.) 1936 “ 50th Anniversary” framed Cardboard page 20 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org verify but the research continues. The majority of 18.) CC playing cards, decks, colllections or information can be verified through actual paper old singles. Kevin Roche (952) 941-8246 or from the plant. This is a newly [email protected] published soft cover book with 19.) Coca-Cola vintage paper items such as Perfect Binding, glossy front letterheads, envelopes, checks, photos, receipts, and back cover and filled with etc..from any Coca-Cola plant. Joe Belliveau over 80 pages of bottling plant PO Box 2025 Venice, FL 34284 - 941-586-5762 listings. A must have book for [email protected] any collector interested in the history of Coca-Cola Bottling 20.) I’m looking for one of the 1971 Presentation Plants. A great resource guide, Bottles that recognized the Mobile, AL plant as the filled with beautiful images of first bottler of 32oz returnable . If you have early Coca-Cola letterheads, envelopes, coupons and one and it’s not for sale, I’d like at least have a photographs. This book has neither been authorized picture for a book I’m writing. Proper credit will be nor endorsed by the Coca-Cola Company. given. Jerry Reeves 251-367-2548 wantcoke@aol. Trademark logo used with permission. USA SHIP com ONLY. - $23.00 which includes shipping Joe 21.) Collecting new UNSHARPENED pencils from Belliveau PO Box 2025 Venice, FL 34284 941- the National Conventions: San Diego 1978, Houston 586-5762 [email protected] 1979, Alexandria 1980, Kansas City 1981, Nashville 15.) 1931 Coca-Cola trays for sale. Selling 7 trays 1982, Washington D.C. 1983 (both red and white that are all in beautiful near mint condition. Email DC pencils), Sacramento 1984, Dallas 1985, Reston or call if you need more info. or photos. $650. 1996, Orlando 2001. Jeff Daly 414-640-0399. each plus shipping. Freddy Brewer, 817-557-4766, 22.) 1940's Coast Guard, and 1920's chrome holder [email protected] complete from San Antonio, TX and unusual 16.) I Have the ONLY WOODEN COKE COOLER Coca-Cola items from Kentucky ---Rodney Neat in the WORLD!! It was made in the 502-553-8118 [email protected] late 30”s early 40’s in the Atlanta 23.) I am looking for the lid (only) for the 1939 coke shop by a Master Craftsman. Salesman Sample Coca-Cola Cooler box - with or I am willing to sell this one of a without the “Business Builder” pages. Please contact kind museum piece for a reasonable John Buchholz at 770-458-5670 or JKBUCH@AOL. offer. Will e-mail pictures. Contact COM. [email protected] or 678-294-6842 Thanks Craig Hyde 24.) Coca-Cola box cutters in good to mint condition. Contact Mike Phillips at mikoke@aol. 17.) In 1986 The Coca-Cola Company celebrated com or 817-691-7378 their 100th Centennial Celebration. They gave each owner of a CC Bottling plant a set of 8 Golf Clubs 25.) Coke fashion square accessories (Raquel) with the logo of The Coca-Cola Company etched rings. Also dry servers. Ron Seibert 605-754-6589 on each club head. The set included a #3, #4, #5, [email protected] #6, #7, #8, #9 and a P (Pitching Wedge). This set 26.) Any of the following cans: Indonesia was never used. They were made for left handed presidential cans (any issue except 47 and 48); golfers. A great gift for the collector and/or golfer Puerto Rico languages set (1980’s); 16 Oz S never used. They were made for left handed golfers. Diamond (better quality than mine - see www. A great gift for the collector and/or golfer Unique! luijendijk.nl/mark). I’ll trade or buy. Mark Your low cost is $299.00 plus S&H Only 1 set to Luijendijk [email protected] sell.John Langlois, 5236 Essex Farms Lane, Stone Mountain, GA 30088 770 816394 wandacoke@aol. 27.) Returnable and non-returnable glass drink com The Coca-Cola Collectors News September 2015 11 page 21 bottles of Sprite, Diet Sprite and Sugar Free Sprite member at large. Any help will be greatly and used crown top and screw top bottle caps for appreciated. Contact Ted Oswalt, toswalt.35@ Coke products, Mr. Pibb, , , etc. TAB gmail.com or call 765-250-8289 returnable and non-returnable glass drink bottles in 35.) 2.38 gallon Coca Cola mini keg that goes all sizes. Ronnie Davis 434-579-2159. inside the 1950s vendor dispenser. A photo of the 28.) Vendo 81b or vendo 44 to restore or myself. dispenser can be found in Petretti’s 12th ed., page has to be complete machine. Jerry Boehman Call 390. If you have one for sale, please contact Terry 812-634-2268 or email Geraldboehman@yahoo. Smith at [email protected] or com 812-639-0179 636-586-8456. 29.) Looking for the magazine titled a Special 36.) A Coca-Cola no-drip. It is the variation of “Animals of Africa” issue. Will pay up to $50 for the one in the Roche No-Drip book on one in near-mint to mint condition. Contact Ray page 9, lower left. The one I would like Keeton at [email protected] or is like that one except the Trademark 918-695-9395. is in the tail of the C. The one in the book shows Trademark under the 30.) 1983 Western Canadian Soft Drink Convention words Coca-Cola. I am attaching a bottle for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: also Grey photo of the one I need. Please contact Beverages Plant Opening bottles for Annacis, Ted Oswalt at [email protected] BC, 1989 and Edmonton, Alberta, 1986. Barry or call 765-250-8289. Would like in Linde,515-289-2988, [email protected] excellent condition for my collection. Also any 31.) Screw cap for the 1940’s Coca-Cola horses other hard to find no-drips. water bottle. No rust and no holes, please. Contact 37.) We are collecting Coca-Cola 6, 6.5, and 8 Ray Keeton at [email protected] or oz bottles with city/state on the embossed on the 918-695-9395. bottom; full, never opened Bottles needed are 32.) Collectors: I’m interested in putting together a Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, New Hampshire, complete collection of Coca-Cola hutch top bottles. Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Please call Specifically I would like examples of the Alabama Al Young 904-502-1748. Sorry no email at this script Bessemer and Birmingham Root bottles in time. mint condition. Also, the block letter Talladega 38.) I am looking for a Cracker Barrel, Fenton, Alabama and Brunswick GA hutch bottles. I prefer Coca-Cola Dinner Bell, Lavender Girl, in color the best original condition possible with no damage with painting of Coca-Cola girl, Hilda Clark. or repairs. I am prepared to pay a premium for non- Anyone wishing to sell, please contact Barbara dug, non-tumbled, mint condition hutch bottles. King at [email protected] or call 719-392-4791. I Please contact: Doug Jones at (703) 475-9620 or am also looking for a Purple Coca-Cola Bottle. [email protected] 39,) 20 Inch tall glass store display ACL Coke 33.) I am looking for CCCCC pins from 1998 bottles wtith tops. Coke logo in white/Coke logo in Minnesota and 2016 Reston Va thank you red-white. Please contact Ronnie Davis 434-579- jerry spannraft phone 708-361-2492 email 2159 [email protected] 34.) Any and all Coca-Cola no-drips pertaining to Convention advertising for election to office for the National board of TCCCC. They will be stamped on the back of several Coca-Cola no-drips. They will have the name of Steve “Okie” Ellsworth or Libbie Simonton. Both were running for National page 22 September 2015 www.cocacolaclub.org CLASSIFIED AD PLACEMENT FORM This form is designed to simplify the process of placing want ads. Photo copies and handwritten copies of this form are acceptable. Emails to [email protected] are preferred. Regular mail to: Rob Mathison, 2720 Reagan St, #205, Dallas, TX 75219. Please note all ads must be received by the 1st day of the preceding month of issue.

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