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Article: Is Coke memorabilia the real thing?
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- January 31, 1997
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Q. I found a set of three Coke trays from a 1974 promotion in my
basement storeroom. They're still in their original box, unused. Do
you think they'll sell?
Q. I have a Coca-Cola authentic Springbok puzzle, never opened.
Is there any value?
A. Kay Thompson and her husband, Dick, of Thompsons Antiques &
Americana, 101 E. Madison, Pontiac (815-842-2586), sell country store
items but collect Coca-Cola artifacts.
Collectors for 30 years, they sell original porcelain signs and
thermometers advertising the soft drink maker; occasionally they'll
part with a tray - if they have a duplicate.
Considering that Coke trays date to 1897, the reader's set is
virtually new.
"We're still in the infancy ...