I finally got an original Coke Button

[mznb1u]

Picked up a 36" Coke Button today.  I have been looking for one of these for a long time.  Got scammed on one a while back on E-Bay but luckily I used Pay Pal and got my money back.  It is not mint but still has good color and shine.  A few scraps from over the years but a nice hanger for the rec room!  Has some rust arount the edges but in generally good shape.  Agreed to pay the seller $100 but kicked her an extra $20 because she had someone else that wanted it but she held it for me.  I think I did okay being that the one in the first picture below just sold for $300 on E-Bay.  On to the pictures!

  Tim

PS--what is the best way to preserve the finish?  And what is the best way to hang it?  Does anyone reproduce the hanging bracket?

[RC kid]

Beautiful sign. And you got it at an excellent price. 

Congrats

[halehouse]

Where did you find this one?

[Jim]

Tim,

Is yours porcelain or painted?
And it's the second photo...? If so, it appears to be in great shape with just few minor things!
Congrats ! ! !

[mznb1u]

Found it on the Lansing or Flint (can't remember which) CL shortly after it was posted and I jumped right on it.  Just got lucky!  Wish that would have happened a coule years ago when somebody had a Stoner Theatre listed for $50!!!  I about jumped through the roof when that posting came up on my screen but the machine was long gone.

I am very happy with the Coke Button and this one will be staying with the collection.  I will probably hang it over my V-39 when I complete the restoration on it.

  Tim

[mznb1u]

I believe that it is porcelain.  I am not sure how to determine that though.  Any hints???

Mine is the one in the second, third and fourth photos.  The one in the first photo just sold on EBay for $300.

Thanks!

  Tim

[collecture]

Nice find Tim!
It'll look great above the 39!

[Kilroy]

Congrats Tim!
I've seen repro brackets for the 12 and 16" come up on Ebay, I can't believe someone isn't making them for the 36". Hmmmm.....
And I  think a light coat of car wax will preserve the finish. I wou'dn't  use a clearcoat, and unless the game room is musty, or outside, I don't see the rust spreading. I have a little rust on my coke button and paepsi cap, they haven't gotten worse 

[RC kid]

You can check to see if it is porcelain by pouring a little paint remover on it. If it the paint comes off it is paint, if it isn't damaged by the paint remover, it is porcelain.

 

[RC kid]

Kilroy has some excellent advise for caring for your sign. I have had signs hanging in the garage for fifteen years and the rust has never increased. And I wax my sign once a year, usually when I get bored and just need something to do to pass the time.