vmc 81 rc embossing

[SIGNGUY]

We'll the only thing to do now is watch for a newly restored VMC 81 pop up somewhere... and of course ask to see the before and after photos or inside of main door photos...
if one of these dies did pop up... I guess the RC market just dropped!!!
Hate Repops, (unless neccessary for redoing an original machine, pump or decorating purposes only(eric love the signs)).
 

[collecture]

OR
watch and see if this seller offers another up for sale.
If so, a die has been made/found!

[MoonDawg]

      The letters were not cut from an 81.........that piece of metal measures too big.
      Even though the 110 has a bend through the center it probably
could be flattened and  if it were cut properly it would be real close
to the size shown.
     
      If the die had been re-manufactured to stamp these letters, $350.00
would be a drop in the bucket to recover his tooling costs.
       As far as Royal Crown allowing the original stampings to leave their
posession...........very unlikely!

[loman4ec]

I had thought about making a stamp for RC Cola when I moved over here. I could have it done in China for next to nothing but I decided against it. I wanted the Rc so I could stamp my VMC 56 square top. Everyone would know that it was a fake and no harm would be done. I was going to do the best by taste test so if I stamped an 81 it would just be a novelty and it would be easy to tell it was a fake. Oh Well like I said I decided against it

[Gumbo]

Well, of course the guy never email me back to answer any of my questions. 

[Ginger Prince]

well.......................................

the guy has another two for sale!

if anyones interested!

[MoonDawg]

      That's major news!  Where are they listed Ginger?

[Ginger Prince]

hi moondawg

the guy emailed me as i had contacted him when the first one
was listed as to whether he had anymore, he came back to me
by email to confirm he has two further available,

i'm no soda expert so it was interesting to hear others comments
on his original listing,

maybe this just adds to the mystery, not sure

but the guys here seem to think that the embossing is too big for
it to have come from an 81 and the slider is different copy, so!?!

............................i would be just interested to find the answer

regards

GP
England

[Eric]

Where's the seller from?.... what are the chances he had 3 rough machines that he cut these from... this could be bad.... wonder what the gauge of metal is?.... would have
had to spend some cash for a die like that..... unless they have a buddy that has
a CNC machine and time to kill....

[MoonDawg]

      The stampings look pretty good quality, it looks like this guy
is out to sell a lot of these.  Pity the few people who are lucky
enough to own an original RC 81. These will now show up everywhere
unless the SMC watchdog group steps in early!

      The only thing I can think of to battle this fraud is to have a guy
like our own 7up insider Brian, or someone else... get the attention of the
Royal Crown Company and disclose this copyright infringement. They
probably will have the court authority to have this equipment destroyed.