Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: Jim on October 17, 2005, 08:49:10 pm
Just passing on a link to a couple of nice plaques for an older syrup dispenser(30's - 40's)...
I can't remember who was restoring a couple of these... Steve...? Where you looking for a set of these...?
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Coca-....iewItem
I can't remember who was restoring a couple of these... Steve...? Where you looking for a set of these...?
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Coca-....iewItem
Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: dr galaga on October 17, 2005, 09:32:52 pm
30's or 40's? They look too good to be true. Think they are repos?
Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: Eric on October 17, 2005, 09:49:25 pm
They're mine... I hope not... bought them at a swap meet 2 years ago....
He had a lot of Coca-Cola nic-nacs smalls, but nothing repro'd... these where
screwed to a piece of wood with old Coke Star openers around them.....
I knew what they were but asked him where he got them and what they went to
he said he took them off an old Coke pump.... So that's all I have on the history....
They were grimey dirty but not scratched so I bought them carefully took them off the
barn wood, cleaned and have had them in a case in my basement...
If these are repro'd I got ripped off...... But I've checked books and have never heard if these were reproduced....
Here is a close up of them...
He had a lot of Coca-Cola nic-nacs smalls, but nothing repro'd... these where
screwed to a piece of wood with old Coke Star openers around them.....
I knew what they were but asked him where he got them and what they went to
he said he took them off an old Coke pump.... So that's all I have on the history....
They were grimey dirty but not scratched so I bought them carefully took them off the
barn wood, cleaned and have had them in a case in my basement...
If these are repro'd I got ripped off...... But I've checked books and have never heard if these were reproduced....
Here is a close up of them...
Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: Eric on October 18, 2005, 08:38:00 am
Hey Steve..
Do you have a image I can compare these to?....
I'm 99.9% sure these are old but I'm no expert....
Some clown emailed me last night from eBay asking “Are these new?
They look new.... and aren't NOS...” - How would he know??
I think these are just nice originals (at least I hope they're nice originals)
Stuff can survive in great condition....
The swap meet I got these at is great... Have found a lot of stuff there....
Bought my Dole Delux there for $175...complete..... Missed a Stoner machine
for $45
Have gotten candy machines, telephones, signs...
It's every Sunday morning (early.... 6:00am to get the good stuff) in Wentzville, MO
Eric
Do you have a image I can compare these to?....
I'm 99.9% sure these are old but I'm no expert....
Some clown emailed me last night from eBay asking “Are these new?
They look new.... and aren't NOS...” - How would he know??
I think these are just nice originals (at least I hope they're nice originals)
Stuff can survive in great condition....
The swap meet I got these at is great... Have found a lot of stuff there....
Bought my Dole Delux there for $175...complete..... Missed a Stoner machine
for $45
Have gotten candy machines, telephones, signs...
It's every Sunday morning (early.... 6:00am to get the good stuff) in Wentzville, MO
Eric
Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: MoonDawg on October 18, 2005, 10:25:57 am
If these were licenced remakes, Coca Cola would not have allowed the "Registered trade mark" to be copied into the tail of the first C.
They can't be bootleg remakes, the quality is obviously too high for that.
They can't be bootleg remakes, the quality is obviously too high for that.
Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: Eric on October 18, 2005, 10:39:29 am
I make soda signs all dated on the up & up on the side with my brother... I doubt these are repro... no reason to... no demand...the cost alone for the die would be crazy money....
then the way the paint would need to be applied almost by hand type method.
And of course there's Allan Petretti the Coca-Cola Watchdog... he'd be all over it.
I'm just kinda mad that someone emailed me with an attitude like I'm pumping these
out from my basement from a converted easy bake oven..
Believe me if I had the tools and machines to to do this I'd be repoping RC 81 doors.... not some dinky little dispenser sign.
Ok I'm done...
Eric
then the way the paint would need to be applied almost by hand type method.
And of course there's Allan Petretti the Coca-Cola Watchdog... he'd be all over it.
I'm just kinda mad that someone emailed me with an attitude like I'm pumping these
out from my basement from a converted easy bake oven..
Believe me if I had the tools and machines to to do this I'd be repoping RC 81 doors.... not some dinky little dispenser sign.
Ok I'm done...
Eric
Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: dr galaga on October 18, 2005, 08:17:01 pm
The only reason I asked is beause they are in very, very nice condition - especially if they are 70 years old!
Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: Eric on October 18, 2005, 09:18:12 pm
Thanks...
Yeah some guy (collector) emailed me and after my email back his tone changed....
But I understand you can't be too careful with stuff... But if someone repro'd these they're gonna lose
their rear... no way would there be enough money in making these.... That's what I figured anyway
and bought them... If they don't sell I'll just wait for that model to pop up and buy it I've got my room reservations
at the resort in St. Charles IL for the Coin-Op show! Maybe I'll find one there!
I am so ready to get away .......
See you there Doc!
Eric
Yeah some guy (collector) emailed me and after my email back his tone changed....
But I understand you can't be too careful with stuff... But if someone repro'd these they're gonna lose
their rear... no way would there be enough money in making these.... That's what I figured anyway
and bought them... If they don't sell I'll just wait for that model to pop up and buy it I've got my room reservations
at the resort in St. Charles IL for the Coin-Op show! Maybe I'll find one there!
I am so ready to get away .......
See you there Doc!
Eric
Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: cormy on November 16, 2005, 12:17:37 pm
Relax, how are we suppost to know who you are and what you represent when you are a seller on EBAY? Alot of crap is going on with EBAY and we have to be careful not to get "taken", it's happened to me. The reason why people are scared is because they look so good, and I've never seen items like this before. The first thing I thought of when I saw them was that they look reproduced.
Title: Coca-cola emblems
Post by: Eric on November 16, 2005, 09:48:08 pm
Who am I?.... it's me... Eric... and I'm relaxed now... Saw 2 dispensers at the show
(one used decals the other had the signs and I checked them over good... I'm sure these
are the real deal... to heavy and nice.. nobody would put this much time and money into tiny signs
to sell to the mill....thousa....100s.....ok...the half dozen dispenser collectors
And welcome to the site Cormy... anytime you're not sure about something on GREEDbay....
Ask here..... We're all here to help each other out.... You're right it's full of people trying to make
a dishonest buck and a few who don't know what they really have.
Eric
(one used decals the other had the signs and I checked them over good... I'm sure these
are the real deal... to heavy and nice.. nobody would put this much time and money into tiny signs
to sell to the mill....thousa....100s.....ok...the half dozen dispenser collectors
And welcome to the site Cormy... anytime you're not sure about something on GREEDbay....
Ask here..... We're all here to help each other out.... You're right it's full of people trying to make
a dishonest buck and a few who don't know what they really have.
Eric