Rome Box

[cohammer]

The soda machine site list a Rome coke box has any one ever seen one.

[MCarter]

Probably a Rowe

[bcharlton]

i agree with Matt.  Rowe manufactured lots more than jukeboxes.

[Jim]

I have never seen one, only literature which is were the listed info came from.
Some of the old cooler manufacturers where nothing more than furniture, bottlers, container maker or some other fabricator that would create a simple cooler and distribute them...
According to legend, it was not until Glascock began manufacturing coolers that standardization came into play...

[cohammer]

I live outside of Rome and did plumbing work at the bottle plant and at the homes of the Barron family that owned the COCA COLA plants in Rome, Rockmart, Cedartown and Dalton. The company I worked for done all the work for them from 1933 when our company started until the 1986 when they sold out to Atlanta coca cola. I saw a lot of collectables and machines while working at their homes back in the 70's but the thing I remember most at the Barrons was the fact that Frank Barron sr  would always have us sit down and eat lunch with him when ever we were working at his home. The family started the Coca Cola company in 1901 in Rome and the great grandsons have a car dealership they run in Rome today . The next time I stop by there I am going to ask about the Rome box.

[Jim]

That's awesome!
I would be interested to hear what stories they have to tell...