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Vintage soda and beverage matchcover collection, approximately 120 covers, displayed in 20th Century Plastics binder pages. This came from my father\'s collection. He was a longtime matchcover collector and organized this binder by brand.
Spans roughly the 1930s through the 1980s, with a strong run of pre-war and 1940s full-color covers from national brands, regional bottlers, and long-gone local soda makers.
Highlights include:- Pepsi-Cola double-dot era: Pepsi & Pete policeman cover, \"A Nickel Drink Worth a Dime,\" \"Bigger and Better\" green bottle, 12 Ounces 5ยข, Pepsi bottle cap covers- Early Coca-Cola: \"Delicious Refreshing\" bottle, hand-held \"Have a Coke,\" 1964 New York World\'s Fair Coca-Cola Tower- 7Up: \"For Hospital or Home Use / Stomach\'s Sake,\" peacock \"We Proudly Serve,\" Washington Dub-L-Ex Beer / 7Up combo cover from Columbus, OH, plus later \"Uncola\" era- Dr Pepper 10-2-4 clock covers (two designs)- Dad\'s Old Fashioned Root Beer \"Meet Dad\'s Family\" (two designs)- Character and graphic covers: Jumbo Cola, Mr. Nibbs, Mil-K-Botl, Sun Spot \"Bottled Sunshine,\" Polar Golden Ginger Ale, Orange Crush with Crushy, Cheer Up, Zippi-Cola- Regional and scarce bottlers: Ketchikan Soda Works (Alaska), Burkhardt\'s, Belfast, Graf\'s, Glen Rock, Whale Brand, Silver Seal, Kist, Kerns, Nehi, Royal Crown, Par-T-Pak, Won-Up, White Rock, Grapette, Hires, A&W, Canada Dry, and more- Fun oddity: Koppers Chicago Coke (the coal fuel, not the soda) paired with American Home Cola- Canadian and foreign covers, including French-language Coke and Pepsi, and two Japanese 42-stick novelty Dr Pepper and Pepsi books
Condition: Honest used, as found. Many of the older covers have staple holes or punch holes from removal. Expect edge wear, some toning, a few small tears, and some staining. One Times Square Coke cover has heavy water damage. Most covers are empty with no matches. A couple of small books appear intact. Please review all photos. Every page is shown, and the photos are part of the description.
Ships with the binder pages intact, packed flat and protected.
There\'s much more where this came from. My father\'s collection includes hundreds more covers and intact matchbooks across many categories, which I\'ll be listing over the coming weeks. Follow or save this seller if you collect.
