Vintage Coca Cola Wooden Bottle Crate—Red Advertising Case

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Title: Vintage Coca-Cola Wood Bottle Crate – Red Advertising Case
Date: Circa 1940s–1950s
Material: Wood with metal corner brackets
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Date: Circa 1940s–1950s
Material: Wood with metal corner brackets
Markings: “Drink Coca-Cola” exterior; interior stamped “Property of Coca-Cola Bottling Co.” (upside down)

Description
Original wooden Coca-Cola bottle crate in classic red with white script logo. Interior stamped “Property of Coca-Cola Bottling Co.” along with the “Your Case is Safe” graphic.
Constructed of solid wood with metal corner reinforcements and cut-out side handles. Designed for transporting returnable glass soda bottles before plastic crates became standard.

Based on construction style, typography, and stencil format, this example likely dates to the late 1940s through 1950s. This particular crate is unique in that the writing is upside down.

Use

• Bar storage
• Kitchen display
• Wall shelf
• Retail display
• Coca-Cola memorabilia collection

History

Coca-Cola wooden crates were used by local bottling plants across the United States during the mid-20th century when soda was sold in returnable glass bottles. Crates were company property and circulated continuously between bottlers and retailers, which is why interior branding reads “Property of Coca-Cola Bottling Co.”

Wood crates were phased out in the 1950s–60s in favor of lighter plastic cases, making surviving examples increasingly collectible.


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