Large, metal two-piece "Refresh Yourself" Coke sign | ||
| Chevelleman69's loves215 of 2539 |  |  |
egreeley1976 loves this.
Chevelleman69 loves this.
Beachbum58 loves this.
trukn20 loves this.
Longings loves this.
Designer loves this.
sanhardin loves this.
leighannrn loves this.
oldpeep loves this.
mtg75 loves this.
shughs loves this.
Sunmoon2679 loves this.
Cokeman1959 loves this.
pickrknows loves this.
Daddy_Nobucks loves this.
blunderbuss2 loves this.WhenIsraelbelieves loves this.
officialfuel loves this.
Reise loves this.
fortapache loves this.
vcal loves this.
Manikin loves this.
doynger69 loves this.
Watchsearcher loves this.
dav2no1 loves this.
kwqd loves this.Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate
Posted 2 years ago
CamandCelia
(5 items)
1920s Wrap-around Coke sign. This two-piece sign measures 58 x 35 inches in total. I am told that it is in two pieces so it could wrap around the corner of a building. The right-hand end measures 12 x 35, while the left end is 46 x 35. I have never seen a sign split like this and only rarely have I seen one that is a single piece. Years ago there was a cardboard sign similar to this on this site but it was a one-piece.
Create an account or login in order to post a comment.
More likely two signs pieced together. Frankensign. Still cool.
Yes, we considered that it could be two separate signs. However, I have seen the two sections as one large sign, same dimensions as mine, a few years ago. There was also one on the CW site which showed the same sign only in cardboard with a metal frame. The two ends where the signs would have been joined are professionally crimped and edged. Not something somebody would have done in their garage, that's for sure. I believe it was at one of the Coca-Cola collectors shows around Toronto several years ago that one of the experts there called it a corner sign. It wasn't a term I came up with myself. It is quite heavy gauge metal. Not a thin tin sheet.
I'm sure you've noticed the uneven cut/crimp on the left side border of the bottle piece. You're missing about 1/2 the green border there. Someone may have cut it to fit on the corner of a building, but it wasn't manufactured that way. Here's the French version, same size. (Yours is a great sign! :0)
https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/126846433_large-vintage-french-coca-cola-tin-sign