These two photos show ads for a variety of bottle and can openers used for soda and/or beer. These ads date to about the 1950s. The first ad is for Vaughan Novelty Mfg. Co. of Chicago, Illinois. They were manufacturers of a variety of kitchen accessories and made bottle and can openers for Coca-Cola as [...]
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Vintage Bottle and Can Openers
June 14th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Antique Advertising · Manufacturer Histories
Kalva Soda Can Vendor
April 27th, 2010 · No Comments
Above are photos from a 1941 ad for a soda dispensing machine. It was a soda can vendor, able to dispense 3 different flavors of soda. The capacity and dimensions of the machine are unknown.
The vendor was made by Kalva Vendors, Inc., a company that was in business from 1937 to 1950. H. T. Larrimore [...]
Tags: Manufacturer Histories · Soda Machines · Soda Vending Machines
Royal Crown Bottling Plants
August 17th, 2009 · No Comments
I love old buildings and signs, so I guess that is why I find these four photos taken of RC Cola plants so interesting. Check out this first one with the giant “Drink Royal Crown Cola” neon billboard.
The second photo is of the Lubbock, Texas RC plant. It features classic 1930’s or 40’s industrial architecture. [...]
Tags: Manufacturer Histories
Royal Crown Cola Advertising and Celebrity Endorsements
July 24th, 2009 · 13 Comments
The Royal Crown Company had marketing pros that understood the value of advertising and product promotion. With the help of their marketing agency, BBD&O, Royal Crown Cola experienced incredible growth through the 1940s.
Starting in 1939, RC Cola became the sponsor for the CBS radio program “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not” with Robert Ripley. The [...]
Tags: Antique Advertising · Manufacturer Histories
The Wurlitzer Jukebox Company
July 22nd, 2009 · 7 Comments
The Wurlitzer family had a reputation for purchasing and making very fine instruments dating back to the 17th century in Saxony (a German-speaking region that became part of Germany in 1945). In 1853, 22-year-old Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer emigrated to the U.S. to make his own way, rather than joining the family business as was traditionally [...]
Tags: Manufacturer Histories · Wurlitzer
Coca-Cola Glasco GBV-50 Starlet Soda Machine
June 1st, 2009 · 27 Comments
This is a Glasco GBV-50 Starlet Soda Machine we restored. It was restored to original condition, but without the Glasco logo and we painted the cap catcher black, rather than red. We have replicated the classic Coca-Cola “fishtail” logo used from 1958 to 1965. Please note we are no longer in the restoration business.
Glasco actually [...]
Tags: Antique Advertising · Coca Cola Vending Machine · Manufacturer Histories · Restorations by Vintage Vending Inc. · Soda Coolers · Soda Fountain & Dispensers · Soda Machines · Soda Vending Machines



