fooled by the repro & pay big bucks when nothing to compare to. The image on the tray is from a March 1948 C0ca-Cola calendar and some believe the tray then was made in 1948.
There are at least 8 different versions of the original. From Spanish, Chinese, French, Dutch, solid background and different sayings. I own 7 different versions.
1st, lets have a look at the original 1948 tray.
1. original has a battleship gray back. No other colors.
2. original has a silver outer lip, not white like the repro
3. original shows reg.u.s.pat.off. under the logos
4. no manufacturers markings or other writings on the original
Now for the repro!
1. repro has a mustard color back & sometimes will have a sticker showing
made in South Africa, probably by Metalix co
2. repro issued in the 1980's and will show on the outer lip 1943 Girl with wind
in her hair/The design of this tray is for memorabilia purposes, taken from a
1943 advertisement. Coca-Cola is the registered trademark of the Coca-Cola
Co
3. Repro has a white outer lip, not silver as the original.
4. The girls face is larger, taking up more of the tray & her hair is multi-colored
and not red as the original
Hope this info & pictures will help you in not spending the big bucks on a repro tray. Thanks
Tim The Tray Man
3 comments:
i have a 1937 coke tray that matches all the detils that you mention to be original but it seems to have a greenish back any ideas.???
This blog you started is amazing. Will you be adding any more? Please do, it is very interesting and VERY helpful
Can anyone tell me how to find out if my coke tray is real it has no red on it ive never seen one like this before
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