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COCA COLA BOTTLES

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After visiting USA several times over the past twenty years. When staying with a friend in Atlanta. I saw a small add, stating Coca Cola Collectable convention. I asked my friend “What is this” and we decided to visit the convention held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel – Dunwoody – Atlanta

We could not believe our eyes when we started walking around the convention. We saw, stalls of Coca Cola memorabilia.

The very first item I saw was the Prince & Princess of Wales wedding bottle (priced at $US 90.00 in 1986) After considering the cost and what it would do to my budget, what would happen if it broke in transit on my return to Australia? I gave it a miss – A bad decision!!! However I purchased about 40 commemorative bottles. Knowing I must take them home to Australia.

On my return to Australia I got in contact with Coca Cola, Melbourne, and was informed there are clubs here in Australia.

I attended a collectabable fair at the Malvern Town Hall. And there I joined the Australian Chapter of the Coca Cola Collectable Club. After three years in the club I was elected to the committee. After one year on the committee I become the Treasurer, then acting Secretary.With my work and committments I have had to resign from the club.

Each day goes by I try visiting E-bay (Autstralian, USA, UK.) to get the bargains and rare Coca Cola bottles and other Coca Cola items. Only in the last few years I have started to sell Coca Cola items on E-bay.

With Atlanta being the home of the COCA COLA Company I always make this first port of call in the USA, is the World of Coca cola Museum – Atlanta. The next best attractions CNN Studio. As being a member of “THE CHAPTER OF THE COCA COLA COLLACABLE CLUB (USA) 2002 saw the beginning of the Bottle Chapter (USA) Which I am also a active member. The Bottle club is a internet based club.

Up dated 13th August 2005