Bidspirit auction | Coca-Cola Tin Tray, American Art

Coca-Cola Tin Tray, American Art Works - Length: 13 1/4 inches Width: 10 1/2 inches. A rectangular lithographed tin advertising tray for Coca-Cola. The central graphic features an illustration of a woman with blonde hair in a yellow one-piece swimsuit running forward on a sandy beach against a dark blue sky. She carries a glass hobbleskirt bottle of Coca-Cola in each hand. The image is framed by a green and gold-tone border. The top and bottom of the red outer rim feature the Coca-Cola logo in cream-colored Spencerian script, accompanied by the word DRINK. Below the logo is a small banner reading TRADE MARK REG.U.S.PAT.OFF. Along the bottom edge of the green border are several printed marks. On the left side is a copyright notice reading THE COCA-COLA CO. 1937. The center bears the manufacturer mark AMERICAN ART WORKS, INC., COSHOCTON, O. The right side is marked MADE IN U. S. A. The reverse side of the tray is finished in black paint.