Bidspirit auction | 1914 Coca-Cola Betty Lithograph Tray
1914 Coca-Cola Betty Lithograph Tray - Height: 6 inches Width: 4 1/8 inches. This is an original Coca-Cola promotional tip tray manufactured from lithographed tin. The oval tray features the Betty portrait, a design often associated with artist Hamilton King, depicting a woman in a period lace-trimmed dress and a pink floral-embellished hat against a dark teal background. The central image is framed by a black border decorated with a gold-toned scrolling filigree pattern. A stylized red script mark in the right center field reads DRINK Coca-Cola followed by the block text DELICIOUS AND REFRESHING. A copyright mark is printed along the lower right edge of the portrait reading THE COCA-COLA CO. A manufacturer mark is printed in small black block lettering along the lower left edge of the portrait reading PASSAIC METAL WARE CO. LITHO. PASSAIC N.J. The reverse of the tray is finished in a solid olive drab green coating.