Coca-Cola Unknown Picnic Cooler

We restored this Coca-Cola picnic cooler, as we typically restored most of our items. We sandblasted the old paint and repainted it with Coca-Cola colors. This unembossed cooler was originally a Coca-Cola cooler, but we don't know who the manufacturer was. This is an interesting picnic cooler, since, in addition to the main compartment for the Coca-Cola bottles and ice, there is also a detachable compartment below to keep sandwiches and other foods cool and dry. The lid has storage for a can/bottle opener as well as an ice pick. The bottle portion of the cooler was large enough to hold only about eight to ten bottles of Coca-Cola. It was probably made in the 1950s.

This item is not for sale. We show restored items in our museum for viewing, information and to further the hobby of collecting and restoration. We also just want to share the photos of the many items we have restored over the years.

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