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Vintage Coca Cola commercials, print advertising, and promotional items chronicle our times and are some of the most appealing advertising art ever created. The Coca-Cola Company has attracted some of the top artists and illustrators for their advertisements through the decades including Norman Rockwell, Jim Harrison, etc.

Since the 1930's, the magazine National Geographic has published Coca Cola prints on their back covers for seven months out of the year. On the months of February, April, June, July, August, October, and December, these special advertisements for the soft drink company would appear. Created by renowned artist within each era, these vintage images are now collectable works of art. Haddon Sundblom's December images are the most highly prized of the collection, depicting jolly St. Nick with his Coca Cola beverage. Nonetheless, every piece of artwork is amazing in itself, each captured in a silver 8x10 frame to be enjoyed for years to come.

These nostalgic magazine ads chronicle our times and reflect traditional American images from wartime to work to home. These old National Geographic Covers make great art prints that can be hung on a wall or displayed on a desk. It makes a great gift and will stand out among all of a room's decor.

There is an large and active market for unique, vintage Coca Cola collectibles. Those interested in collecting items related to the Coke brand will be drawn to the many collectibles with the Coca Cola logo such as lamps, clocks, trays, vending machines, glasses, dishes, furniture, coolers, and even wallpaper with the Coke logo. These collectibles date back as far as the 1880s when Coke was first formulated.

One aspect that is extremely popular in this niche are the marketing toys the company produced throughout the decades. Coca-Cola toys are fun for kids of all ages. You can collect Coke products like family board games, jigsaw puzzles, scrap booking supplies, die cast trucks, plush bears including the newest Boyd's bears, mini Coca Cola bottles, and antique toy banks.

These products are the perfect gift for the avid Coca Cola collector on your shopping list year round.