Coca-Cola Fair Ad (1920)

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Interesting artwork, state fair theme, with the midway, featuring favorites of the sideshow, Cora the Fat Woman (450 lbs.), the Smallest Man Alive, Mazye the Snake Handler, and who knows what all else. A barker calls to patrons, barefoot children share a bottle of Coke, and everyone seems to be having a great time. It's August, a hot summer day on the midway!

—The Saturday Blade, Chicago, Aug. 7, 1920, p. 2. Approx. 4-1/8" x 7", the heavy black border's dimensions.

Coca-Cola Advertisement - 1916

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This is a very nice Coca-Cola ad. I read somewhere once that back then they didn't want people saying "Coke," and that's reflected in the ad, "Demand the genuine by full name — nicknames encourage substitution."

—The Saturday Blade, Chicago, Sept. 16, 1916, p. 4.