Coca-Cola crate - In the late 1970’s my grandparents on my Dad’s side of the family reached the stage where they moved from their home in a town about 30 minutes from where we lived, to an apartment in our town so the family could take better care of them. Over the years they had accumulated many things inside the house, but some of the more interesting things were stored underneath their house. In the storage area under their house we found an old wooden crate for Coca-Cola. Inside the crate, stamped into the wood is the name of the company that built the crate, the city and state, and the year that the crate was built (1956). The exterior of the crate is weathered but the wood is still solid. The crate was designed to hold six “Family Size” Cokes which were introduced by Coca-Cola in 1955. The Family Size Coke bottles each contained 26 ounces of Coca-Cola.

Today’s image is a photograph of the side of the crate. Some post processing was used to darken and define the edges of the lettering. The aging of the paint and scars on the exterior were retained to preserve the character of the crate.

Coca-Cola crate - In the late 1970’s my grandparents on my Dad’s side of the family reached the stage where they moved from their home in a town about 30 minutes from where we lived, to an apartment in our town so the family could take better care of them. Over the years they had accumulated many things inside the house, but some of the more interesting things were stored underneath their house. In the storage area under their house we found an old wooden crate for Coca-Cola. Inside the crate, stamped into the wood is the name of the company that built the crate, the city and state, and the year that the crate was built (1956). The exterior of the crate is weathered but the wood is still solid. The crate was designed to hold six “Family Size” Cokes which were introduced by Coca-Cola in 1955. The Family Size Coke bottles each contained 26 ounces of Coca-Cola.

Today’s image is a photograph of the side of the crate. Some post processing was used to darken and define the edges of the lettering. The aging of the paint and scars on the exterior were retained to preserve the character of the crate.