Nostalgic Metal Signs - Coca Cola

This great collection of Coca Cola signs was inspired by some of the great ads that Coca Cola has sjown over the years. There have been so many we have chosen a few of the great Coca Cola classics for this collection.On the right are just a few of the signs that make up this fine collection. Click on any one of the signs or here to view/order any of them.

Coca Cola - In the Beginning.

John Pemberton was the inventor of Coca Cola. In May, 1886, Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton a pharmacist from Atlanta, Georgia. John Pemberton invented the Coca Cola formula in a three legged brass kettle in his backyard. The name was a suggestion given by John Pemberton's bookkeeper Frank Robinson.

Being a bookkeeper, Frank Robinson also had excellent penmanship. It was he who first scripted "Coca Cola" into the flowing letters which has become the famous logo of today.

The soft drink was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta on May 8, 1886.

About nine servings of the soft drink were sold each day. Sales for that first year added up to a total of about $50. The funny thing was that it cost John Pemberton over $70 in expenses, so the first year of sales were a loss.