Coca Cola is the popular soft drink that was supposedly made as a medicine, but turned in the famous soft drink. It was originally a cocawine called Pemberton's French Wine Coca in 1885. This was an alcoholic beverage that combined wine and cocaine. Because Georgia introduced prohibition he changed his formula to what we know today as Coca Cola.

Because of this popularity of Coca Cola there are many who collect Coca Cola items. Coca Cola has many items for the coke lover in you. These Coca Cola items are available in many different types of places. You can try antique stores, private collectors, and the internet. Coca Cola is everywhere because it is so popular.

It is very important to research your Coca Cola items if you want more than the regular collectibles of today. There are many books on the market today that help you decide if the item you are looking to purchase is what it is advertised to be. Here is a list of popular non-vintage Coca Cola items on the market today.

• Refrigerator magnets
• Key chains
• Flip flops
• Clocks
• Lamps
• Playing cards
• Christmas ornaments
• Coolers
• Umbrellas
• Tins
• Bears
• Trucks
• Commemorative bottles

Vintage (before 1970) Coca Cola items are great items to collect. There are many reproductions on the market today so you must be careful in adding these to your collection. Here is a list of a few vintage items.

• Bottles of 6oz size with name on bottom where it was bottled
• Signs
• Serving trays
• Wooden crates or carriers
• Posters
• Ads
• Bottle openers
• Thermometers

Coca Cola has been a very popular item for many years, which is why many of the antique shops have various Coca Cola item.