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A Look Back
by Francesca LaSala CobbAs we begin the process of incorporating over 15 years of auction archives from the website many of you have become so familiar with, we who are working behind the scenes organizing this dated data are constantly being reminded of some wonderful objects, consignors and auctions. It will take a few months to have those archives here again, so on the nearly 10 year anniversary of a particularly rewarding experience we had with a local consignor we felt one auction story would be perfect to share.
Our consignor was and is a lovely woman who had contacted Charlie Cobb about several objects she was considering putting up for auction...
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What's it Worth? 1918 Coca-Cola Bookmark Calender
Value and some great history are associated with the 1918 Coca Cola Gum bookmark calendar that was submitted for assessment by a reader of the Amherst Today's "What's It Worth?" colunn by publisher Andy Rowe. Bruce D. Cobb provided the research, appraisal and story.
Coca-Cola was invented by an Atlanta pharmacist named Dr. John Pemberton in 1886. His book-keeper, Frank Robinson, invented the name Coca-Cola which was a compound word for two of the active ingredients in this new tonic, extracts of cocaine and the Kola nut (Don't worry, these two ingredients were finally omitted in 1905). Additionally, the world famous script...
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