Lot 371:
Bergamot Brass Works Coca-Cola 75th Anniversary Bottle Opener Belt Buckle
Description
A vintage American-made rectangular cast brass belt buckle commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Shelbyville. The front features a raised relief scene of a horse-drawn delivery wagon with a driver and cases of bottled soda, set within a diamond frame and surrounded by scrolling foliate motifs. A circular emblem at the upper right displays the number 75 and the dates 1901-1976. The reverse side is equipped with a functional built-in bottle opener. The back of the buckle contains multiple marks: a rectangular plaque at the top is embossed with a copyright symbol followed by 1979 BERGAMOT BRASS WORKS DARIEN, WISCONSIN USA; a second plaque at the base reads TRADE-MARK REPRODUCTION AND MFG RIGHTS BY ARRANGEMENT WITH The Coca-Cola Company ATLANTA, GEORGIA 1971; the interior of the bottle opener is impressed with PATENT PENDING; a circular mark at the bottom left contains the letter G; and a circular logo at the bottom right features the intertwined initials BBW.Width: 3 3/4 inchesHeight: 2 1/2 inches.
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