THE BATTIN COCA-COLA COLLECTIBLE ABSOLUTE AUCTION!

May 4, 2024   Doors open at 8 am. Auction 10 am. Blue Grass, IA Community Center

The late Ahlmer & Elsie Battin Estate of Coal Valley brings us more than 300 lots of Coca-Cola collectibles dating back to the 1900s plus more contemporary merchandise. Much of the modern-day merchandise is new in the box or in excellent condition. Plus, much more will sell that day. 

ALL ITEMS HERE ARE COCA-COLA: Tin Christmas plates, rare 1979 Hollie Hobby “12 Days of Christmas” glasses, lighter, belt buckles, metal trays, rare 1966 Always Cool polar bear glasses, license plates, glass carafes, National Geographic magazine advertisements, 3D gas station figurine, 1-gallon pouring pitchers, bottle crates, tins, drinking glasses, ice cream scoop, NASCAR bobbleheads, Santa bobblehead, dozens of delivery trucks of various vintage/sizes, coin banks, plush polar bear dolls, puzzles, music boxes, Christmas tree ornaments, night light, fridge magnets, tumblers, yo-yo, playing cards, clothing patch, thermometers, plastic wall phones, snack bowl, alarm clocks, chess game, pens/pencils, earrings, Barbie Dolls, 1:43 scale Earnhardt ’98 Monte Carlo, Illinois volleyball & football schedule, 1:6 scale Hi-Flyer bicycle, fishing bobbers, cassette tapes, shopping bag, bottle openers, VHS video tape, travel bag, signs (vintage to newer repros), drink coasters, door hanger, cookie jar, elephant dolls, train cars with Coke brands on each car, tanker trucks, hand-crafted wood signs, mini fridge, wood ruler, keyring, large retail rail slot sign (1.5” letters), neon wall clock, 12-piece dinnerware set, 8 16-oz. cooler glasses, “ski” bear figurine, straw dispenser, Buddy L Coca-Cola delivery trucks, cast iron 2-horse team pulling vintage Coca-Cola wagon, rare 1970s Tiffany style glass pitchers & glasses, Ertl Coca-Cola vintage delivery trucks, bottle radio, 1:64 scale tractor trailer, Coca-Cola bottle phone, change trays, animated Santa collection, amber Coke glasses, collectible gift pak, mini portable fridge, 1948 Better Homes & Garden print ad framed, rare Coca-Cola Lipsmacker retail display with actual sealed lip balm samples, tin containing three men’s handkerchiefs, Bacardi rum & Coke glass pitchers, dozens of glasses w/ varying designs, transistor AM radio, lots of Coca-Cola Hollie Hobby drinking glasses, 1983 Fighting Illini Big 10 Champions Rose Bowl glasses, growlers, handles pitchers, Christmas tree light set, tin & plastic signs, wristwatch, metal napkin dispenser, Auburn/Alabama Bear Bryant/Shug Jorndan tray, Happy Joe tray, Arkansas Boyles 1976 tray, 1980 U. of Georgia 1980 football champs tray, lap trays, magnet, poster releases, vintage framed artwork inc. “Ideal Brain Tonic”, perpetual calendar, 16-page Tupelo, MS in-house newspaper, shower curtain hooks, wall-mount bottle openers, rotating lamp, tin ice bucket, Tiffany Foundry brass Coca-Cola belt buckle,  heavy brass pocketknife stating 1933 World’s Fair, “dancing can”, rare holly decorated Christmas glasses, heavy wooden cases, lamp, ceiling lamp shade, vintage working thermometer, two restaurant condiment caddies, October 1941 52-page “The Red Barrel” magazine (in-house magazine), paperweight, 1982 World’s Fair tray, two 45 rpm vinyl records featuring Coca-Cola music, rare Sunblom Series III glasses, brass bottle opener, plastic red bottle carriers, sun visors, soft 6-pak cooler, coffee cups.

SPECIALTY COCA-COLA BOTTLES: Unique set of six different rare brand bottles inc. Big Chief, Delish, Sun-Rise, four-sided Soda Water bottle, American “76” Company and amber green Orangette bottle, Auburn Tigers 1983 SEC Championship 1984 Sugar Bowl Champs bottle, 1993 Azalea Festival full bottle out of Muskogee, OK, 1894-1994 100-year Arkansas football “The Pride of Arkansas” full bottle, 1993 “Build The Bear Necessities” Tulsa Zoo full bottle, 1993 Warehouse Market full bottle, Cincinnati Reds full bottle, 1995 Cincinnati Reds full bottle, 6-pack cardboard carrier showing 1869, 1907, 1911, 1939 and 1995 logos on the sides, a highly prized and rare 1914-1919 (making it an antique at 100+ years of age) 1-gallon jug of pure Coca-Cola syrup. Never opened. Nearly full, two 1994 Flagstaff, AZ Coca-Cola Bottling Plant 100-year comm. bottles, 6-pack of full bottles Atlanta Welcomes The World 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, July 1995 One Year To Go (for the 1996 Olympics) full bottles, 6 brown 75th anniversary (1905-1980) straight-side bottles Jackson, TN, 1989 6-pack of 6.5-oz. full bottles in original Coca-Cola Classic cardboard carton trademarked patent in 1920s, six mini-bottles commemorating history of bottle shapes, 1983 U. of IL Rose Bowl bottles, 1980-81 Louisiana Tech University Lady Techsters commemorative bottle, full 1997 Coca-Cola Light bottle (Mexico), full 1996 500 ml bottle (Mexico), Olympic Torch Relay 6-pack, 1979 Paul “Bear” Bryant Alabama Crimson Tide 315 Wins bottle, 1981 U. of IA Hawkeyes Big 10 Champions commemorative bottle, 1982 NCAA Division III West Georgia National Champions bottle, 1980 L.A. Olympics Committee full bottle, 1980 Georgia Bulldogs National Champions full bottle, 1989 N. Dakota Centennial full bottle, 1985 Kansas City Royals World Champions full bottle, Chicago green empty hobbleskirt Coca-Cola bottle w/ original lid. Pat’d 1923, July 1995 “One Year To Go” (pre-Olympics) 6-pack unopened bottles in original carton, 1995 Jacksonville Jaguars Inaugural Season Coca-Cola 6-pack unopened bottles in original carton, Korean and Somalian 6.5 oz. green bottles (both from the “Around The World” series), 1995 L.A. Rams inaugural season full bottle 6-pack, two J-O RO vintage Arabic 250 ml and two J-O RO 350 ml bottles, 1996 Centennial Olympic Games Atlanta, GA 6-pack of unopened bottles with original carton. Atlanta “Welcomes The World” on the bottles, 2011 Special Edition vintage 9.3 oz. Hutchinson bottle set celebrating 125 years in reproduction retro 4-pack, 2002 Super Bowl XXXVI New Orleans 5 comm. retro hobbleskirt bottles, 1994 Holiday Greetings 6-pack unopened retro comm. hobbleskirt bottles, large Arabic bottle and a 1 litr Russian bottle. (Both are rare). Hobbleskirt bottles.

OTHER MERCHANDISE: Dual-lens vehicle blackbox DVR (new), classic cast-iron replica of the famous Budweiser Clydesdale 8-horse team pulling a wagon filled with 30 wood beer barrels, a registered pre-1915 glass straight-sided Mills Brothers bottle from Quincy, IL, which is on the bottle. Also states, “This bottle registered but never sold”. Tabletop Weber grill, 1960s Franciscan dishware, heavy drinking glass set, vintage wood canteen w/ strap, Versacorder cassette recorder, vintage “Express Train” framed artwork, auction gavel, wine decanter, dehydrator with racks, extension cord multiplier outlets, 4-sided yardsticks or walking sticks, ball caps, Styrofoam Bud Light cooler, golf balls & tees.

TOOLS/MISC.: Savage .410 single shot shotgun, BB gun, Tool Shop electric drill (new), Master locks w/ keys, screwdrivers, claw hammer, pliers, socket set & sockets, plastic clothing storage totes, tape measure.