Rare Coca Cola Porcelain Door Push

[cryptic]

Hi everyone!

Pulled this sign out of the ground about 7 inches down. Found a couple of them on Ebay and apparently it is a highly desired collectible. I don't collect Coca Cola memorabilia so I'm not too sure what to do with it. The ones on Ebay have been professionally restored. What would it cost to restore something like this? Would it be worth it? I could put it on Ebay "As-Is".

 

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[nhagan]

Honestly I think it is very nice 'as-is'. I personally enjoy it as it looks right now vs. having someone blast it to heck and restore it..

nice find man

Neil

 

[kilmer]

Neat piece. I like it as is but if I were to consider restoring it, it would have to be for me. If you aren't interested in keeping it, I would sell it without restoring. Restoration needs to be a labor of love. The costs always seem to get a little crazy once you decide to fix something. if you found that you must be in a good area. Nice job.

Don
HH

 

[bogeymcq]

What an AWESOME piece!

Congrats on what I consider a splendid find!
7 inches down eh? Did you find anything else round there? Know the history of the area you found it?
Doing quick search I saw some similar that date 1930's! Thinking this is a realy beauty for that age & being burried so long!

Awesome find!

 

[jeff of pa]

nice find !

restoration Would Ruin it In my opinion.

Something like that shouldn't look new
Unless it is New

 

[djm of PA]

put it on ebay "as is". recently my dad put an old good year tires sign on that was in just about the same shape and some guy paid $185 for it! Not bad for a junk pickup.

 

[cryptic]

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I will probably put this up for fun on Ebay and see how it goes. I will let you know how it turns out.

 

[cryptic]

Hey Bogey,

The only thing else in the area I have really found are some old bottles that come from an old mining town. We have been doing some digging in the area. Happy you like it!

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

Awesome find, we miss you in chat !!

Keep @ It and HH !!

 

[Tennessee Treasure Hunter]

Awesome find Congratulations!!
TTH

 

[Indianhead Jones]

What you can do is to put it on Ebay, with a reserve price...make it the lowest amount that you will take for the piece....that way you can determine the interest in the piece, and if the bids don't make it up to your reserve price, the auction is over, and you don't lose it.

A sweet piece of Coca-Cola history, and a great piece of Americana!

Congratulations on a sweet, rare find!

Larry G.

 

[crazyjarhead]

Anything coca cola is collectable. Nice piece of history

 

[DigginThePast]

Neat sign, I'd leave it as is.

 

[petersra]

If you end up keeping the sign, there is a product called, "Ospho". It contains osphoric acid, and when it is painted on rust, it chemically binds with the iron oxide, (rust), and turns it into a hard black material that will no long continue to rust. Thus ending further rusting, but keeping the piece in basically the same visible texture condition. The product is intended for use as a rusty metal pre-primer, to stop rust from eating thru the paint, or stop rust from continuing to eat away at the metal under the paint. I have used it many time in the past and would not paint a rusty metal object without first using this pre-primer. It works GREAT. Hope this helps. Ralph

 

[cryptic]

Thanks everyone!

The sign has been up for auction for a couple of days now. I started the auction at $19.99 +$10.00 shipping. There have been 57 views and there are 13 people watching. 4 days and 17 hours left to go until the auction ends. The sign is at $20.49 with 2 bids.