Antique 1930 Coca-Cola Bottling Co Receipt Lot Aurora Monett MO Original For Sale

Outstanding collection of original circa-1930 Coca-Cola Bottling Co. business receipts from the Aurora / Monett, Missouri area.

These are genuine period business forms headed “RECEIVED FROM COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO.” and include the printed telephone information “Aurora Phone 6” and “Monett Phone 521.” Many retain handwritten dates, customer names, quantities, charges, payments, bottle/case returns and other period accounting notations.

Several receipts visibly date to 1930, placing this group squarely in the early Depression-era period of American Coca-Cola bottling history.

The forms are especially interesting because they document the returnable-container system used by bottlers. Printed categories include Cs. Coca-Cola, Cs. Soda Water, Cs. Country Club, drums, and empty soda cases/bottles returned. Coca-Cola has documented the long history of returnable bottles and the importance of local bottlers to collectors.

This isn’t modern reproduction advertising—it is surviving commercial paperwork that was actually used in the operation of a Coca-Cola bottling business.

The combination of recognizable Coca-Cola branding, Missouri history, handwritten entries and multiple examples makes the group excellent for a Coca-Cola collection, advertising display, soda fountain collection, Missouri historical collection, ephemera archive, shadowbox display, or dealer collection.

Condition

Antique / pre-owned original paper ephemera.

Condition varies from receipt to receipt. Expect age toning, fading, handwriting, creases, edge wear, small tears, missing corners, discoloration and other evidence of approximately 95+ years of age and actual commercial use. Several examples have more substantial paper loss.

These imperfections are part of their authentic working history.

Please examine all photographs carefully for the exact contents and condition of the lot. Only the receipts shown are included.

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A Little Tugmon Valley Humor

Long before apps, barcodes and computerized inventory systems, somebody had to keep track of every case of Coke with paper, pencil and some seriously determined handwriting.

These receipts survived the Depression, countless bottle returns and nearly a century without anyone clicking “delete.”

That’s a pretty good backup system. 😄

Tugmon Valley Sales

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