Original Listing Description

This is different than any other Coca Cola gum item you have seen for sale. Look at the pictures. This is pre Franklin Caro buyout of the gum company. I have personally been in possession of this box for 6 years. It came out of an estate auction. There has never been another one seen anywhere. Coca Cola gum started In Atlanta and it’s the first time Coca Cola allowed it’s name to be used outside of the bottling company and the gum had the same formula as the drink in 1903 and was sold out of Atlanta. Asa Candler signed off on this deal personally. More information is available on earlycoke.com about the Coca Cola chewing gum company prior to Franklin caro taking it over and more information is available at Theclio com 164796This is what makes this box different than any other Coca Cola gum item. This box had Atlanta on it not Franklin Caro. This was used prior to that sell to Franklin. Everything else you see with Coca Cola gum came about from a deal that happened in 1905 when Franklin Caro took over the production. If you look at the pictures there is no Franklin Caro on the box and the city is Atlanta. If you read the wrapper stamp it says contains the delightful tonic properties of Coca Cola. You can verify all of this on earlycoke com The label on the box refers to DC Aughinbaugh & Sons drugstore which was located at 54 West Washington st Hagerstown MD, as confirmed by the Hagerstown md historic society. Also keep in mind, While Coca Cola used a stencil for all their products of the time, this product was not owned by Coca Cola. They were a separate company, in a separate building licensed to use the Coca Cola name keeping in mind was the only company in history that had the rights to use the name and this company was only in business for 2 years from 1903-1905. (Condition: Pre-Owned)

Note: This item has been sold and is no longer available. This page serves as a historical price reference for Coca Cola collectors and appraisers.