Original Listing Description

Rare, original, 1934 Coca-Cola Tin Lithographed Serving Tray known as the "Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller" Tray in excellent, original condition. This wonderful oblong tray measures 13 1/4" by 10 1/2" and pictures a beautiful young Maureen O'Sullivan ("Jane" from the early Tarzan movies) dressed in a bathing suit kneeling back to back with "Tarzan" himself - Johnny Weissmuller - both enjoying a classic 10oz shaped bottle of Coca-Cola. The tray is marked on the inner, decorative, thin green border "Ó The Coca-Cola Co. 1934", "American Art Works, Inc. Coshocton, O." and "Made in U.S.A.". There is also printed text to the right of Weissmuller's waist that reads "Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller / (Metro Goldwin-Meyer Featured Players)". This wonderful Coca-Cola Tray is not a reproduction, reissue or restrike but is an original 1934 Serving Tray manufactured by the American Art Works, Inc. for Coca-Cola in 1934. It is unconditionally guaranteed as such and comes with our "no questions asked" return privilege and life time guarantee of authenticity. This 1934 Coca-Cola Serving Tray is among the rarest and the most highly sought after Coke Trays of the early 20th century. A reproduction was produced in 1975 which is easily distinguished from the original. Click Here to See the Definitive Treatment of the Many Differences Between the Original Tray and the Later Reproduction. This rare and important, 1934 Coke Tray is in excellent condition - the lithography is bright and crisp - the colors bright and vibrant - rich and warm and the Tray displays beautifully. The central image area of the Tray is generally clean and crisp with a few small spots of surface wear. There are also a few small spots of surface wear on the green border that surrounds the central image. While the red, raised rim is very well preserved, there are also some small surface nicks to the gold edge of the rolled rim. The surface retains its brilliant surface shine and the Tray displays beautifully. The Tray is 100% original and has had no surface restorations or repairs. The back side of the tray has some surface wear as can be seen in the scans below. A very rare and very attractive, original 1934 Coca-Cola Maureen O'Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller, Tin Lithographed Serving Tray in outstanding, original condition and a fantastic addition to any collection!! Be sure to check out this seller’s other auctions for a number of other early 20th century, Tin Litho Coke Advertising Trays, Mirrors and Calendars which are also being offered for sale this week on eBay! Overseas shipping is extra and cost will be quoted at bidders request. Massachusetts residents must add 6.25% sales tax. Please check out other early and interesting items offered by this seller on ebay. Click Here to See Our Items We Have for Sale in the eBay Gallery and Click Here to Add Us To Your Favorite Sellers List. Important Notes about Shipping Charges: The amount quoted for Shipping & Handling is calculated by eBay and is equal to the EXACT amount charged by the Post Office plus a $1.00 "packing fee" - the $1.00 fee is our only compensation for the virgin packing materials we use on all of our professionally packaged boxes as well as our cost for the salaried help that does most of our packing - as I am sure you can see, we make NO profit on the Shipping charges and, in fact, our costs are usually greater than the $1.00 fee. Please contact us if there are any issues regarding the cost of shipping. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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