Coca Cola 9ft Bottle Neon – NS1788
A Beacon On The American Road
This monumental Coca-Cola bottle neon sign is an authentic
tin-lithographed advertising piece from the golden era of Route 66. Oversized bottle neons of this scale were produced in limited numbers and served as illuminated landmarks — designed to
be seen from a distance and remembered forever.
Description
In 1965, Route 66 was still America’s working road.
Age wasn’t checked the way it is today. If you could drive, handle the equipment, and show up on time, you worked. Employers cared less about paperwork and more about whether you could get the job done.
Driver’s licenses were accepted at face value, especially in small desert towns and along highway commerce routes. Ice cream trucks, service vehicles, and garbage truck route jobs were part of the informal economy that kept the towns along Route 66 moving.
Payment wasn’t always cash. Trades were common. Goods and services were exchanged the same way they had been for decades.
This sign is a blast from the past—back when the American Dream was guaranteed to anyone willing to work for it. You didn’t need permission, connections, or excuses. You just needed grit, a strong back, and the willingness to keep moving forward.
Payment wasn’t always cash. Trades were common. Goods and services were exchanged the same way they had been for decades.
Vintage Coca-Cola Neon Sign
Specifications
Original Coca-Cola Bottle Neon Sign
- Company: Coca-Cola Head Quarters Sign
- Product: Bottled Coca-Cola
- Era: Mid-20th Century American Advertising
- Country Of Manufacture: U.S.A.
- Neon Color: Red/Green
- Dimensions: 31" W x 9' Height
- Weight: 94 lbs.
- 101-Point Restoration by H.J. Nick / ArtFactory.com
- This sign has undergone a complete, no-compromise restoration, executed to museum and institutional standards
On Route 66, those signs weren’t advertisements — they were promises. Food, fuel, rest, and a fair deal at the end of the road. A man could drive all night, no sleep, listening to the tires and the rumble of a 55 Chrysler Hemi, windows down, wind rushing in, and know that somewhere ahead was a place that would welcome him.
That was America then. The road was open. The work was honest. And the dream wasn’t handed out — it was earned, mile
by mile.
On Route 66, signs like this weren’t decoration. They were survival.
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You'd Find It Glowing: 
- Outside a diner at dusk
- In a service bay window
- At the edge of town, before the motel lights came on
To a traveler in 1948, it didn’t sell soda. It said:
- You’ve made it. Cold Coke inside. Rest here.
- Today, it says something else:
- This place understands America.
That’s why collectors, museums, and serious Americana environments
still chase them.
Surviving examples of this size and presence are exceptionally rare.
Museum-Standard Restoration Of This 1930s Coke Bottle Sign:
- No doctored artwork
- No altered graphics
- No modern reinterpretation
- No reproduction materials
All original tin lithography was preserved exactly as manufactured.
Built Before Television — Built to Last
The words “Coca-Cola – Trademark Registered” place this design before 1955, before branding was simplified for television and before signs were made to be disposable.
This was the era when:
- America was driving
- Neon meant open, cold, trustworthy
- Coca-Cola was synonymous with the American road
This is American infrastructure —
From a time when signs were built like bridges and promises were written in glass and light.
On Route 66, this sign was a beacon.
Restored, Not Reproduced:
- Correct bottle silhouette and proportions
- Period-correct neon colors: green bottle, red script,
blue cap - Hand-bent, hand-blown neon glass — no LED
- Heavy, hand-crafted steel backer (not acrylic)
- Bright, even illumination with no burns or weak sections
- Stable base, clean wiring, proper transformer placement
- Period-correct liquid-drip paint graphics
Restoration Is Respect
At ArtFactory.com, we don’t erase history. We honor it.
Every proportion is studied.
Every repair is documented.
Every restoration is done so the next generation can feel what the first one felt.
That’s why our restorations are signed.
Not for ego
— for accountability.
Route 66 Never Ended . . .
The road didn’t disappear. It simply stopped being noticed. Route 66 lives wherever craftsmanship still matters. Where things are built to work, last, and be trusted from a distance.
And as long as there are hands willing to build the right way, the lights stay on.
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