darthskellington
Dark Lord of the Typos
Collectible of the Day
Today’s collectible is a set of eight numbered plastic cups produced by Coca-Cola in the late 1970’s. Coke made three different sets for A New Hope, and later a set for Return of the Jedi. They were available at 7-11 convenient stores or other similar chains. They are sometimes marked 7-11, Koolee, or Frozen Coke.
The cups pictured here are the complete second series, numbered 1-8, and are marked “The Coca-Cola Company” on the back. They have text on the back describing the characters shown on the cup. This second series apparently came in two different sizes (those pictured above are all the same size, they are just stair-stepped for the photo). These glasses are relatively inexpensive to collect, and can often be bought online in small groups. Condition is a little harder to guarantee. Some series of cups were more durable than others. Series made of thinner plastic are more brittle, and prone to cracking. Some cups are also susceptible to yellowing. With patience though, they can be a fun collection to try and complete.
The first three Star Wars sets consisted of 20 numbered, 8 numbered, and 8 unnumbered cups, respectively. The ROTJ set was made up of 12 different unnumbered cups. Not counting variations in chain logos or size, there are 48 different cups to collect. If you like these, there are a number of other individual plastic cups produced for movies theaters, a convenient store called Grubees, and a series of 5 small plastic cups made for Pepperidge Farm, among others.
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with that same picture on it. The New Zealand version is thicker unsqueezable plastic, non-tapering and has no base division. It also does not have any other logos or text on it, but underneath it does have the phrase "Coke adds life" moulded in the plastic.
