| Vintage Coca-Cola Promotional Mirror Tray | |
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| Delicious and Refreshing | |
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Origin |
Unknown |
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Type |
Vintage Coca-Cola promotional mirror tray |
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Effects |
Transforms liquids to Coca-Cola |
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Downsides |
Drinkers will experience effects of cocaine overdose |
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Activation |
Placing liquid on it/drinking |
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Collected by |
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Section |
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Aisle |
868554-5351 |
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Shelf |
312223-8939-378 |
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Date of Collection |
8/18/14 |
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Origins[]
Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines throughout the world. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke (a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company in the United States since March 27, 1944). Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century.
Pemberton called for five ounces of coca leaf per gallon of syrup, a significant dose; in 1891, Candler claimed his formula (altered extensively from Pemberton's original) contained only a tenth of this amount. Coca-Cola once contained an estimated nine milligrams of cocaine per glass. In 1903, it was removed.
After 1904, instead of using fresh leaves, Coca-Cola started using "spent" leaves – the leftovers of the cocaine-extraction process with trace levels of cocaine. Coca-Cola now uses a cocaine-free coca leaf extract prepared at a Stepan Company plant in Maywood, New Jersey.
It is uncertain how this artifact came to be, although it is presumed that it was once owned by an avid Coca-Cola drinker who purchased this tray to hold their drinks.
Effects[]
When any liquid is placed on tray, regardless of former consumability, effects toward health, or methods of containment, will become Coca-Cola. When consumed, the drink will relieve fatigue. Consumer will suffer symptoms similar to an overdose of cocaine.