| 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
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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.
EffectsEdit
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.
