German Afri-Cola Bottle

Description

WWII Era 1944 German Afri-Cola Bottle.  Used, Vintage Condition.  Bottles measure 21cm in height.  None of these bottles are perfect.  They have rub marks, small flea bite chips in the top rims etc… Four are shown here.  There are six in stock.  None are significantly damaged.  No cracks etc…  At 80 years of age they are remarkable wartime survivors and have wide appeal in the collecting community whether you are a bottle, Cola or militaria collector.

During WWII American soldiers drank the Coca Cola brand soft drink all over the world.  It was a popular drink in Germany, manufactured there and well advertised throughout the country.  As the War progressed and propaganda intensified, German citizens were encouraged to buy only German products, so an alternative had to be found to the foreign American cola.

Afri-Cola was the answer.  The Germans had the recipe.  They blatantly copied the bottle shape, style, lettering, dating and wording of the original, with a slight wording modification.  The palm tree trademark makes it a beautifully styled bottle. German civilians & Wehrmacht soldiers alike drank Afri-Cola where ever they were stationed.

The marketing slogan for the new advertising was: … auch hier bekommen sie Afri Cola – gut und Deutsch! In English: You can get Afri- Cola here.  It’s good and it’s German!