| The pictures show two views of this ©1949 Coca Cola Premium Our America Coal Booklet with (20) Colorful Cards. Shown is the cover and two sample pages with (5) of the (20) cards that are inside. All (20) cards are here. The booklet and the picture cards are dated copyright MCMXLIX (1949). They are each lightly pasted at the top in their appropriate places in he booklet. The booklet is titled ''OUR AMERICA - COAL - Heat.. Gas.. Power Coal Products''. There are other booklets to the set that pertain to different industries such as: Motion Pictures, Transportation, Oil, Electric, Steel, Glass, Cotton, and Lumber. These booklets and cards were a premium from The Coca-Cola Company and were approved by leading educators. They were distributed by The Coca-Cola Bottling Company during World War II to educate children. On the first page is a place for a childs name, Teacher, Grade, and Year. These are all filled in by a 5th grade student and dated 1955. There is a graphic on the back with two old Coca Cola bottles. The colorful pictures are like trading cards. There are (20) for each industry set. Each picture card has a colorful image on the front. On the back is a number, title, information, and a Coca-Cola marking. This particular set shows many coal related products. The titles on the cards or stickers are as follows: #1. Looking At A Fossil Tree
#2. Mining Coal In An Open Pit
#3. Placing Timbers In A Mine
#4. Hauling Coal By Mule
#5. Testing The Air Of A Mine For Gas
#6. Unloading Coal Cars
#7. Carrying Coal By Railroad In Winter
#8. Filling City Trucks At A Coal Yard
#9. Delivering Coal To A Home
#10. Feeding A Furnace By Automatic Stoker
#11. Working At A Blacksmith's Forge
#12. Filling A Home Furnace With Coal
#13. Heating and Cooling By Coal Made Gas
#14. Enjoying A Coal Fireside At Home
#15. Gaining Kitchen Advantages From Coal
#16. Playing With Toys Made From Coal Products
#17. Using Plastics Made From Coal
#18. Looking At Sporting Goods Made From Coal
#19. Wearing Clothing Made From Coal
#20. Buying A Car Made Beautiful By Coal The booklet measures about 7-1/4'' x 10'' and each picture card or sticker measures 3'' x 4''. The booklet and all the picture cards appear to be in near mint assembled condition as pictured. We found this booklet to have an old musty paper smell from many years of storage and you may want to air it out. |
