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Bubbly State History

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Our collection of Coca-Cola Santa memorabilia at the Santa Claus Museum

One of the bright and colorful Santa collections inside the museum seems to grow with each passing year and it’s just about ready to burst out of its current display case. The jovial man, dressed head to toe in red and clutching that curvy green glass bottle is an unmistakable advertising image.  This ad icon and quintessential piece of holiday Americana is none other than the Coca-Cola Santa.

Coca-Cola, celebrating its 125th Anniversary this week, began using the image of Santa in its winter advertising back in the 1930′s and is often credited with creating our “modern” image of him.

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