Coca-Cola WWII American airplane posters
Coca-Cola has done a lot of posters with American planes. Throughout their history, posters have been a significant means of mass communication, often with striking visual effect.
The posters were framed and hung in bottling plant lobbies, schools, and other places. Students were instructed on the airplanes so that they knew the difference between friendly planes and enemy aircraft in preparation for bomb drills.
Grumman "Hellcat" F6F Fighter - U.S. Navy 1943
F4U-1 "Corsair" U.S. Navy - fighter 1943
Douglas B-19 "Guardian of a Hemisphere" U.S. Army - Long Range Bomber
Douglas SBD "Dauntless" U.S. Navy - dive bomber 1943
Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" U.S. Army - long range bomber 1943
Consolidated PB2Y-2 "Coronado" U.S. Navy - patrol bomber 1943
Consolidated PBY-5 "Catalina" U.S. Navy - patrol bomber 1943
Curtiss 5B2C-1 "Hell Diver" U.S. Navy - dive bomber 1943
Douglas A-20 "Boston" U.S. Army - attack bomber 1943
Grumman TBF-1 "Avenger" U.S. Navy - torpedo bomber 1943
Brewster SB2A-1 "Buccaneer" U.S. Navy - dive bomber 1943
B25 "Mitchell" U.S. Army - medium range bomber
Bell P-39 "Airacobra" U.S. Army 1943
Martin B-26 "Marauder" U.S. Army - Medium Range Bomber 1943
U.S. Army Curtiss P-40-F Warhawk 1943
U.S. Army Air Force Warhawk 1943
U.S. Navy Grumman Wildcat F4F 1943
U.S. Navy Catalina bomber 1943
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Coca-Cola WWII American airplane posters
are duplicates available? dauntless and helldiver. thanks.
I have a handful of the 3 by 3 cards that Coke produced during the war.
Interested…..?
My first time to look for these things on the net.
Ben
I have 19 of these posters or like, they are in mint condition, trying to find out more about them, been trying to find someone or something or internet but with no luck. can anybody help me find out more info on these posters,they are war time posters with aviation and coca cola, size is about 12×25 need to measure to get exact size.Thx
I am looking for a Coca Cola p 39 poster. I have more information if you need it.
Hi Dave, I have a set of 20 1943 “hangers” including the P-39 Bell Airacobra Pursuit. I would like to sell all as a set. Have a great day, Berry Mc
I am looking to by both set 1 and set 2 of these ads. Does anyone know anyone selling them?
Hello,
I have 19 original Coca Cola posters dated 1944 in my museum. They make a great display. How many in total were produced by Coca Cola?
Thanks
Hi Len,
I think 20 posters in total were produced.
There are two different series depicted above. No.s 2 through 15 are of the posters. No.s 1, 16, 17 & 18 are prints of framed posters and are 15″ X 13″ in size. While the same aircraft are in the prints, the aircraft themselves are depicted in aggressive action. All are copyrighted 1943, but judging from the national insignia depicted on the airplanes their earliest printing date would have been around October/November of 1943. These have been described as printed on cardboard, but it seems that they were ‘laminated’ to cardboard after printing. The group of 14 I have suffered from neglect, and were damp and in sorry condition when they were given to me. Since they have dried the glue used during the war dissolved separating the prints from the mat board.
Several other sites say the artist William Heaslip produced 20 to 30 (none are specific) of these water color originals that were reproduced and used by Coca Cola.
I grew up in that era. I would like to buy the full set in reasonable shape. Suggestions?
I ALSO RETAIN APPROX. 10 PAINTINGS IN VERY FINE TO EXCELLENT- INTERESTED PARTIES? APPRAISALS (somewhere in the ballpark
I have a set of 11 of these WWII Coca Cola posters, all in mint condition. Can anyone tell me the value of these?
Thank you,
Lisa
There were 20 in the original 1940’s coca-cola set on cardboard (shown above with the yellowish or sepia borders) and these were also produced as a set of 20 trading cards at the same time. I have a complete set of the trading cards for $200, if anybody is interested email and I will send you some pictures of the set.
The artist is William Heslip as the other commenter mentioned – all of these are signed “HESLIP” lower right.
Hi,
would you happen to know what a set of (11) of these originals would be worth? (poster size/mint condition)
thanks so much,
Lisa
Its like you read my mind! You seem to know so much about this,
like you wrote the book in it or something. I think that you can do with a few pics to drive the message home a bit, but instead of that, this is magnificent
blog. A fantastic read. I’ll definitely be back.
I have two complete sets of the hangers. Anybody interested in buying them?
I have 2 sets of 20 still in original tan pack I’m looking to sell both all are good condition nice sharp edges no wrinkles or rips in any
I have 17 of the 20 that I would be interested in selling. Recently appeared on Chesapeake Collectible Show on MD Public Television. Good shape.
Looking to buy a complete set to replace a set I just lost in a fire