Just a Pinch of South

For those of us who grew up in the South but have moved elsewhere, we love our roots and all they have provided. There's a lot that I've come to appreciate about the South. But let's be honest, most of us don't want to go back to "full Southern." We're happy with just a pinch here and there to add flavor to the life we live now. If you are not a Southerner, perhaps you'll come to better appreciate the little gifts the American South has given and continues to give our culture. This blog is written by Elizabeth Bloodworth. Photos are not mine unless specified. Email me at justapinchofsouth @ gmail dot com. I tweet at @apinchofsouth and my other tumblr is called "everythingthatdoesntfitelsewhere" which is just what it sounds like.

Posts tagged beverage

Jul13

I started collecting tin soft drink signs when I was a teenager. My mom had a small design and antiques business, so she spent a lot of time with pickers (yes, I knew that term long before the eponymous TV show), at estate sales, flea/antique markets (there’s an excellent one in Atlanta called Scott’s), and antique stores. I tagged along. Growing up, I wasn’t interested in “real” antiques, but I did like early 20th century items. Many things I liked weren’t the price range of a teenager, but some drink signs were, and I began collecting them. Some people collect any and all Coca-Cola signs. That’s where I started, and I have several, but what I really grew to love are the more obscure drinks (ones like Diet-Rite, Pop Kola, etc.) and interesting graphics or type-face. I don’t actively collect signs these days. I have visions of hanging the best in my NYC apartment. But shipping hassles, differing roommate aesthetics, and the like have kept the best ones in Atlanta. For now.

I started collecting tin soft drink signs when I was a teenager. My mom had a small design and antiques business, so she spent a lot of time with pickers (yes, I knew that term long before the eponymous TV show), at estate sales, flea/antique markets (there’s an excellent one in Atlanta called Scott’s), and antique stores. I tagged along.

Growing up, I wasn’t interested in “real” antiques, but I did like early 20th century items. Many things I liked weren’t the price range of a teenager, but some drink signs were, and I began collecting them.

Some people collect any and all Coca-Cola signs. That’s where I started, and I have several, but what I really grew to love are the more obscure drinks (ones like Diet-Rite, Pop Kola, etc.) and interesting graphics or type-face.

I don’t actively collect signs these days. I have visions of hanging the best in my NYC apartment. But shipping hassles, differing roommate aesthetics, and the like have kept the best ones in Atlanta. For now.

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