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Glascock Brothers Mfg. Co.

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Glascock Brothers Mfg. Co.

History (1929–1940s)
Glascock built Coca-Cola’s first standardized coolers beginning in 1929, supplying Junior, Standard, Giant, Master, Double ice chests that defined early store displays. Production of stamped-metal bodies was part of a diversified sheet-metal business in the 1930s. Earlycoke.com 2022coachbuilt.com

Notable models

  • Glascock Junior (1929) – early standardized Coke cooler; often seen in sampler/miniature form for salesmen. Earlycoke.com 2022

  • Standard / Giant / Master / Double – progressively larger dual-lid ice chests used through the 1930s. coachbuilt.comCollectors Weekly

Why Glascock matters
They were first-movers in branded Coca-Cola coolers, shaping visual merchandising before electric upright vending became common. Earlycoke.com 2022