Koca-Nola
Title
Koca-Nola
Subject
Foodways
Soft Drinks
Description
From KolaWars: Atlanta by Dennis I. Smith
"After years of success in construction, lumber, coal mining, and drug businesses, Thomas H. Austin organized the Koca Nola Company in the spring of 1904. The syrup factory and bottling plant was located at 108 Edgewood Avenue.
The earliest ad appeared in the March 15th Atlanta Constitution classifieds with the drink name spelled 'Coca Nola.' The spelling was quickly changed to Koca Nola as the ads began the following claims:
'Koca Nola is the nicest, smoothest, softest, healthiest of all fountain drinks. Try it.'"
According to Mental Floss the brand disappeared entirely in 1918.
"After years of success in construction, lumber, coal mining, and drug businesses, Thomas H. Austin organized the Koca Nola Company in the spring of 1904. The syrup factory and bottling plant was located at 108 Edgewood Avenue.
The earliest ad appeared in the March 15th Atlanta Constitution classifieds with the drink name spelled 'Coca Nola.' The spelling was quickly changed to Koca Nola as the ads began the following claims:
'Koca Nola is the nicest, smoothest, softest, healthiest of all fountain drinks. Try it.'"
According to Mental Floss the brand disappeared entirely in 1918.
Source
KolaWars: Atlanta by Dennis I. Smith
https://web.archive.org/web/20230626085643/http://kocanola.com/History/default.htm
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/75742/true-story-coca-cola-knockoff-koca-nola
Publisher
Phoenix Project
Date
1904-1918
Contributor
Emmett Cantkier
Format
343g
Height: 148mm
Diameter: 58mm
Height: 148mm
Diameter: 58mm
Type
Glass
Bottle
Identifier
p729 ACC 133
p1841 ACC 170
Coverage
9DA89
Collection
esposito-sign-copyright-2008-charles-head-1d2fc48a14c80fecdec9804182242d5b.webpCitation
“Koca-Nola,” The Phoenix Project , accessed October 2, 2026, https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/items/show/127.
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