1941. Single-sided porcelain (SSP). This is the "long version" of the Coca-Cola door push. Coca-Cola distributed two versions of this long palm push, which can be differentiated by their "call" script. This is the straight L version, with the other having looped Ls in the "call" script. All items are guaranteed authentic by Miller & Miller Auctions. All purchases are eligible for free delivery to the Check the Oil Show on June 26, 2026. 13.5" x 3.5".

Size
13.5" x 3.5".

Condition
Excellent colour and gloss. Edge flakes, particularly upper right and lower left edges. Retains both grommets.

Medium
STMS is perhaps one of Canada’s best-known sign companies. The company was established in 1918, the same year it built its manufacturing plant in St. Thomas, Ontario. The location was chosen for its electric service (only the 4th city in Ontario to have such service) and its close proximity to shipping via the Canada Southern Railway. These factors allowed the plant to operate at full manufacturing capacity with quick access to huge markets in both Canada and the United States. STMS produced stamped metal and enamel signs, embossed tin signs, custom signs, coolers, the Coca-Cola Vendo Model 216 and street signs among a variety of other items. They remain best known for producing quality metal signs but are equally as famous for P.T. Barnum’s Jumbo the circus elephant who died in St. Thomas in 1885 after being struck by an unscheduled freight train. It stands to reason that in 1935, on the 50th anniversary of Jumbo’s death, STMS produced a sign to commemorate the event. The company ceased operation in 1965.

Literature
The Coca-Cola Company was founded in 1892 in Atlanta, Georgia, though its flagship beverage was first formulated in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton. Pemberton created Coca-Cola on May 8, 1886, as a medicinal tonic sold at Jacobs’ Pharmacy in Atlanta for five cents per glass. The drink was originally marketed as a remedy for headaches and fatigue and contained coca leaf extract and kola nut caffeine—hence the name. After Pemberton’s death in 1888, entrepreneur Asa Griggs Candler acquired controlling interest in the formula and incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Candler aggressively expanded distribution and pioneered national advertising campaigns, establishing Coca-Cola as a mass-market product. In 1899, the company granted its first bottling franchise, a pivotal decision that enabled rapid geographic expansion. The business was sold in 1919 to a group led by Ernest Woodruff, whose son, Robert W. Woodruff, later guided international expansion during the mid-20th century. Coca-Cola became globally symbolic during World War II when the company supplied U.S. troops abroad, accelerating its international bottling network. The formula was modified in 1903 to remove cocaine content, and a controversial reformulation in 1985 (“New Coke”) was reversed after public backlash. Today, Coca-Cola remains one of the most recognized brands in the world, operating in over 200 countries.