| The pictures show two views of this ©1942 Coca Cola Premium Our America Steel Booklet with (20) Colorful Cards. Shown is the cover and two sample pages with (5) of the (20) cards that are inside. All (20) cards are here. The booklet and the picture cards are dated copyright MCMXLII (1942). They are each lightly pasted at the top in their appropriate places in he booklet. The booklet is titled ''OUR AMERICA - STEEL - A Modern Essential''. There are other booklets to the set that pertain to different industries such as: Motion Pictures, Transportation, Oil, Coal, Electric, Glass, Cotton, and Lumber. These booklets and cards were a premium from The Coca-Cola Company and were approved by leading educators. They were distributed by The Coca-Cola Bottling Company during World War II to educate children. On the first page is a place for a childs name, Teacher, Grade, and Year. These were all filled in by a 7th grade student in 1946. There is a graphic on the back with two old Coca Cola bottles. The colorful pictures are like trading cards. There are (20) for each industry set. Each picture card has a colorful image on the front. On the back is a number, title, information, and a Coca-Cola marking. This particular set shows many uses of steel. The titles on the cards or stickers are as follows: #1. Smelting Iron Ore In Africa
#2. Loading Iron Ore In An Open Pit Mine
#3. Running Molten Iron From A Blast Furnace
#4. Rolling Sheet Steel In A Mill
#5. Stamping Sheet Steel
#6. Selling A Sewing Machine In Asia
#7. Selling Farm Machinery
#8. Buying School Buses
#9. Buying Steel House Equipment
#10. Buying Steel For The Home
#11. An Artistic Iron Grille
#12. Entering A Modern Steel Building
#13. Erecting A House Made Strong By Steel
#14. Walking Beside Towers of Steel
#15. Enjoying Modern Recreation
#16. Living Without Much Steel
#17. Studying The Structure of Steel
#18. Hanging A Great Weight On A Steel Wire
#19. Gaining Better Value For Less Money
#20. Living In A City of Tomorrow The booklet measures about 7-7/8'' x 10-3/4'' and each picture card or sticker measures 3'' x 4''. The booklet and all the picture cards appear to be in near mint assembled condition as pictured. We found this booklet to have an old musty paper smell from many years of storage and you may want to air it out. |
