Large, original, French art nouveau advertising poster, 'Kola-Coca Genty', sign. in print K'lem, lithographic printed at Imp. Vercasson & Cie, Paris c. 1890s. 150 x 110 cm (154 x 114 cm). The poster is mounted on canvas, which is normal procedure abroad to protect and prepare posters for framing. Resurrected, with folding marks.
At the end of the 1800s, a number of health drinks were developed, the main components of which were extracts from leaves from the cocabucus and the nut from the cola tree; later the cococa extract was omitted due to its cocaine content. The drink Coca-Cola was developed in Atlanta in 1886 by pharmacist John S. Pemberton (1831-88) as a miracle drink to cure various disorders, including headaches and hysteria. (Source: Danmarks Nationalleksikon) Showroom: DK, Vejle