The Schmidt Museum exhibits, selected from what is recognized as the world’s largest privately owned collection of Coca-Cola memorabilia. There are over 10,000 square feet of exhibits featuring thousands of antiques and artifacts dating back to Coca-Cola’s very beginnings in 1886. There was jewelry, bottles, toys, a hug Santa display, calendars, bottling equipment, vending machines, neon and outdoor signs, antique delivery trucks and the only complete collection of Coca-Cola serving trays known to exist. There was even a vending machine that dispenses 6 packs. We did not ever know that there was a Coca-Cola gum that was made for a short period of time. At the conclusion of the tour there was a gift shop and of course I ended up buying a Christmas tree ornament and I also found two of the Coca-Cola paper weights with a 1975 and a 1976 silver coin encased. For a nickel we could also buy a Coke or cherry Coke.