SILVER SPRING, NY (WKBW-TV) — Dave Phillips and his wife Janet started collecting Coca-Cola memorabilia in 2012. In little more than a decade, their collection now fills an entire barn.
Janet passed away in November 2021, and Dave has decided to keep his museum open as a tribute to her. He says "I pretty much dedicated this to my wife as a memorial, because she had a big part in it."
The first floor of the barn is jam-packed, floor-to-ceiling and wall-to-wall with Coca-Cola merchandise. "People walk in the door and they look around and they say wow, this is awesome, I says this isn't the collection-this is the overflow the real collection is upstairs."
Upstairs is where Dave displays his especially old and valuable collectibles like a 1915 Coke bottle with Coke still in it. Dave says "If you shake it up it still has a fizz".
The Coca-Cola Barn Museum is open by appointment. Dave says "When people get up here they can't believe what they are seeing."
Phillips can be reached at 585-507-9553.
