Seeing the new bottle rolling out, Li Du picked it up and smiled. "There's a Santa Claus on it? Is that Santa Claus? "
Hans became excited and said, "Santa Claus? Yes, this is the original Santa Claus! D * mn, this bottle is very valuable! "
Li Du asked, "Is it also an antique bottle?"
Hans pointed to the bumpy glass label on the bottle and said, "It has been around for at least half a century, because in 1957, Coca-Cola changed the pressed logo on the glass bottle to a printed label."
"What about the Santa Claus on it?" Li Du asked. "There is no information about this in the information I found."
Hans said, "There is no need for information. I know what is going on!"
The legend of Santa Claus had existed for centuries, but his iconic image was created in the early 20th century. The father of the creation of 'Santa Claus' was the work of illustrator Haden Sandblom.
At the beginning of the creation, the image of Santa Claus was green, not red, because Sandblom believed that Santa Claus came from the land of ice and snow, and loved nature and green.
But in 1931, the United States was in the midst of an economic depression, and the Coca-Cola company wanted to design a mascot with heartwarming colors that children would like.
Later, after a selection, the popular Santa Claus entered their field of vision.
But how to link Santa Claus with the Coke mascot? How to make people think of Coca-Cola when they see Santa Claus?
A genius idea was born. The designer combined Santa Claus with the red and white logo color scheme!
Thus, the Santa Claus who wore a green hat, wore green clothes, and drove a green sleigh became a fat old man with a charmingly naive smile and a red cotton coat.
"Many Americans know this process of change. When I was a child, I wondered why Santa Claus wore red clothes. Then my mother told me this story. "
Hans smiled as he said this. He looked at the green bottle in his hand and said, "Look, the Santa Claus on it is still green!"
Li Du said, "This means that this bottle was created before 1931?"
Hans nodded and said, "Yes, this bottle should have a very commemorative value."
There were still bottles in the vending machine. They continued to throw in the cylinder, and a total of 12 bottles rolled out.
These bottles were all old-fashioned Coke bottles. They were probably from the previous owner's collection. For some reason, he had forgotten about their existence and left them in the warehouse.
Hans carefully collected the bottles and said, "I'm going to contact someone who collects these things. If I can find a suitable buyer, they can definitely make a fortune for us."
After packing up the Coke vending machine, they worked together to clean up the warehouse and returned to Flagstaff under the cover of the night.
It was too hot during the day, so they had a good rest in the afternoon. Hans and Godzilla took turns to drive, so it was not dangerous to drive at night.
The night breeze was cool. Li Du opened the car window to enjoy the breeze. Looking at the endless night sky, he felt refreshed.
He returned home at dawn and slept until the afternoon. The first thing he did after waking up was check his phone to see if there were any messages from Hans. Hans had said that he would look for a buyer as soon as he got home.
His phone was empty, but he noticed that there were some messages on his Face Book. They were all under the image of the specimen he had posted.
When he had gotten the bird specimen from the Amish, he had not been able to find out its identity, so he had taken a picture and posted it on the Internet.
However, he had been busy looking for the four items that the Amish needed, and had also gone to Los Angeles to attend the auction. Hence, he had forgotten about it.
The messages under the image were from two people. One was called "Dr. Klinken," and the other was called "Mr. Steely Steve."
The first message was from Dr. Klinken: "Is this real? Where is the specimen in this picture? "
The second message was also from Dr. Klinken: "This must be a photoshopped picture. There can't be such a complete dodo specimen."
The third message was from Mr. Steely Steve: "How can I contact you? This specimen is really beautiful. My phone number is below. I'm on 24/7. "
The fourth message was from Dr. Klinken: "This is my phone number. If you have this specimen, I would like to talk to you."
The fifth message: "Why haven't you replied? I haven't received your call. Looks like this is a fake picture? "
The sixth message: "Is this a farce? How shameful. You have insulted nature and scientific research! "
The seventh message, the eighth message, the ninth message …
Dr. Klinken's words became harsher and harsher. He kept leaving messages, one every day. He was quite patient.
Li Du had read these messages. According to the doctor, this specimen was the skeleton of a dodo? No wonder he couldn't recognize it. This bird had gone extinct a long time ago!
He was no stranger to birds like the dodo. Back when he was in elementary school, he had read about them in his textbooks.
The dodo was originally a bird that lived in Mauritius. It had entered the textbooks because it was the first animal that had become extinct due to human activities.
In Li Du's memory, whenever the dodo appeared in the textbooks, it would be accompanied by topics like "protecting the environment" and "maintaining ecological stability."
He quickly tried to recall what he knew about the dodo. Other than knowing that it existed in Mauritius, was long extinct, and was very large, he knew nothing else about it.
So, he called Dr. Klinken's phone number to see if he could get more information from him.
The phone was quickly connected, and a rough voice said, "Hello, this is the New York Metropolitan Museum of Birds. I'm George Klinken. Who is this?"
Li Du said, "Hello, Professor Klinken. This is Li. I posted a picture of a bird's skeleton on the Internet …"
"Dodo! A dodo's specimen! You posted that picture? You have a dodo's skeleton? Is it what the picture shows? Or is it photoshopped? "
Before he could finish, the professor interrupted him and asked him a series of questions.
Li Du had to answer first. "Yes, I posted the picture. I have a dodo's specimen. It's not photoshopped. It's what the picture shows."
Professor Klinken was excited. "My God, you swear you're not playing with me?"
Li Du laughed. "It's just a bird's skeleton. What's there to play with? It's not something precious. I just happened to get it … "
"Just a skeleton? It's not something precious? It's worth millions, my man! "the professor shouted.
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