Meadville, PA Distillery, Pure Rye Tin Sign., Ca. 1906

MEADVILLE RYE EXALTS A WHOLESOME IMAGE

Whiskey

The Meadville, Pennsylvania Distilling Company cleverly put out a stunning tin sign with an angel sitting on top of a heart, extolling the virtues of pureness for their rye whiskey brand.   The use of both “Pure Rye” and “Genuine Rye” on the same sign, with the use of the angel is an easily recognizable attempt…

Banker, The Clean Tobacco, F. R. Penn Tobacco Co., Circa 1920

BANKER’S CHEWED TOBACCO?

Tobacciana

The F.R. Penn Tobacco Company in Wilkes-Barre, PA certainly made good use of this small metal tip tray from the 1920’s.   The companies highly touted Banker Chewing Tobacco got the outer billing and largest letters on the tray, and was denoted as a “clean tobacco”.    I can imagine a banker wanting a clean tobacco,…