What a beautiful diecut litho calendar from the Moerschel Brewing Company, this time out of Sedalia, Missouri. Dated 1914, the colors on this lithograph are stunning, the condition immaculate, and certainly a piece which could decorate a home for many years beyond the actual calendar usefulness. In fact, oftentimes collectors of antique advertising will find…
I like this coffee tin from the Biston Coffee Company since it shows an old phonograph radio or record player like instrument in the graphics on the can. I have seen other Radio brand coffee tins with radio waves emitting from the name on that version of can also. One has to realize that the…
I like this lithograph because it is very simple. If you chew Payroll Tobacco it will be a “Sure Winner”. Okay, how much more simple is an advertising campaign than that? Everyone wants to purchase a good high quality brand, and apparently if you bought Payroll tobacco you were going to get a winning or…
This particular pre-prohibition era metal serving tray from the Metz Brewing Company out of Omaha, NE is a beauty. The coloring is unusual compared to most pre-pro era trays and mostly I love it because they only needed to include an “M” in the middle of the tray in order to command a buyers attention.…
How can you not love the William Tell flour brand logo, “You Knead It”! I always thought whoever came up with this slogan was pretty clever in their day. After all, everyone kneaded their flour back in the early 1900’s when this particular tip tray was produced. Today with the advances of technology kneading flour…
The invention of a self stopping music phonograph was a big deal around 1910 when this particular sign from the Columbia Grafonola brand was produced. The new music invention now allowed your phonograph record player to turn off automatically once the vinyl album was at the end. Hence, touting the ease of the user to…
This subtle and non-descript but brilliantly colored blue and gold serving tray was never meant to tout the breweries products. It was simply designed to serve as a reminder of the brewery and their products as a choice for the saloon or tavern patron. Typically brewers oftentimes added a specific type of beer they were…
The West End Brewing Company formerly based in Utica, New York prior to prohibition certainly tried to emulate a high society feel to their beer based on the image used on this self-framed tin sign from the 1900 era. I love this image as the featured woman is leaning back alongside the fire, a small…
This particular advertising lithograph from the Franz Falk Brewing Company which was based in Milwaukee, WI during the pre-prohibition era is one of my favorites. Breweriana collectors today are always interested in advertising images which contain the brewery or factory scene in the piece. The incorporation of the Falk Brewery in the bottom inset certainly…
I have always loved this early 1900’s era tin advertising sign from the L. Kahner & Co. Cigar Makers based in New York City. The vibrant colors of this particular sign really pop, and the name “Fortune Teller” would certainly peek most peoples interest even today. The idea of a fortune teller being able to…