Here is a tough Fox Lake, Wisconsin Brewing Company metal serving tray from the small community in WI. This tray was made by the 20th Century Studio in Coshocton, OH. This company was a jobber for the larger printing companies in Coshocton at that time, probably started by a few artisans who tried to run a business on their own. The 20th Century Studios did not last very long, however, they left us with many varities of fish and bird trays from their time in business.
Here is a tough to find North Yakima Brewing Company serving tray from the small town Washington state brewery. This beer tray essentially touts their superior taste with their slogan. “All beer is good, but Yakima is better”. N. Yakima is an area in the greater Yakima, WA area.
Wow! Here is a stunning serving tray from the Schutz Brewing Co for their Lager Beer put out in the pre-prohibition era around 1910 or so. This brewery was located in Jordan, Minnesota. If you have any Schutz beer items, I would be interested in talking with you!
Here is a beautifully colored 1907 souvenir lithograph from the Theo R. Helb Keystone Brewing Company which was formerly in York, PA. This souvenir giveaway is similar to many breweries which handed out yearly calendars in the 1900 era. However, most of these pieces are very hard to find, and many are simply lost to…
This metal or tin serving tray from the Northampton, Pennsylvania Brewery advertised their Pilsener brand of beer. This tray is very colorful, has the ability to attract a potential customers eyes to their product visually with the great beer bottle graphics and color, and of course, advertised a local product in and around the Northampton…
Here is a nice version of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Brewing Company for their Emmerling brand of beer.
Here is a beautiful metal or tin serving tray from an era just before Prohibition from the Erie, Pennsylvania Brewing Company advertising their Beer, Ale, Porter beers with the National, Wiener, and other beer styles of that era they were producing. This tray is very colorful and represents a smaller brewery in an era when…
Here’s a great rolled or curled edge tin sign advertising Freeland lager beer from the long defunct Freeland, Pennsylvania brewery during the pre-prohibition era. This sign has a stock image with the beautiful female image, but the rest of the sign was designed specifically for this particular brewery. If you have any items from the…
Here’s a really good looking Tin over Cardboard (TOC) sign from the Fort Pitt Brewing Company for one of their flagship brands, Old Shay Ale. Tin over cardboard style signs were originally used around 1915 by a few breweries and other industries, but the vast majority of them started to be used in the 1930-1940s…
This tin sign is simply a classic design, very commonly used, with the gold and black color combination. For whatever reason, and I assume simply for the reason the colors were vibrant and a nice contrast, the gold and black coloring scheme was very common in the early 1900’s across multiple advertising product industries. This…
This pre-prohibition tin serving tray has always been one of my favorites. The use of a native American, or Indian if you prefer on a canoe advertising the Rock Island Brewing Companies beer is priceless. The imagery of this brewery tray is very colorful, and was certainly eye appealing to potential buyers. Native American images…
Here is beautiful metal or tin serving tray from the Bethlehem, PA based Uhl Brewery. The Uhl Company sold Lager Beer as indicated on this tray. The tray is a stock tray, meaning this image was used by many different companies in the 1900-1915 era prior to prohibition.
Here is a great and very early metal serving tray from the Henry Zeltner Brewing Company which was in New York City. This particular tray advertises their Old-Fashioned beer style and also their Dark and Light along with their Extra Pale brands of beer. This particular brewery was in a very competitive New York City…
