Featured is an early tin sign, freshly put out at the end of prohibition in the early to mid-1930’s from the St. Julian Wine Company, aka as the St. Julian Winery, based in Paw Paw, MI. This particular sign is very noticeable, employing a brilliant red color, and a full length paper label wine bottle…
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The Consumers Brewing Company of New York had a reason for calling itself “of N.Y.” in their advertising. There were simply too many breweries calling themselves the Consumers Brewing Company in the United States prior to prohibition. Featured here is a great round tin tip tray complete with the original hanging metal chain. I love…
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The Commonwealth Distillery produced an amazing Reverse on Glass image factory scene sign around 1895, featured here. While Louisville dominated the distilling business, and still does, Lexington also had some prominent distilleries including the Commonwealth Factory as shown here. Unfortunately competition and financial issues started to hit the owners who had started the distillery in…
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Featured is one of my favorite pennant signs, this one from the Evansville, Indiana based Sterling Brewery, for their Prohibition era Super-Bru brand of alcoholic brewing beer drink. The colors on this sign have always attracted the attention of colors, as the green is a rather unique color from beer brands. The addition of a…
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One of the most prolific and lost lasting images of the 1940-50’s era was the Smile Soda brand’s distinctive orange with a human like face on it. This logo was used on so many of the brand’s advertising signage, as shown here on this tin over carboard restaurant menu sign. This sign’s caption reads “Refresh…
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Featured is a great old tin corner hanging sign from the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company, formerly based in Springfield, Massachusetts. This particular sign is made of tin, and has a curved wooden backing, designed to hang outside on a 90 degree angled corner of an building. I love the colors on this sign,…
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Featured is a beautiful vitrolite corner advertising sign from the I.W. Harper Rye Whiskey brand. These vitrolite corner signs designed to hang on the edge of a 90 degree angle corner of a tavern or saloon are especially coveted, and because of the solid glass design and wooden frame, they have lasted for 100+ years…
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I love Meyercord wooden signs, and when they feature a factory building, it’s even better! This particular wooden sign from the Emerson Piano Company features all you can ask for, great color, a factory building, and a year for the business establishment! The Meyercord Company was based in Chicago, Illinois, and as evident by this…
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Well before Prohibition the dreams of a German immigrant named Albert Gottschalk started and ended with a true rags to riches theme. The enclosed stunning ROG or Reverse on Glass Sign shows just how many different brands Mr. Gottschalk was selling at his zenith of business around 1900. I love the eagle emblem, truly patriotic…
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The American Brewing Company of Peoria, Illinois put out this beautiful oval serving tray prior to prohibition. This particular tray is called a stock tray, meaning the image was used for many brewers and distillers at that time, with only the name of the brewery or distillery being changed by the printing company in Coshocton,…
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