This incredible self framed tin sign put out by the Indianapolis Brewing Company in 1904 was a result of their flagship brand of beer, Duesseldorfer taking home the top award at the Saint Louis MO 1904 Worlds Fair Exposition. Brilliantly designed with their mythological like boy, and the image of the Grand Basin at the…
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Featured is a beautiful paper lithograph poster from the Hamilton Brown Shoe Company which was headquartered in Saint Louis, MO for their Lycoming brand of Rubber boots. This particular lithograph features a nicely dressed woman who doesn’t seem to have a care as she walks with her umbrella and knows her feet are protected by…
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The Plows Candy Company used this particular advertising campaign to help advertise their Honey Boy brand of candy around 1900. However, the campaign used another honey, the Honey Suckle as being another type of honey in this particular sign. Why Honey Suckle one may ask? Isn’t that a noxious type of weed, one that people…
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The lion is often regarded as the King of the jungle, and in this case, the King of Beverages, helping sell Dr. Pepper as the King of all soda pop soft drinks! What better connotation of positioning a product as the top choice, i.e. the King product? In this case, this tin sign has Dr.…
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The Heim Brewery based in East Saint Louis, Illinois produced this ad for “Health Beers” back in the pre-prohibition era. Heim’s Select, Lager, and Export are the brand styles of beer on the labels. This is a lithographic poster from the 1910 era. But claiming their products were “Health Beers” is rather interesting. I have…
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Breweriana Antique Advertising Collectibles There’s no better place to add to your collection than at a Breweriana show! Stop by the Breweriana Blowout XX this Saturday, August 7th, 2021 from 9 am – 3 pm at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Belleville, IL. Early admission is $10 at 7 am or FREE admission…
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The Rochester New York based Bartholomay Brewing Company produced a rather risque series of advertising calendars in the late 1800’s which featured drawings of nude woman in them. This particular 1894 dated calendar image features the companies trademark round wheels with wings on it, a rather unique symbol which would not be confused with other…
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The A. Hussey Leaf Company was a huge seller of tobacco related smoking mixtures used primarily for pipe smokers, cigarette rollers, and cigar manufacturing companies. The Hussey Leaf Company often featured prominent actresses or singers of the era, all woman, and all beautiful. This company while only advertising Chicago, IL on this particular lithograph often…
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The Bemis Brother Company was the largest producer of cotton bags at one time in the United States. This company was originally started in St. Louis in 1858 and would have been a leader simply due to the amount of traffic that went up the river with boat traffic or out via the railroad lines…
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I find this lithographic sign very interesting. A toast is being given between the bartender, a top hatted man dressed to kill, and what appears to be a female cowgirl in an early western style bar saloon. This pre-prohibition era advertisement is very colorful and features a slogan “Here’s Oh” which is denoted for the…
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