I find this complimentary serving tray from the Chattanooga, TN Brewing Company to be very interesting. I do not recall seeing other advertising trays which clearly detail a large part of the United States in their advertising. I suspect the Chattanooga Brewery and the city was small enough that they wanted to ensure their customers…
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I have always been intrigued by this particular metal serving tray from the Fred W. Peterson Saloon located at 400 Cedar Street in downtown Minneapolis, MN. What was the rationale for using the President of the United States image on a saloon beer serving tray? Would President Roosevelt approve of this? History tells us the…
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I always found this early tin sign from the Buerger Bros. Supply Company in Denver to be an interesting piece. The company used the slogan “Look Your BEST-It Pays” for their Daisy Hair Tonic product, which was made with quinine water. In the early 1900’s quinine water was all the rage as it was thought…
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I love this Victorian lithograph print from the Glasner-Barzen Distilling and Importing Whiskey Company based in Kansas City, MO. This lithograph advertises their flagship brand, Diplomat Whiskey and says it is “Just Right”. It has always intrigued me why so many early whiskey lithograph brands used pretty woman in their advertising. The Glasner-Barzen whiskey…
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The Louis Hoster Brewing Company in Columbus, OH, opened in 1836 and became a household name and product by the 1900 era. The Hoster Brewery became one of the largest regional breweries in the Columbus area. This particular tray clearly documents the hustle and bustle activity of this particular brewery, and would lead the viewer…
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This beautiful self-framed tin sign from the Charles Hire Root Beer Company in Philadelphia, PA is certainly an eye catcher. I love the golden colors, and the simplicity of two woman sitting together drinking from their straws out of cut glass like soda fountain style glasses. The artwork is marked and was done by Harry…
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I have always enjoyed a good advertising item from a smaller regional player such as a liquor wholesaler. For a company to produce a piece like this C.A. Feisst Wholesale Liquor Dealer serving tray, they had to have a significant business. Typically you see advertising items like this from the actual manufacturer, and a distributor…
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I love this particular brewery tray from The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company because of the trays patriotic look. The bold illustration of an eagle and the claim calling themselves “The National Beverage” along with naming their beer “American Club Beer” simply exudes patriotism at its finest. I believe in a time of civil…
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One of the more impressive pieces of early Americana is this Skinner’s Satin’s self-framed tin sign, circa 1900. The Skinner Satin brand of dyed yarn was well known for their early use of a cat image playing with a thread spool. In fact, this image was one of the more recognizable images in the 1900…
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The Horse Shoe Cut Plug Tobacco was certainly creative with their advertising images over 100 years ago. I have seen several ads from the Drummond Tobacco Company in St. Louis, MO where the cut plug pieces formed an item in the advertisement. This great lithograph uses a play on words about how valuable time is by incorporating…
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