I love this beautiful tin coffee bin advertising the prolific Nave & McCord Mercantile Company in Saint Joseph, Missouri. The coloring on this tin is very bold, and the lettering is larger than typically seen on many general store large coffee bins of this era, circa 1900-1910. The Nave & McCord business was a large…
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This tin serving tray from the 1910 era prior to prohibition is interesting, as there is not much of a claim, other than to simply state “Yakima Beer was Better”. Many pre-prohibition era serving trays have claims about their quality, distinctive brewery, taste, etc. The Yakima, WA based North Yakima Brewing Company brewery simply stated…
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What a beautiful tin can! The Goddard Grocer Company which was based in St. Louis, MO but had offices in Hannibal, MO, Cape Girardeau, MO and in Marion & Cairo, Illinois. The company was a well known local coffee producing distributor along with other store bought goods of which they were a wholesaler for. While…
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I have been amazed at how many variations I have seen from this particular stock scene image on different tin serving trays from the 1900 era. This image has been used for clothing stores, shoe stores, coffee companies, breweries, soda manufacturers, cigar makers, and just about any other segment of businesses from the early 1900’s.…
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Featured today is a beautiful antique coffee bin from the Henry Horner & Company coffee and tea importers and distribution company which was based in Chicago, Illinois. This particular company was a roaster of coffee beans shipped to them, so they roasted the beans and then sold them at bulk in containers such as this…
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Here is a beautiful porcelain rounded corner sign from the Conway Brothers Brewery in Troy, New York from around 1910 or so. This beauty emblazons patriotic red, white and blue colors while featuring a vivid image of Uncle Sam himself sitting on a few beer kegs helping push the Conway companies Ale product! I love…
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Here is a rather unique tin sign, one that I love as it differentiates an early type of gasoline by calling itself “Auto Gasoline”. This is not surprising as this was an era where automobiles were very scarce still, and a luxury to own. Many were still riding horses to work, etc. The Bell Oil…
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I have always enjoyed seeing pieces of advertising which are coming from the advertising company itself, essentially promoting their own abilities to produce quality advertising point of sale pieces. Shown here is that type of piece from The Gast Lithographic and Stationary Company which was based in St. Louis, MO for many years. Their motto…
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This Goodyear Boot Company sign is a great example of how companies evolve oftentimes over time to suit business needs. Long before the need for goodyear rubber tires became apparent, people needed rubber boots to keep their feet dry since the dawn of time. And the Goodyear Company was one of the early manufacturers of…
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The Henry Zeltner Brewing Company put out several metal serving trays in the pre-prohibition era during the early 1900’s. Each one is interesting as they all advertise their beer was “absolutely pure” on their trays. The Zeltner brewery was apparently best known for their lager beer brand as that was the style most commonly used…
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