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Ghiardelli Chocolate & Cocoa Self Framed Tin Sign, San Francisco, CA. Circa 1900

WHO CAN RESIST GHIRARDELLI’S CHOCOLATE AND HOT COCOA?

BakeryBy Randy HuetschDecember 19, 2016

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company produced a very unique self-framed tin sign pictured here around 1900, which incorporated an old fashioned tea or in this case, a cocoa and chocolate party!   This sign has proven to be a collector favorite and whenever it is at auction, if the condition is good, the value is also good.  …

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Roach & Seeber's Fountain Creamery Waterloo WI, Vitrolite Corner Sign, Circa 1910

ROACH & SEEBER’S FOUNTAIN CREAMERY’S BUTTER SPREAD FAST TO THE TOP!

DairyBy Randy HuetschDecember 11, 2016

In 1883 A. J. Roach started a business producing butter known as the Fountain Creamery, which quickly became a cooperative for local farmers who brought their cattle into the small town of Waterloo, to sell their cattle’s output. Shortly after the business started three different Seeber family members joined the business as a principal owners…

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Gypsy Hosiery, Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Store, St. Louis MO Tip Tray, for E J Schroeder Breese, IL

A GYPSY WHO DIDN’T MAKE YOU WANT TO RUN AWAY!

Antique Advertising CollectiblesBy Randy HuetschNovember 29, 2016

The use of the word “gypsy” typically brings to mind negativity, deceit, or danger in most people’s mind.   However, one company used the word Gypsy to entice people to buy their product, and by doing so, were apparently very successful in establishing their ladies and men hosiery as one of leading selling brands in the…

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A. Graf Whiskey Clock, St. Louis, MO, Louisville, KY. Circa 1905

AUGUST GRAF WHISKEY DISTILLERY CLOCK STOOD THE TEST OF TIME!

WhiskeyBy Randy HuetschNovember 13, 2016

One of my favorite advertising items is this beautiful oak wood clock from the August Graf Distilling Company. This clock was found in a tavern in a small town of Albers, Illinois and had been there for over one hundred years. It was a giveaway intended for this distiller’s larger retailers at that time and was…

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Meredith's Diamond Club Whiskey Rye Jugs

WHISKEY GOES UPSCALE THANKS TO GEORGE MEREDITH AND “CROCKERY CITY”!

WhiskeyBy Randy HuetschOctober 30, 2016

One of the more unusual and eye-catching figural advertising items you will run across were the brainchild of George Meredith, a laborer working at the KT&K pottery in East Liverpool, OH.   The KT&K Pottery, better known as the Knowles, Taylor and Knowles Pottery produced unique whiteware pottery at a time when most potters were making…

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Louis Obert's Brewery Glass ROG Transom Sign, circa 1900

A GIANT TRANSOM SALOON SIGN FIND FROM THE LOUIS OBERT BREWING CO.!

BrewerianaBy Randy HuetschOctober 15, 2016

A recent “big” find for me is this transom window sign from the Louis Obert Brewing Company which was based in St. Louis, MO before Prohibition.  Transom signs were commonly displayed over the entrance of many 1900 era saloons.  Taverns built in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s often had an entrance with a small…

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Peter Doelger, New York, N.Y., Tip Tray Bottled Beer

THE PETER DOELGER BREWERY – A NYC BREWING GIANT WHICH DIDN’T FORESEE THE FUTURE OF LARGE SCALE MARKETING.

BrewerianaBy Randy HuetschOctober 2, 2016

The Peter Doelger Brewery in New York City was started in 1859 by Peter Doelger, a coppersmith immigrant from Germany.   Mr. Doelger came right at the perfect time to make his mark in brewing, when the Croton Reservoir System was completed in NYC, providing fresh water for brewers to craft their products. The breweries beer must…

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Buffalo Brewing Co, Sacramento, CA. Self-Framed Tin Sign, Circa 1910

THE BUFFALO BREWING COMPANY IN SACRAMENTO WAS ONCE THE “KING OF BEERS OUT WEST”!

BrewerianaBy Randy HuetschSeptember 24, 2016

One of my favorite self-framed tin signs come from the Buffalo Brewing Company, which was based in Sacramento, CA.   The Buffalo Brewing Company was once the largest selling brewery west of the Mississippi River, and dominated sales throughout California, the Pacific NW, Hawaii, Alaska, Central and South America, and even Russia and China.   In fact,…

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Daniel Aberle & Sons, Minneapolis, MN, Charger Tray Sign

GOLDEN LINK WHISKEY WAS “WORTH ASKING FOR”, ESPECIALLY IN THE COLD ST. PAUL WINTERS!

WhiskeyBy Randy HuetschSeptember 14, 2016

One of my favorite advertising items are the beautifully decorated metal charger signs, which were commonly used by companies from the 1890-1920 time period.   One of the biggest users of these chargers were breweries, however, collectors can find whiskey products, cigars, and other categories advertising on them at that time. The Daniel Aberle and Sons…

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Grape Nuts Self Framed Tin Sign, circa 1910

GRAPE NUTS CEREAL STRUCK GOLD WITH THEIR FAMOUS “THERE’S A REASON” AD CAMPAIGN!

Antique Advertising CollectiblesBy Randy HuetschSeptember 5, 2016

One of the most desirable vintage advertising items sought by collectors today is a self-framed tin sign from the Post Grape Nuts Cereal brand featuring a young girl being walked off to school with her loyal St. Bernard. C. W. Post Cereal Company used this classic scene on several different advertising pieces, but the one…

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Blanke's Log Cabin Stoneware Tea Pot Winner Cut Plug Tobacco Lunch Box Tin, Ca. 1910 Phoenix Brewery Tin Sign, Bay City, MI. Ca. 1910 Ryan's Brewery Pure Beers Tip Tray, Syracuse, N.Y. Brotherhood Tobacco Tin Sign, Lorillard Tobacco Co, Jersey City, N.J. Saint Louis ABC Beer Lithographic Print. Ca. 1905 Honest Long Cut Plug Tobacco Lithographic Sign, 1892 Kaier's Beer Ale & Porter Serving Tray, Mahanoy City, PA, Ca. 1910 Mastiff Plug Cut Tobacco Lunch Box Tin Burton Ale & Porter Brewing Co, Wm Kiefer Saloon Stoneware Mug, St. Louis, MO Northhampton Brewing Co., Tip Tray, Northhampton, PA. Ca. 1910 Gauss Hunicke Hat Lithograph, St. Louis, MO. 1884 Star Shoes Brass Corner Sign, Roberts Johnson & Rand Shoe Company, St. Louis, MO. Circa 1895 Steeleville Milling Co, Banner Flour Victoriaan Die Cut Lithograph, Steeleville, IL. Circa 1905 Jersey Ice Cream Tin Over Cardboard Sign, "The Good Kind". Circa 1930 Falstaff Beer Outdoor Tin Sign. Circa 1950 Waterloo Milk Co. Vintage Milk Bottles "Milk Belongs in Every Meal" Geo. Ehret's Hell Gate Brewery, Serving Tray. N.Y.C., N.Y. Ca. 1915 Jacob Ruppert Lager Beer, ROG Sign, New York, N.Y., Circa 1900 Golden Drip Coffee Tin, Empire Coffee Co., St. Louis, MO 1910
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Henry Zeltner Brewing Co. Pre=Prohibition Serving Tray, New York City, N.Y. Circa 1905 Buffalo Brewing Co. Ale & Porter Beer Serving Tray, Buffalo, N.Y. Circa 1910 J. William Pope Cardinal Coffee Stoneware Pot. St. Louis, MO. Circa 1900 Chase & Sanborn's Importation Tea Tin, Boston, Chicago, and Montreal. Ca. 1920 Closset & Devers Roasted Coffee Store Counter Bin, Portland, OR. Circa 1900 Western Brewery Co. Wood Box, Western Brewing Co, Belleville, IL. Circa 1900 J.G. Schemm Brewing Co. Serving Tray, Saginaw, MI. Circa 1900 Faust Ceramic Glazed Pottery stoneware stein. Anheuser-Busch. Circa 1910 Dan-D-Bakery Glass counter jar, East St. Louis, IL. Ca. 1920. Old Judge Cigarettes Lithograph, Goodwin & Co., New York, N.Y. Circa 1900 Cerex Prohibition Drink Box, Star Beverage Co, Belleville, IL. Ca. 1920 Moerschel Springs Brewing Co. St. Charles, MO Lithograph. Circa 1905 Clarksville Apple Vinegar Cider Co., Stoneware crock. St. Louis, MO. Ca. 1910 Royalty Club Whiskey ROG Sign, A. Friedmann & Co., Cincinnati, OH. Ca. 1895 Wm. J. Lemp Brewing Co. Stoneware Stein, St. Louis, MO. Ca. 1900 Morey Mills Counter Spice Tin, Denver, CO. Circa 1900 F. Ruhstaller Brewery, Sacramento, CA. Gilt Edge Steam Beer, 1898 Calendar. Ojibwa Fine Cut Tobacco Store Counter Bin, Scotten, Dillon, Co. Detroit, MI. Ca. 1910. Robert Portner Brewing Co., Serving Tray, Hofbrau Tivoli Beer, Alexandria, VA. Circa 1905 Joseph Fallert Brewing Company tin Lager Beer Corner Sign, Brooklyn, N.Y. Ca. 1890.
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