A Colorful Pastel Lithograph for Waterloo Milk Company, 1922 This rare advertising lithograph is from the Waterloo Condensed Milk Company, Waterloo, Illinois, 1922. I acquired this unique advertising piece in 1995 at the estate of a former officer in the company, Mr. A.J. Koenigsmark. After more than 70 years, this vintage keepsake had been preserved…
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Erlanger Beer Tray, Heil’s Home Brewery, Hannibal, MO 1903 In the early 1900’s, many smaller breweries were in business for a short time making their limited number of advertising relics hard to come by. This is one of those difficult finds! This tin lithograph beer tray was manufactured for Heil’s Home Brewery in Hannibal, MO…
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A Seven-Color Lithographic Tin Sign, Rose & Co. Merchant Tailors, Chicago, IL 1901 This is a beautiful seven-color lithograph self-framed tin advertising sign made for Rose & Company Merchant Tailors, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1901. I acquired this amazing sign at the Indy Antique Advertising Show last year and immediately knew it was a great example…
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A Beveled Mirror General Store Tea Bin, H.P. Coffee Co., St. Louis, MO 1905 I just added this extraordinary general store tea bin to my antique coffee collection. What makes this bin special is the beveled mirror on the front side. Most vintage coffee and tea bins have a lithograph advertisement on the front instead…
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A 1898 Anheuser-Busch Beer Tray – An Extremely Rare Vintage Collectible This is one of my favorite collectibles – a beautiful beer serving tray referred to as the “Page Boy” or “Court Jester” tray made for Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association in St. Louis, MO in 1898. This colorful tray is listed in the Vintage Anheuser-Busch Collector’s…
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Bluff City Brewery Tray Shows Friars Playing Cards. One of my favorite brewery trays was given out as a premium item to saloons and reads, “Compliments of the Bluff City Brewery” in Alton, Illinois, 1900. This colorful tray shows a couple of friars or monks playing cards with two other men drinking beer and advertises their Pilsener…
DetailsGriesedieck’s “Old Scenter Rye” Whiskey Sign 1898 I recently acquired this unique Pre-Prohibition cardboard sign advertising a long forgotten whiskey brand called Old Scenter Rye. To my knowledge, this antique advertising sign is the first one of its kind known to exist. This particular whiskey was made by H.L. Griesedieck and Company, a distillery based…
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A Rare Falstaff Beer Sign from The Lemp Brewing Co 1907 Last week, I acquired a rare colorful lithograph print advertisement made for the William J. Lemp Brewing Company of St. Louis, Missouri produced in 1907. This antique Breweriana collectible features Sir John Falstaff who was often used by the Lemp Brewing Co. for their…
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Mascots like Poll Parrot starred in Vintage Children’s Shoe Ads 1920-1960’s I’ve always been fascinated with the mascot characters used in many vintage children’s shoe advertisements such as the Poll Parrot brand. In 1925, the parrot icon was the brainchild of Paul Parrot, the original owner of the Paul Parrot Shoes based in St. Louis,…
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The American Brewing Company (A.B.C.) The Original “King of Bottled Beer” This extraordinary “Temple of Commerce” beer serving tray has been a special antique advertising treasure to me because it symbolizes how creative the American Brewing Company (A.B.C.) was in marketing around the world starting as early as 1890. This impressive oval tin serving tray…
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