I love this piece. To the reader, I am sure many are wondering why this print is backwards? Most probably think the photo image of this Minstrel Beer printers block lithograph was simply reversed before it was added to this story. However, that is not the case. This and thousands of others like this from…
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I love the image of this tin advertising sign from the Cotterill, Fenner, and Company Tobacco Company in Dayton, OH, circa 1900. The image incorporates the Revolutionary war continental army solider in Trenton, N.J. when they were being led by George Washington. The Continental cut plug tobacco was used in pipes, cigars and cigarettes, and…
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Here is a beauty, an electric clock featuring the infamous ABC beer brand from the American Brewing Company which was based in St. Louis, MO both pre-prohibition and post-prohibition era’s. This particular clock comes in both a red and gold colored background, and are identical in styles except for the color scheme. At one time…
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Here’s a fabulous looking pre-prohibition era metal serving tray from the George Ringler Brewery which was located between 90th and 92nd Street and 2nd – 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. This tray advertises their Real German and Extra Pilsener styles of brews. The tray also denotes strength and purity on it, trying to differentiate themselves from…
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I love this beautiful pre-prohibition era tin serving tray from the long defunct Manhattan Consumer Brewing Company which was based in New York City prior to prohibition. This tray features an image of a native american indian along with an english settler, an interesting logo for a brewery nontheless. I can only assume the Indian…
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Here is a beautiful wooden general store floor coffee bin from the Evans Coffee Company advertising for their Star brand of coffee, circa 1900. The Evans Company was better known in later years as the David Evans Coffee Co. and was mostly known for their Old Judge brand of coffee and spices. This wood bin…
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This particular metal serving tray featuring the slogan “Remember the Maine” was a common battle cry at the end of the 1898 Spanish-American War whereby the U.S. Maine ship was destroyed by the Spanish flotilla. Many lives were lost when this ship was sunk, and as a result, the Americans used this as their rationale…
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This particular country general store counter java coffee bin from the Boyd, Leeds & Co. in Boston, MA creatively used an iconic symbol of their area to sell it’s products. When one thinks of lighthouses oftentimes more than not the historical areas of the Northeast come to mind, and the Beacon of a lighthouse is…
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This particular tin herring advertising can is from the Louis Maull Cheese and Fish Company out of St. Louis, MO about 1900. The can is for their herring product which would have been packed in oil and was a huge delicacy in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. How did herring survive to be sold…
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Here is a beautiful stein from the Julius Wehmueller Saloon which was at 18th and Market streets in downtown St. Louis, MO prior to prohibition. The stein itself features a beautiful image of the train station and not of Mr. Wehmueller’s business which I find of note also. The interesting thing about this saloon was…
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