Featured is a nice cardboard like advertising sign from the pre-prohibition era. This item advertises the John Kazmaier Stout and Export styles of beer styles. Lithographs like this were often embossed and make of either a paper lithograph material or a heavier cardboard like stock material. Children and animals were a common theme on advertising…
Here is a very neat and unusual plaster paris type of advertising sign from the Teuscher and Company Distillers in Saint Louis, Missouri. This larger plaster piece was made around 1900 and features some beautiful coloring and the unusual content of plaster, not cardboard or tin as most signs of this era were made of.…
Here is a great looking Derby Mocha and Java tin can from the Meyer-Schmid Grocer Company which was based in the Saint Louis, MO marketplace in the early 1900s. This particular derby brand image was used by other coffee companies besides just the Meyer Schmid corporation, and the same image and coloring were incorporated on…
This is a beautiful art deco sign from the Prince of Pilsen brand of beer, produced by the Mound City Brewery or Brewing Company formerly in New Athens, IL. The tiny community of New Athens, Illinois is located about 30 miles southeast of the city of St. Louis, MO. This art deco lighted sign is…
The W. Irby Cigar and Tobacco Company put out this beautiful lithograph which appears to show three young ladies dressed up in what appears to be sailor suits or some kind of sailor looking dresses in the 1900 era. Why these outfits is unknown to this author, but the coloring and the image certainly caught…
WOW! Here is a beautiful metal serving tray from the Rock Island Brewing Company holding a glass of R.I.B. beer as the rocks behind it have R.I.B. advertising on them. There are not many breweries which used Native Americans on them, but there are many that did during the pre-prohibition era. So collectors have these…
Here is a tough to find North Yakima Brewing Company serving tray from the small town Washington state brewery. This beer tray essentially touts their superior taste with their slogan. “All beer is good, but Yakima is better”. N. Yakima is an area in the greater Yakima, WA area.
Here is a tough Fox Lake, Wisconsin Brewing Company metal serving tray from the small community in WI. This tray was made by the 20th Century Studio in Coshocton, OH. This company was a jobber for the larger printing companies in Coshocton at that time, probably started by a few artisans who tried to run…
Wow! Here is a stunning serving tray from the Schutz Brewing Co for their Lager Beer put out in the pre-prohibition era around 1910 or so. This brewery was located in Jordan, Minnesota. If you have any Schutz beer items, I would be interested in talking with you!
Here is a beautiful White House Gasoline porcelain sign from the Bell Oil Company which was based in Saint Louis, Missouri years ago. This item was for their White House Gasoline brand of Gas. The Bell Oil Company went out of business in the 1940s or 1950s.
