The Bemis Brother Company was the largest producer of cotton bags at one time in the United States. This company was originally started in St. Louis in 1858 and would have been a leader simply due to the amount of traffic that went up the river with boat traffic or out via the railroad lines…
The John Eichler Brewing Company which was based in the Pre-Prohibition days in New York City was proud of their Pilsner German style beers. In fact, they were so proud that much of the Eichler Brewery advertising uses the reference to their German style beer products. This particular tray features an older gentleman almost toasting…
I find this lithographic sign very interesting. A toast is being given between the bartender, a top hatted man dressed to kill, and what appears to be a female cowgirl in an early western style bar saloon. This pre-prohibition era advertisement is very colorful and features a slogan “Here’s Oh” which is denoted for the…
The Union Brewery owned by Howell and King produced a neat stock tray featured here to help sell their breweries products during the pre-prohibition era. This particular stock tray image was used by many breweries prior to prohibition starting, and was one of the more popular images of that era for brewing companies. Interestingly, many…
Featured here is a beautiful lithographic print from the John Graf Brewing Company which was in Milwaukee, Wisconsin prior to prohibition. This lithograph features an amazing image of his brewery at the corner of Greenfield and 17th Street. The lithograph also promotes his Weiss beer brand of beverage, a commonly sold product in many of…
WOWSER! Pictured here is an amazing early pre-prohibition era self-framed tin sign from the Storz Brewing Company, an Omaha, Nebraska icon in the brewery business of yesteryear. This particular image featured a bird carrying a gnome or elf like small man away from the brewery, with two bottles of beer in his hands. Could the…
The well known Gumpert Brothers Manufacturing plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was well known on the eastern coast for making a great cigar. One of their most famous brands was the Full Weight 5 cent cigar brand, of which this lithograph clearly demonstrates that weight and getting the most for your money was important. Hence, the…
The Aetna Insurance Company based in Hartford, Connecticut has been in business almost since the beginning of the history of the United States. This beautiful Meyercord wooden sign features colorful graphics in a multi-color style design, and features the tagline “More Than A Century of Service”. At first glance this doesn’t mean much, however, given…
The brand name Electric Brew is not one brand which would roll off of the tongue of todays modern day beer drinker. However, back when this brand was made by a small town brewery in Mascoutah, Illinois, the name was significant to the maker. The Mascoutah Brewery was one of the first breweries in the…
Here is an amazing glass mug, or stein, from the Consumers Brewing Company which was in Saint Louis, Missouri. This mug is glass, but has a painted interior shell inside the glass featuring the Consumers Brewery man with the flag pole image. This logo was used often with this Consumers brewery, and seems to have…
