Antique advertising collectors have many categories of advertising items which they tend to prefer over other types of items. This Schmidt’s Beer lighted bullet style sign is one of those categories where modern collectors try to find any design they can. These early lights were very popular with companies in the mid to late 1930’s,…
Shown here is an early tin sign from the Bemis Brother and Company plant which was originally based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company also had plants in Boston, MA and Minneapolis, MN around the time this sign was made around 1900. Interestingly the use of a cat image in their sign featured here was…
Here is an early tin sign from the Pierce corporation, an early and very successful gasoline and motor oil manufacturer based in Saint Louis, Missouri. This particular sign advertises their flagship Pennant brand of grease. The Pierce Company also produced an oil rocker drum, which are a highly collected category by the gas and…
Featured is a stunning lithograph from the Mecca Cigarette brand. This brand was at one time the largest selling cigarette brand in the United States. Manufactured in New York City, this brand was best known for their association with early baseball card sets featuring players of the early 1900 era. Today many people know the…
Here is an early framed tin sign for the Modox brand of Nerve Tonic Drinks which were wildly popular in the around the 1900 era. These drinks claimed to calm nerves, cure indigestion, all sorts of stomach ailments, and so forth. Modox used an indian or native American image on most of their advertising promotional…
Being an dog lover, I have always liked signs with animals illustrated on the signs. Sometimes a company incorporated an animal into the theme for no apparent reason, or at least a reason I cannot determine the rationale today. The Old Honesty tobacco brand certainly used the image of a Saint Bernard simply to tie…
I have always loved the E. Tosetti Brewery’s use of an eagle image hovering over a wooden beer barrel. This classic image can be found on many early stoneware drinking steins or lidded mugs from the iconic Chicago brewery. The Tosetti Breweries Steins can be found in several shapes and sizes. Each one is easily…
Featured here is a great image of the Old Virginia minstrel or quartet dance stage group. These characters are dressed for a play, and are surely characters in the play given their unusual dress or costumes. The Old Virginia Brand was one of the biggest selling tobacco brands for most of the 20th century era.
Featured is a beautiful round tobacco tin can from the John Weisert Tobacco Company which was based in Saint Louis, Missouri. This can illustrates the Checkers Brand of tobacco, which was one of many brands the company made for years. This particular can is from about 1930.
The Diamond Dyes Company was the leading dye company in the late 1800’s-early 1900’s. The companies products were sold at old general stores throughout the United States, and they were sold in wood stand up cabinets like the one shown. The company produced cabinets with many styles of tin inserts, all depicting various colorful scenes…
