The Western Stoneware Company out of Monmouth, Illinois is well known for producing millions of stoneware or pottery whiskey jugs, crocks, pots, and all different styles of earthenware products. The company was based in the center of Illinois, where about a dozen larger companies produced some great advertising items at that time. The Ice Water…
The Whistle Soda Brand of Golden Orange Goodness was for years one of the better selling soft drinks in the United States. Invented in the 1920’s, the brand was synonymous with an elf or several elf characters featured on their advertising pieces. Most of the elves are shown working busily either hauling soda cases with…
Recently I was fortunate to have been able to acquire the metal Klausmann Brewery beer corner sign featured on the left side in this photograph from a fellow pre-prohibition era breweriana collector. While I owned the Anheuser-Busch sign first pictured on the right, I was very interested in pairing the two similar designed signs, particularly…
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company Buck Beer lithographed goat in a man’s suit poster. Circa 1900. Milwaukee, WI.
C. W. Fifield Optometrist Reverse-on-Glass outdoor hanging sign, with metal brackets holding the opaque glass tightly in place.
I find this complimentary serving tray from the Chattanooga, TN Brewing Company to be very interesting. I do not recall seeing other advertising trays which clearly detail a large part of the United States in their advertising. I suspect the Chattanooga Brewery and the city was small enough that they wanted to ensure their customers…
I have always been intrigued by this particular metal serving tray from the Fred W. Peterson Saloon located at 400 Cedar Street in downtown Minneapolis, MN. What was the rationale for using the President of the United States image on a saloon beer serving tray? Would President Roosevelt approve of this? History tells us the…
Abelard Duchateau Distilling Company Metal pre-prohibition era sign from Green Bay, WI.
Dominator Cigar Lighter and Cutter from M. Muller and Son in New York City. Quality Made Cigars!
Featured is a beautiful metal or tin serving tray from the Deer Park Brewery in Port Jarvis, New York, circa 1910. This tray shows their varied products, lager beer, ale and porter products.
