I have always enjoyed the color and beautiful graphics from this century old pre-prohibition era serving tray put out by the Hudson County Brewing Company in West Hoboken, N.J. In the shadow of New York City, and with the major competition from Gottfried Krueger in Newark, George Ehret in NYC, and others, the Hudson County…
One of my favorite self-framed tin signs I have seen is this beautiful Wyandotte Detergent sign from the J. B. Ford Company based in Wyandotte, MI. This Indian logo was used for many years, and the company advertised “The Indian in the Diamond was in every package”. From what I have seen, the Indian…
This is a very colorful tin general store counter coffee bin from the Ridenour Bakery Company in Kansas City, Missouri. This bin held 50 pounds of bulk coffee, and was designed to allow consumers to simply scoop out the amount of coffee they needed each time. The Arabia’s Chief brand always featured an Arabic man…
Featured is an outstanding reverse-on-glass style advertising sign from the American Brewing Company, this one in Baltimore, Maryland. The glass is beautifully centered inside a wood gesso style frame. This pre-prohibition era sign is from about 1900.
I found this early Leland, Smith & Company Mascotte brand of cigar advertising to say the least. Typically when collectors find early lithographs from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s they find very pretty woman or girls adorning the ads. The young woman featured on this lithographic appears to be a bit heavier than…
What a great image on this serving tray from the Lembeck & Betz Eagle Brewing Company in Jersey City, N.J.! I love the elf characters flying on an airship or dirigible and are delivering beer to their thirsty customer base. The tray has a slogan on the side which says “The Beer That Makes…
Bottled at the Brewery, a nice tin serving tray from the Lion Brewing Company in N.Y.C. Circa 1915.
Tin serving tray featuring The Consumers Brewing Company in New Orleans, LA. Pre-Pro era, circa 1905-1910
The Mathie Brewing Company use of a giant beer bottle exaggeration in their company sponsored horse drawn delivery wagon is an interesting serving tray. Why did the brewery use an exaggeration to help promote their product? While I do not recall other serving tray’s using exaggerated fruit or beverages in their image, the use of…
One of my favorite antique coffee tins from the glory days of advertising comes from the Ridenour-Baker Grocery Company which was based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company capitalized on the 1900 Democratic Party Presidential Nominating Convention which occurred in 1900 by introducing the Convention Hall brand of roasted coffee. The company featured at least…
