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.
Pictured is a beautiful serving tray from the Birmingham, Alabama Brewing Company for their Ideal brand of beer. This metal serving tray is a pre-prohibition era tray, circa 1910.
Reverse on Glass Factory Scene from the Genessee Brewing Company in Rochester, N.Y. Circa 1900.
I always found this early tin sign from the Buerger Bros. Supply Company in Denver to be an interesting piece. The company used the slogan “Look Your BEST-It Pays” for their Daisy Hair Tonic product, which was made with quinine water. In the early 1900’s quinine water was all the rage as it was thought…
I love this Victorian lithograph print from the Glasner-Barzen Distilling and Importing Whiskey Company based in Kansas City, MO. This lithograph advertises their flagship brand, Diplomat Whiskey and says it is “Just Right”. It has always intrigued me why so many early whiskey lithograph brands used pretty woman in their advertising. The Glasner-Barzen whiskey…
The Louis Hoster Brewing Company in Columbus, OH, opened in 1836 and became a household name and product by the 1900 era. The Hoster Brewery became one of the largest regional breweries in the Columbus area. This particular tray clearly documents the hustle and bustle activity of this particular brewery, and would lead the viewer…
