Featured is an early cardboard sign advertising the Hershey Milk Chocolate and Cocoa products. The Hershey Company was large, but they did limited widespread advertising in the early 1900’s. Subsequently, collectors today cannot find a large variety of early advertising from this company.
Pictured is an amazing Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Brand wooden sign from the J.C. Ayers Company in Lowell, MA. This sign makes a bold claims for the liquid’s ability to cure cough, colds, throat and lung diseases. Such claims were common in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s before the FDA started outlawing such advertising claims.
Featured is an early pre-prohibition Meyercord wood style sign featuring the Thomas Ryan Sparkling Ale brand from Syracuse, New York. Meyercord wooden signs were made by the Meyercord Company in Chicago, IL, and were commonly used in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.
Pictured is an early reverse on glass advertising sign from the New York Standard Watch Company in Jersey City, New Jersey. This sign is in the original frame and is from the 1900 era. Spectacular graphics with the eagle on the globe holding a wedding ring in it’s beak.
Featured is an early tobacco lunch pail tin from the Mastiff brand of cut plug tobacco. This box comes in several colors in the lunch pail design. Lunch box tins are highly collected by tobacco collectors today.
Featured is a beautiful reverse on glass sign from the Jacob Ruppert Brewery which was one of the largest breweries in New York City in the early 1900’s. This sign is stunning, and I believe is in the original round frame. A nice pre-prohibition sign.
Here is an early pre-prohibition serving tray from the Genesee Brewery in Rochester, New York. The Genesee Brewery is still in business today and has been in business since 1878.
Here is an early reverse on glass sign from the S. Hirsch & Company Whiskey Distillery in Kansas City, MO. The sign is for their famous Quaker Maid Whiskey brand. This sign is a pre-prohibition era advertisement, circa 1900.
Featured is an early lithograph from the Solis Cigar Company in Denver, Colorado for their Mountain Belle 5 cent cigars. This print features a pretty Victorian era woman holding an umbrella. The colors in this print are simply stunning!
Pictured is an early Pre Prohibition porcelain sign featuring The Famous Narragansett Banquet Ale brand of beer from the Providence, Rhode Island Brewery. Made on Honor, Sold on Merit are the featured logo’s in this particular sign.
