Pictured is an amazing pre-prohibition era serving tray from the Whatcom, WA Bellingham Bay Brewing Company. This tray advertises their 3 – B Beer brand and features an image of the brewery factory building.
Before the advent of the automobile in the late 1800’s, horse’s ruled the world for transportation. No one owned a horse without a saddle if they wanted a comfortable ride, and the Meyer-Bannerman Company in St. Louis, MO led the way in the U.S. for sales of their leather saddle ware. As a non-horseman, I…
Stoneware crock with a fish on the label from the Trask Fish Company. The Trask Fish Co was in downtown St. Louis. Missouri.
An early litho from the Herman Berghoff Brewery in Fort Wayne, Indiana for their Dortmunder and Salvator Brands of Beer.
Here is a great old tin sign from the Five Jacks Brand of Whiskey. Made by the L. Michelson & Brothers Distillery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Pre-Prohibition era.
I have always enjoyed the logo incorporated here by the Parrott-Taggart Baking Company in Indianapolis, IN. After all, who couldn’t enjoy seeing a smiling moon looking pretty content eating a cracker? Similar to the pictured advertising label which was placed on the side of a wooden cracker crate, the company extensively used an image of…
This amazing die-cut style tin coffee pot sign by the T & K Coffee Company is one of the more incredible pieces I have seen in a long time. The T & K Brand was made by The Thurston and Kingsbury Coffee Company which was based in Bangor, ME. I suspect this style sign was…
Buck Beer Poster from the Joseph Schlitz Brewery out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This poster is pre prohibition era, circa 1910.
Chimo 5 Cent Cigar Cutter Display
Tin Schmidt’s Brewery City Club Beer Tin Sign from St. Paul, Minnesota.
