Randy Huetsch, Author at The Antique Advertising Expert

Genessee Brewing Co., Lager Beer Tin Tray, Rochester, NY — Zoom Details

GENESEE BREWING COMPANY LAGER BEER TIN TRAY, Circa 1910

Featured is a beautiful tin tray from the Genesee Brewing Company in Rochester, New York. Circa 1910. Pre-Prohibition era tray.

Diamond Dyes Spool Cabinet, “It’s Easy To Dye With”

GeneralBy Randy Huetsch April 9, 2017

Featured is a beautiful Diamond Dye Brand wooden spool cabinet with a beautiful colorful tin sign on the front door.

CASTALLA CLUB RYE SELF FRAMED TIN SIGN, Circa 1910

WhiskeyBy Randy Huetsch April 9, 2017

Here is a beautiful self-framed tin sign from the Castalla Club Whiskey Rye Brand, circa 1910. The sign prominently displays a rooster alongside a bottle of their rye product.

AN ORANGE SHAPED SIGN SOLD GOLDEN ORANGEADE!

SodaBy Randy Huetsch April 9, 2017

GOLDEN ORANGEADE TIN SIGN The Golden Orangeade brand marketing campaign was not too hard to decide on. Why not use an orange shaped design for our signs to sell the orange flavored product? One thing is certain…the consumer easily recognized the product being sold from a distance with the distinctive shape and use of the…

BREWERIANA BLOWOUT , BELLEVILLE, IL, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 9 am – 3 pm

Antique Advertising CollectiblesBy Randy Huetsch March 31, 2017

There’s no better place to add to your collection than at a Breweriana show! Stop by the Breweriana Blowout XVIII on Saturday, April 1, 9 am – 3 pm at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Belleville, IL. Early admission is $20 at 7 am or FREE admission at 9 am. More than 100…

WHO WOULD USE A CHILD’S IMAGE TO SELL BEER?

BrewerianaBy Randy Huetsch March 29, 2017

Young Children Featured in Antique Advertising I have always found it quite interesting when breweries utilized images of young children in their advertising to help sell their brands of beer. This practice was very common in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s given the amount of antique advertising still found today with this combination of…

Liberty Beer, American Brewing Co, Rochester, N.Y. Serving Tray — Zoom Details

AMERICAN BREWING CO, ROCHESTER, N.Y. LIBERTY BEER SERVING TRAY!

BrewerianaBy Randy Huetsch March 12, 2017

Pictured is a beautiful serving tray from the American Brew Company which was based in Rochester, New York for their Liberty brand of beer. This tray denotes the brand is available in bottles only. The Indian feature on the tray makes this tray a cross-over collectible, for both the local brewery collector, and for collectors who…

A LASTING LEGACY FROM THE LARGEST COFFEE ROASTER IN THE WORLD!

CoffeeBy Randy Huetsch March 12, 2017

Dwinell-Wright Coffee and Roasting Company The early pioneer Dwinell-Wright Coffee and Roasting Company in Boston put out so much early quality advertising of early Americana, collectors can today still add some amazing items from the company. Featured here is a stunning yellow painted General Store coffee bin from the company advertising their Boston Roasted Java…

A BEAUTIFUL MEDICAL CABINET FROM ST. LOUISAN DR. J.H. McLEAN’S QUACK MEDICAL EMPIRE!

Antique Advertising CollectiblesBy Randy Huetsch February 19, 2017

I was very happy to recently acquire an early general store wood cabinet with a gorgeous acid etching on the front glass from Dr. J. H. McLean’s Medicinal Empire in St. Louis, MO. This cabinet would have been filled with bottles of Dr. McLeans Medicines and been on display in an early pharmacy or general store. …

Dr. J. H. McLeans St. Louis, MO Blood Purifier Cabinet, Circa 1900 — Zoom Details

Dr. J. H. McLean Quack Medicine Cabinet, St. Louis, MO. Circa 1900

GeneralBy Randy Huetsch February 19, 2017

Pictured is an early medicinal General Store Cabinet from Dr. J.H. McLean which was used to sell his quack medicines in the early 1900’s