Dr. Swett’s Root Beer was a very well-known New England area soft drink, which achieved great success years ago. The brand itself started in the mid 1800’s and lasted over 100 years, proving the product has staying power. I love this particular stoneware syrup dispenser from the Dr. Swett brand. The dispenser has a notation…
One of the more interesting pieces of antique advertising I have seen recently is represented by this metal serving tray from the Adolph Loeb & Company firm in Cincinnati, OH. Why would someone name their brand 2 O’Clock Club Rye? Was this brand only sold in a specific club in Cincinnati? The use of the…
Reverse on Glass Sign, T. F. Mackmiller Whiskey Manufacturer, Iron River, Wisconsin Sign
UNCLE SAM HELPED SELL GEO. BENZ & SONS WHISKEY BEFORE HE CHANGED HIS MIND! I love this self-framed Monogram Whiskey tin sign from the George Benz and Sons Whiskey Distillers and Jobbers in Minneapolis – St. Paul, MN. The image of Uncle Sam pouring himself a glass of whiskey makes me pause, when I think…
Here is a nice wooden sign from the Bull Frog Brand of Beer, United Breweries Co. Chicago, IL. Pre-Prohibition.
Pre-prohibition era serving tray from the Adolph Loeb Whiskey Distiller Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. 2 O’clock Club Rye.
I love this advertising sign because it has always been a great conversation piece for both collectors and non-collectors. The colorful image at first glance reminds me of a woman with a butterfly wing like appearance, perhaps coming out of her cocoon? While the eye typically goes to the top of the image, a closer…
Featured is an early round metal serving tray from the California Brewing Association in Napa, CA for the Golden Ribbon Beer Brand. This tray features a woman galloping through the desert on a horse, a very unusual design, and to my knowledge, not a stock style tray. Circa 1910, Pre-Prohibition era.
Featured here is a gorgeous ceramic root beer dispenser from the Hire’s Root Beer Brand out of Philadelphia, PA. This dispenser features the popular Hire’s Boy image on it, with the denotation the soda “Is luscious and pure”. Circa 1900.
Pictured is an early General Store Wooden Coffee Bin from the E. C. Scudder and Brother Coffee Company, based in Saint Louis, MO. Later this company became the Scudder-Gale Grocer Company in the 1920’s. An awesome stenciled wooden display piece. Circa 1900.
