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. …
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
This is a beautiful tin corner sign from the Leonard Schlather Brewing Company in Cleveland, OH. This brewery later became the Cleveland & Sandusky Brewery before Prohibition. Circa 1890.
Featured is a beautiful tin coffee can from the Thomson & Taylor Spice Company in Chicago, IL. This can carried their Silver Dollar brand of coffee in a 3 pound can. Circa 1900.
Pictured is a early tin coffee can from The Saville, Somes Company at 55 Commercial Street in Boston, MA. This can is for their famous Red Feather brand of coffee.
Pictured is a beautiful 1900 era Vitrolite corner beer sign from the Hudepohl Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio. This sign was reproduced at one time, but the frame is not an original style of corner sign composition
Featured is an early metal serving tray from the Foster’s Brand of Ice Cream. Foster’s was apparently based in Waterloo, but I don’t know if that was IA or NY most likely.
Featured is an old General Store tea bin from the Crescent Manufacturing Company which was based in Seattle, WA. The company was also known for their coffee brands.
Featured is a beautiful and original porcelain beer sign from the Pacific Brewery and Malting Company which was in Tacoma, WA.
Featured here is an amazing wooden outdoor sign which would have hung proudly outside a late 1800’s confectionary. The use of wood signs in the mid to late 1800’s was the most commonly used advertising mechanism for early business’s. Wood was cheaper than metal at the time, and the German lithographic process was still in…
