In 1883 A. J. Roach started a business producing butter known as the Fountain Creamery, which quickly became a cooperative for local farmers who brought their cattle into the small town of Waterloo, to sell their cattle’s output. Shortly after the business started three different Seeber family members joined the business as a principal owners…
The use of the word “gypsy” typically brings to mind negativity, deceit, or danger in most people’s mind. However, one company used the word Gypsy to entice people to buy their product, and by doing so, were apparently very successful in establishing their ladies and men hosiery as one of leading selling brands in the…
Pictured is a beautiful oak wooden clock advertising the August Graf Distilleries Old Governor Bourbon and Old Capital Rye Whiskey Brands. The August Graf Whiskey Company was based in Saint Louis, Missouri and Louisville, Kentucky
One of my favorite advertising items is this beautiful oak wood clock from the August Graf Distilling Company. This clock was found in a tavern in a small town of Albers, Illinois and had been there for over one hundred years. It was a giveaway intended for this distiller’s larger retailers at that time and was…
One of the more unusual and eye-catching figural advertising items you will run across were the brainchild of George Meredith, a laborer working at the KT&K pottery in East Liverpool, OH. The KT&K Pottery, better known as the Knowles, Taylor and Knowles Pottery produced unique whiteware pottery at a time when most potters were making…
Featured is a gorgeous reverse on glass advertising sign from the Fleischmann Company for their still famous yeast product. Circa 1905.
Featured is an early 1900 era self-framed tin sign from the Thomas Ward Company for their Cedarhurst Whiskey Brand. The caption says “Bear in Mind” and has a large brown bear prominently shown on the sign.
Pictured is a gorgeous oval self framed metal sign featuring the once famous Hires Root Beer “Boy”. The Charles Hires Co. utilized this character on many of their early advertising items in the late 1800’s and into the 1930’s.
Featured is a beautiful tin tray advertising the Tuscarora Advertising Companies production capabilities including metal ash trays, signs, for brewers beer and cigar makers, along with other types of products.
Featured are a set of early Diamond Club Rye Whiskey porcelain KT&K style jugs from East Liverpool, Ohio. George Meredith was the brainchild behind this style of rye jugs, however, several other whiskey distillers would also use these OH produced jugs also in the late 1800’s.
