Randy Huetsch, Author at The Antique Advertising Expert

Fleischmann & Co.'s Compressed Yeast Sign. Circa 1905 — Zoom Details

Fleischmann & Company, Compressed Yeast Sign. Circa 1905

Featured is a gorgeous reverse on glass advertising sign from the Fleischmann Company for their still famous yeast product. Circa 1905.

Cedarhurst Whiskey Self Framed Tin Sign, Thomas Ward & Co. New York, NY. Circa 1900 — Zoom Details

Cedarhurst Whiskey Self-Framed Tin Sign, Thos. Ward & Co, NYC. Circa 1900

WhiskeyBy Randy Huetsch October 18, 2016

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.

Hire's Root Beer Self-Framed Oval Bead Sign. Circa 1900 — Zoom Details

Hires Root Beer, Charles Hires Company, Philadelphia, PA. Self-Framed Tin Sign. Circa 1900

SodaBy Randy Huetsch October 18, 2016

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.

Tuscarora Iron Sign Lithographers Tin Tray, Coshocton, OH. Circa 1895 — Zoom Details

Tuscarora Advertising Co. Iron & Litho Sign Company Metal Tray. Coshocton, OH. Circa 1895

GeneralBy Randy Huetsch October 18, 2016

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.

Meredith's Diamond Club Whiskey Rye Jugs — Zoom Details

Diamond Club Rye Whiskey Porcelain Jug’s. George Meredith Co., East Liverpool, OH. Circa 1890

WhiskeyBy Randy Huetsch October 18, 2016

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.

Gypsy Hosiery, Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Store, St. Louis MO Tip Tray, for E J Schroeder Breese, IL — Zoom Details

Gypsy Hosiery Advertising Tip Tray. Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Co., St. Louis, MO. Circa 1915

GeneralBy Randy Huetsch October 18, 2016

Pictured is a very colorful advertising tip tray from the Hargadine McKittrick Dry Goods Business in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The tray is for their Gyspy womans hose legwear brand.

Ghiardelli Chocolate & Cocoa Self Framed Tin Sign, San Francisco, CA. Circa 1900 — Zoom Details

Ghiardelli Chocolate and Cocoa Self-Framed Tin Sign. San Francisco, CA. Circa 1900

BakeryBy Randy Huetsch October 18, 2016

The Ghiardelli Chocolate Company based in San Francisco put out this beautiful advertising self-framed tin sign around 1900. The sign features a young girl with her doll and stuffed animals in a formal tea room like setting.

Roach & Seeber's Fountain Creamery Waterloo WI, Vitrolite Corner Sign, Circa 1910 — Zoom Details

Roach & Seeber Co, Waterloo, WI. Fountain Creamery Vitrolite Corner Sign. Circa 1910

DairyBy Randy Huetsch October 18, 2016

Shown here is a beautiful vitrolite advertising corner sign from the Roach and Seeber Company which was based in Waterloo, Wisconsin for many years. This corner sign still has its brilliant copper flashing framed border

Stegmaier Brewing Co. Wilkes-Barre, PA. Tip Tray. Circa 1910 — Zoom Details

Stegmaier Brewing Company, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Factory Scene Tip Tray. Circa 1910

BrewerianaBy Randy Huetsch October 18, 2016

Featured is a early pre-prohibition serving tray from the Stegmaier Brewing Company which was based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. This tray features an awesome view of the pre-prohibition era brewery with a lot of activity.

A GIANT TRANSOM SALOON SIGN FIND FROM THE LOUIS OBERT BREWING CO.!

BrewerianaBy Randy Huetsch October 15, 2016

A recent “big” find for me is this transom window sign from the Louis Obert Brewing Company which was based in St. Louis, MO before Prohibition. Transom signs were commonly displayed over the entrance of many 1900 era saloons. Taverns built in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s often had an entrance with a small…