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.
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.
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
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 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…
The Peter Doelger Brewery in New York City was started in 1859 by Peter Doelger, a coppersmith immigrant from Germany. Mr. Doelger came right at the perfect time to make his mark in brewing, when the Croton Reservoir System was completed in NYC, providing fresh water for brewers to craft their products. The breweries beer must…
One of my favorite self-framed tin signs come from the Buffalo Brewing Company, which was based in Sacramento, CA. The Buffalo Brewing Company was once the largest selling brewery west of the Mississippi River, and dominated sales throughout California, the Pacific NW, Hawaii, Alaska, Central and South America, and even Russia and China. In fact,…
One of my favorite advertising items are the beautifully decorated metal charger signs, which were commonly used by companies from the 1890-1920 time period. One of the biggest users of these chargers were breweries, however, collectors can find whiskey products, cigars, and other categories advertising on them at that time. The Daniel Aberle and Sons…
Here is a really neat prohibition era cardboard sign from the Val Blatz Brewing Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for their prohibition Malt Tonic Drink. The sign says the drink was “A Nerve & Muscle Builder”. This was a substitute after beer was outlawed by the government. The sign has a string attached via two small holes…
The Kansas City Breweries put out a series of Victorian lady serving tip trays before the start of prohibition, all very similar in style except the image of the woman is different. Circa 1910.
