Andrew-Lohr Bottling Company Lithograph, 1900 This shining lithograph advertisement was designed for the successful soda manufacturer Andrew Lohr Bottling Company, circa 1900. I found this gem of a piece at a Pennsylvania auction last year. As a historian and collector, I think it’s an ideal example of how soda companies during this era featured Victorian…
A great prohibition era cereal beverage sign for the Buscho brand manufactured by the John B. Busch Brewing Company in Washington, MO. Circa 1919. The Buscho brand was introduced at the beginning of prohibition as a soda alternative.
Rare Meyercord Wood Sign from the Schott Brewery in Highland, Illinois, circa late 1930’s. The Schott brewery was originally called the Highland Brewery before Prohibition. The Schott family was involved in the production of soda in the late 1800’s at the same time they owned the brewery.
Rare Stern Brau Reverse on Glass beer sign made by the Star-Peerless Brewery in Belleville, Illinois, circa late 1930’s. Sign reads “Few as Good, None Better”.
Rare Hyde Park 75 brand beer tin over cardboard advertising sign from the early 1950’s for this short lived brand out of St. Louis, MO. The 75 brand was introduced to commemorate the breweries 75 years in business and was targeted with female drinkers.
Celluloid Pocket Mirror Pre-Prohibition Pocket Mirror, East St. Louis, IL advertising Heim Bottle Beer. Circa 1900
DIAMOND WEDDING WHISKEY SELF-FRAMED TIN SIGN, 1910 A beautiful Victorian woman is featured on this antique advertising tin sign for Sloman’s Diamond Wedding Pure Rye Whiskey, circa 1910. The whiskey was produced by August Baetzhold in Buffalo, New York. I think it’s interesting how many of the early distilleries and breweries highlighted beautiful woman in…
This is a collection of various soda bottles from the towns of Waterloo, Millstadt and Valmeyer, Illinois. The Charles Boeke bottle from Waterloo, IL is a Hutchinson or “hutch” style soda bottle which would have required a porcelain stopper in the top held in place by the wire bail
Pictured is a metal charger sign from the Stone Hill Winery Co. in Hermann, Missouri. Circa 1900. This metal charger has two small holes on the rim area designed to allow it to hang on the walls of a local establishment which was selling their product.
Pictured is a stoneware syrup dispenser with a brass nozzle advertising Anheuser-Busch beverages for 5 cents. Circa 1905. This may have been used for their Malt Nutrine drink possibly which was a pre-prohibition era and prohibition era drink put out by the brewery.
