Randy Huetsch, Author at The Antique Advertising Expert

Husemann Soda Water Tin Over Cardboard Sign

1930s Tin over Cardboard Soda Sign from the Fred Husemann Soda Bottling Company in Red Bud, Illinois. Mr. Husemann was in business from approximately 1920 to 1960 in this town in Randolph County, IL.

Gin Seng Metal Serving Tray

SodaBy Randy Huetsch August 4, 2014

1920s Gin Seng Soft Drink Metal Serving Tray. Advertised as the “Beverage of Purity”. Ginseng has been advertised more recently as a product to help enhance overall energy as well as finding a large market for the male population to help support duration and strength sexually. It is a herb which is put into drinks and food to help in these causes.

John Bardenheier Wine & Liquor Co. Self-Framed Sign

WhiskeyBy Randy Huetsch August 4, 2014

John Bardenheier Wine & Liquor Co. from St. Louis, MO. Features a self-framed tin sign advertising Progress Rye Brand with Grandma and Grandpa. The Bardeneier brand was well known and had a broad distribution of both their whiskey and wine products for many years.

Pevely Dairy, Porcelain Sidewalk Sign — Zoom Details

Pevely Dairy Ice Cream Porcelain Sidewalk Sign

DairyBy Randy Huetsch August 4, 2014

Ca 1940s Porcelain Sidewalk Street Sign from the Pevely Dairy, St. Louis, MO. This double sided porcelain sign was designed to sit in the metal stand and advertise to patrons coming from either direction that the business sold Pevely Ice Cream products inside.

Griesedieck Bros. Flat Top Beer Cans, St. Louis, MO

BrewerianaBy Randy Huetsch August 4, 2014

Circa 1950 Griesedieck Bros Double Mellow and Lager Flat Top Beer Cans, St. Louis, MO. This brewery was in business for many years and was originally called the Griesedieck National Brewery in Saint Louis Missouri. The Griesedieck family was involved in multiple breweries in St Louis and in Belleville and East St. Louis, Illinois

Griesedieck Bros, Back Bar Light, St. Louis, MO — Zoom Details

Griesedieck Brothers Brewery Back Bar Light

BrewerianaBy Randy Huetsch August 4, 2014

Circa 1940s Griesedieck Bros Lighted Back Bar Sign, St. Louis, MO. This brewery was originally called the Griesedieck National Brewery and the family was involved in multiple breweries in Belleville and East St. Louis, Illinois in addition to the Saint Louis market.

Griesedieck Bros. Tin Signs, St. Louis, MO

BrewerianaBy Randy Huetsch August 4, 2014

The Griesedieck brothers brewery was a flagship brewery in St Louis, outselling the Budweiser brand of Anheuser Busch for many years. The family was involved in multiple breweries in St Louis and in Belleville and East St. Louis, Illinois also at one time or another.

Griesedieck Bros, Metal Cooler — Zoom Details

Griesedieck Bros Beer Metal Cooler 1950

BrewerianaBy Randy Huetsch August 4, 2014

Circa 1950 Metal Cooler from Griesedieck Bros Brewery, St. Louis, MO. The GB Brand outsold Budweiser for many years and sponsored the St Louis Cardinals Baseball team for a long time.

Waterloo Milk Co ACL Painted Label Dairy Bottle, Waterloo IL — Zoom Details

Waterloo Milk Co Milk Bottle 1940

DairyBy Randy Huetsch July 10, 2014

This milk bottle is from the Waterloo IL Illinois Milk Company and featured a red-painted label, Ca 1940 The label on the backside of the bottle displays two babies and states “Babies Grow With Us”.

A STORY ABOUT BEER AND TWO BEST BUDS

Antique Advertising Collectibles, BrewerianaBy Randy Huetsch July 8, 2014

Adolphus Busch and Anthony Faust Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser and Faust Beer advertisements in the form of felt pennant signs are some favorites in my personal collection. These ads reveal an interesting history about two long-time friends. Adolphus Busch, the German co-founder of Anheuser-Busch Brewery in 1861, was a very close friend with Anthony (Tony) Faust who…