Pictured here is a beautiful brass framed vitrolite glass corner sign from the William Rahr Brewing Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The Rahr Brewery also brewed beer in Green Bay, WI also.
The R & G Corset Factory once ruled not only the streets of Norwalk, CT, but basically the entire United States as their brand of corsets was the largest selling brand in the U.S. Norwalk had the reputation of also being one of the biggest hat manufacturing cities in the U.S. also. Interestingly the company…
Here is a great tin sign from the R. W. Bells Company, which was based in Buffalo, New York. The Bells Company made soaps for years, and they were a dominant seller of soap in the market as early as 1880. The Buffalo Brand of soap was perhaps their top seller for many years,…
Featured here is one of the early curled signs from the R. Naegeli and Sons business in Hoboken, New Jersey. This sign has a similar design with a different beer listed with the same girls image featured in both. This sign is for the Imported Pilsener style of beer.
Here is an early reverse on glass sign from the S. Hirsch & Company Whiskey Distillery in Kansas City, MO. The sign is for their famous Quaker Maid Whiskey brand. This sign is a pre-prohibition era advertisement, circa 1900.
Shown here is an early 1900’s era tin sign from the Quaker Oats Company, advertising their Quaker Flour, sold in cotton bags. Quaker Oats had a plant in Canada as shown on the bag. Known the world over, for every baking purposes, the sign incorporates a colonel quaker gentlemen in the advertisement.
Featured is an early pre prohibition serving tray from the Indianapolis, Indiana Brewing Company for their Progress Brand of beer, ale and porter products.
Here is a beautiful porcelain sign from the Jas. McGahan & Brother cigar plant in Troy, New York. This sign is for their Professor Morse brand of ten cent cigars.
Prince of Pilsen Brand Cardboard Beer poster from the Mound City Brewery in New Athens, IL. The Mound City Brewery was an institution in St. Clair county for years. The brewery eventually closed in the 1950s and was demolished in 1966.
Featured is a beautiful tin sign from the Weideman-Holmes Company for their Pride of Kentucky Whiskey. The Weideman Holmes Company was based in Cleveland, Ohio around 1900 when this sign was produced. The coloring and use of a Kentucky like horse make the image very impressive.
