Pictured is a colorful self-framed tin sign from the James A. Miller Whiskey Distillery, based in Paris, KY. This sign was from the pre-prohibition era, circa 1900. The Chicken Cock brand has been resurrected in the last few years, and continues to build upon the legacy of James Miller’s well selling brand from around 1900.
Here is a beautiful pre-prohibition serving tray from the JG Schemm Brewery which was based in Saginaw, Michigan. The colors on this tray are remarkable, and very representative of the Chas. Schonk tray manufacturing company out of Chicago, IL. The tray verbiage is rather simple, as it simply states “Pure Malt Beer”. I am sure…
Featured is a beautiful General Store coffee bin with a nice factory illustration of the J. H. Allen Coffee Company plant in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This is a tin can, circa 1900.
Featured is a beautiful sailboat scene on a metal serving tray for the J. H. Cutter Whisky brand, made by the C. P. Moorman & Company in Louisville, Kentucky. As was somewhat common around 1900, the spelling of whiskey is actually spelled as whisky on the tray, with a missing “e”. The tray is a…
Here is a fantastic stoneware or pottery coffee pot with a beautifully colored emblem of a monk drinking Cardinal Coffee from the J. William Pope Coffee Company. The Cardinal brand of coffee was the companies trademark brand of coffee. Not much is known about the company or it’s origins, other than the company is listed…
Featured is a beautiful reverse on glass sign from the Jacob Ruppert Brewery which was one of the largest breweries in New York City in the early 1900’s. This sign is stunning, and I believe is in the original round frame. A nice pre-prohibition sign.
Featured is a colorful serving tray from the Jacob Stahl Jr. Tobacco Company based in Brunswick, N.J. and New York City, N.Y. This tray is for their Nip of Havana Cigar.
Circa 1915 era Coffee Can from the James Forbes Coffee Manufacturing company in the Saint Louis MO market. This tin can is very hard to find and has great colors on it.
James E. Pepper Distillery in Louisville, Kentucky produced this beautiful tin sign. Born in the Republic, 1780 reads the caption in the colonial military scene.
This is an ornate general store coffee bin from the James. H. Forbes Tea & Coffee Co. based in St. Louis, MO. Circa 1905.
