This is a beautiful vitroite brass framed corner sign from the Robert Burns Cigar Brand. The sign includes the brands commonly used advertising slogan, “They are Mild”. The brand was part of the General Cigar Companies line of cigar and tobacco products.
Featured is a beautiful metal serving tray from the Robert Portner Brewery which was based in Alexandria, Virginia just outside Washington, D.C. prior to prohibition. Like many pre-prohibition trays, the Fortner brewery incorporated a beautiful scene of their massive brewery complex, but also snuck in a bottle of Hofbrau while advertising by name that brand…
Circa 1930s, A store display of individual smoking packages from the John Weissert company in St. Louis, MO. The Rod and Gun Tobacco Brand was just one of many different brands that this company sold including Big John Brand and Orphan Boy as two of their other major products.
Featured is a great stock tray advertising Sam Grabfelder’s Distillery in Louisville, KY’s Rose Valley brand of whiskey. Circa 1905, a great pre-prohibition era advertising piece.
Round Oak Stove Vitrolite Corner Sign, Dowagiac MI. Estate of P. D. Beckworth Inc. Circa 1910
Featured is a beautiful small tin sign from the Royal Fruit Cigar brand. The sign advertises their brand as being 5 cts. per cigar. This sign is from the 1900-1910 era.
Here is a beautiful Reverse on Glass style sign from the Anton or A. Friedmann Company which was a whiskey distributor based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Royalty Club brand was one of their trademark brands and biggest sellers. This sign is beautiful and is from the pre-prohibition era when signage was much more durable and…
Here’s a fabulous Rueter and Company Reverse on Glass sign, circa 1900 from the long defunct Boston, Massachusetts Brewery. The company was known for the ales and porter style beer. Later Rueter merged and formed a partnership with Ally, and was called the Rueter and All Brewing Company prior to prohibition starting.
Early pre-prohibition advertising tip tray from The Ryan’s Brewery which was based in Syracuse, New York
This is a reverse-on-glass post-Prohibition lighted sign from the Schorr-Kolkschneider Brewing Company in St. Louis, MO. Circa 1935.
