Virginia Dare Wine Serving Tray, Garrett & Co., St. Louis, MO 1925
This is a Virginia Dare Wine serving tray from the Garrett Company based in Saint Louis, MO and Norfolk, Virginia, 1925.
VICTORIAN BEAUTY AND THE DIAMOND WEDDING SHINE, 1910!
A beautiful Victorian woman is featured on this antique advertising tin sign for Sloman’s Diamond Wedding 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 their advertising, apparently targeting the men who were…
Vess Soda Tin Sign 1940
This Vess Soda tin sign features a beautiful winter scene and displays three flavors on the bottles, Circa 1940.
Vess Soda Metal Thermometer, Billion Bubble Beverage. Circa 1940’s
A nice Vess soda indoor or outdoor tin metal thermometer which would have been displayed at a grocery store or confectionary, Circa 1940’s. The Vess Soda company was founded in 1916 and was a soft drink brand manufactured in St. Louis, Mo.
Vess Soda Clock 1950
This Vess Soda clock was manufactured by Pam Clock Co. Circa 1950. The clock features the advertising message, “Drink Vess – Billion Bubble Beverages”.
Vess Cola Tin Sign, Contains No Caffein, Vess Soda Company, St. Louis, MO. Circa 1950
This colorful Vess Cola “No Caffein” tin sign helps date the age of the sign with the 5 cent price slogan. The Vess Soda Company was based in St. Louis, MO.
Vess Cola Tin Outdoor Sign, 1940
Large Vess Cola outdoor tin sign which would have been displayed outside a store or confectionary. Circa 1940’s. Vess was based in St. Louis, MO but had vast distribution in many parts of the U.S.
Vess Billion Bubble Beverages Tin Menu Board, 1950
This Vess Billion Bubble Beverages Menu Board tin advertising sign is from the 1950’s and was used in a small diner to help advertise their daily specials.
VELVET TOBACCO LITHOGRAPHIC PRINT, LIGGETT & MYERS CO. Ca. 1900
Featured is a brilliantly colored lithographic print advertising the Liggett and Myers Company flagship brand, Velvet Tobacco. The upper corner shows the small tin Velvet Tobacco pocket tin can, and this is the only thing on the lithograph featuring any form of advertising whatsoever. Liggett and Myers could do this as the brand was so…
VELVET BEER METAL CHARGER, TERRE HAUTE, IN BREWING CO. Circa 1903
This is a large metal advertising charger sign from the Terre Haute, Indiana Brewing Company, advertising their Velvet Beer brand. Velvet later became Champagne Velvet, and was brewed for many years as their top seller. Circa 1903.