Shown here is an early tin sign from the Bemis Brother and Company plant which was originally based in St. Louis, Missouri. The company also had plants in Boston, MA and Minneapolis, MN around the time this sign was made around 1900. Interestingly the use of a cat image in their sign featured here was…
Pictured is a beautiful lithographic print from the Berghoff Brewing formerly of Chicago, IL and also from Ft. Wayne, IN at one time too. This litho is circa 1910 era.
Bernheimer and Schwartz Brewing Company New York City, N.Y. Lithographic Calendar. Litho 1914.
Vitrolite corner brewery sign from the Beverwyck Brewing Company, Albany, N.Y. Pre-Prohibition era, Ca. 1910.
Pictured is an incredible metal outdoor hanging corner sign from the Beverwyck Brewing Company in Albany, N.Y., featuring Gambrinus as the striking image for the sign. This sign is tin and is circa 1895.
Shown is a beautiful tin sign from the brewers of Budweiser, Anheuser-Busch, featuring their prohibition era drink called Bevo. This sign comes in a couple of varieties, one featuring a 5 cent slogan, and this one which does not include the bottle price on the piece. Anheuser Busch survived through the dark days of prohibition…
Big Horn Coffee Can. The Inter-State Coffee & Spice Company in Joplin, MO. Circa 1920
Here’s a great lithographic cardboard sign advertising “Fishing for Business” from the Bonnie and Company distillers in Louisville, Kentucky, just prior to prohibition starting in 1919. The graphics are interesting with a woman fishing and apparently getting her line caught on her dress, while a curious looking man is staring at her. I am not…
Pictured is a beautiful serving tray from the Birmingham, Alabama Brewing Company for their Ideal brand of beer. This metal serving tray is a pre-prohibition era tray, circa 1910.
Circa 1915, this tin has a paper label and was manufactured by the Biston Coffee Company in Saint Louis, MO. Saint Louis was a very large coffee manufacturing city in the early 1900s, hence, there are a lot of coffee advertising items available still today. The Folgers brand was the largest from the city to emerge over the years.
