Before the advent of the automobile in the late 1800’s, horse’s ruled the world for transportation. No one owned a horse without a saddle if they wanted a comfortable ride, and the Meyer-Bannerman Company in St. Louis, MO led the way in the U.S. for sales of their leather saddle ware. As a non-horseman, I…
I like this piece of advertising from the Kabo Corset Company for one simple reason…it is very unusual to find a more expensive piece of giveaway advertising memorabilia from this specific category. I don’t know why this is the case, but I suspect the idea of putting someone’s undergarments on full display for all to…
I have always liked the image on this Snow Boy Washing Powder Soap metal sign. I can only speculate the use of the Lautz Bros. & Company product would clean your clothes to look as white as fresh snow again. The use of a young boy gliding down a hill on his sled carrying…
I love this advertising sign because it has always been a great conversation piece for both collectors and non-collectors. The colorful image at first glance reminds me of a woman with a butterfly wing like appearance, perhaps coming out of her cocoon? While the eye typically goes to the top of the image, a closer…
The Moxie brand of soda was a very well-known soda brand which had a huge following in the Northeastern part of the United States for many years. This 1933 tin sign incorporated their commonly used slogan “distinctively different” in the advertisement. The use of the racing car was also something that collectors can find on…
Fake Signs being Passed off as Authentic A sad but realistic trend in the advertising collectibles hobby is fake signs being introduced into the market by some unscrupulous dealers. The cause of this is simple: antique signs bring extraordinary prices created by the strong demand from a very limited supply of antique items to their…
There’s no better place to add to your collection than at a Breweriana show! Stop by the Breweriana Blowout XVIII on Saturday, April 1, 9 am – 3 pm at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds and Expo Center in Belleville, IL. Early admission is $20 at 7 am or FREE admission at 9 am. More than 100…
I was very happy to recently acquire an early general store wood cabinet with a gorgeous acid etching on the front glass from Dr. J. H. McLean’s Medicinal Empire in St. Louis, MO. This cabinet would have been filled with bottles of Dr. McLeans Medicines and been on display in an early pharmacy or general store. …
The use of the word “gypsy” typically brings to mind negativity, deceit, or danger in most people’s mind. However, one company used the word Gypsy to entice people to buy their product, and by doing so, were apparently very successful in establishing their ladies and men hosiery as one of leading selling brands in the…
One of the most desirable vintage advertising items sought by collectors today is a self-framed tin sign from the Post Grape Nuts Cereal brand featuring a young girl being walked off to school with her loyal St. Bernard. C. W. Post Cereal Company used this classic scene on several different advertising pieces, but the one…