Faust Blend Coffee with Devil Trademark, C.F. Blanke Coffee & Tea Co., 1889 – 1940 Some of my favorite antique advertising collectibles are from the C.F. Blanke’s Faust Blend Coffee brand. One of the reasons I like this brand is its trademark devil character and the reference to a famous 1800’s German play called “Faust”.…
Breweriana Blowout XVI, Belleville, IL, Saturday, April 4, 9 am – 3 pm Free Admission at 9 am. Early Admission at 7 am is $20. There’s no better place to add to your collection than at a Breweriana show. Stop by the Breweriana Blowout XVI on April 4, 9 am – 3 pm at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds…
Wagner’s Old Time Beer Charger “Friends”, Forest Park Brewing Co. 1910 I’m happy to share this unique Forest Park Brewery Charger Tray made to promote Wagner’s Old Time Lager Beer. This beautiful 16” round charger features a young girl with her face and arms embracing her horse. It is labeled “Friends” on the bottom rim…
45th Annual Antique Bottle Show, St. Louis, MO, Sunday, March 15, 9am – 2pm Stop by the 45th Annual Antique Bottle and Jar Show this Sunday to see thousands of colorful antique glass and stoneware bottles. Over the past 20 years, I have found hundreds of historic bottles at this show which I’ve added to my…
A Colorful Pastel Lithograph for Waterloo Milk Company, 1922 This rare advertising lithograph is from the Waterloo Condensed Milk Company, Waterloo, Illinois, 1922. I acquired this unique advertising piece in 1995 at the estate of a former officer in the company, Mr. A.J. Koenigsmark. After more than 70 years, this vintage keepsake had been preserved…
Erlanger Beer Tray, Heil’s Home Brewery, Hannibal, MO 1903 In the early 1900’s, many smaller breweries were in business for a short time making their limited number of advertising relics hard to come by. This is one of those difficult finds! This tin lithograph beer tray was manufactured for Heil’s Home Brewery in Hannibal, MO…
A Seven-Color Lithographic Tin Sign, Rose & Co. Merchant Tailors, Chicago, IL 1901 This is a beautiful seven-color lithograph self-framed tin advertising sign made for Rose & Company Merchant Tailors, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1901. I acquired this amazing sign at the Indy Antique Advertising Show last year and immediately knew it was a great example…
A Beveled Mirror General Store Tea Bin, H.P. Coffee Co., St. Louis, MO 1905 I just added this extraordinary general store tea bin to my antique coffee collection. What makes this bin special is the beveled mirror on the front side. Most vintage coffee and tea bins have a lithograph advertisement on the front instead…
A 1898 Anheuser-Busch Beer Tray – An Extremely Rare Vintage Collectible This is one of my favorite collectibles – a beautiful beer serving tray referred to as the “Page Boy” or “Court Jester” tray made for Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association in St. Louis, MO in 1898. This colorful tray is listed in the Vintage Anheuser-Busch Collector’s…
Bluff City Brewery Tray Shows Friars Playing Cards. One of my favorite brewery trays was given out as a premium item to saloons and reads, “Compliments of the Bluff City Brewery” in Alton, Illinois, 1900. This colorful tray shows a couple of friars or monks playing cards with two other men drinking beer and advertises their Pilsener…