I love this metal serving tray, and of course, I like pre-prohibition era trays with the factory scene of the brewery building on them. This particular brewery tray from the Brooklyn New York based Excelsior Brewing Company touted their pilsener and German style lager beers which were the company’s trademark or flagship styles of beer.…
This particular curved glass corner sign was designed to hang outside of saloons or taverns in the 1900 era whereby beer from the Charles Schibi Brewery was being sold to thirsty patrons inside! Oftentimes because of the curved design and the wooden backed frame, these signs were put up outside the establishments in a pair,…
I like this particular generic “star” Brewing Company’s sign for its simplicity. The simple illumination look generic and that is a bit surprising since their were many Star Breweries in the pre-prohibition era. So what did the Star brand do to increase their awareness? They simply added a bold illumination look to their beer in…
When I think about simplistic styles of advertising, this particular tray from the Akron Brewing Company in Akron, Ohio comes to mind. How much more simplistic can a brewery advertising campaign be? You name your beer “White Rock” and you add an image of a white rock in the background! The advertising campaign was done…
I love this piece. To the reader, I am sure many are wondering why this print is backwards? Most probably think the photo image of this Minstrel Beer printers block lithograph was simply reversed before it was added to this story. However, that is not the case. This and thousands of others like this from…
Here is a beauty, an electric clock featuring the infamous ABC beer brand from the American Brewing Company which was based in St. Louis, MO both pre-prohibition and post-prohibition era’s. This particular clock comes in both a red and gold colored background, and are identical in styles except for the color scheme. At one time…
Here’s a fabulous looking pre-prohibition era metal serving tray from the George Ringler Brewery which was located between 90th and 92nd Street and 2nd – 3rd Avenue in Manhattan. This tray advertises their Real German and Extra Pilsener styles of brews. The tray also denotes strength and purity on it, trying to differentiate themselves from…
I love this beautiful pre-prohibition era tin serving tray from the long defunct Manhattan Consumer Brewing Company which was based in New York City prior to prohibition. This tray features an image of a native american indian along with an english settler, an interesting logo for a brewery nontheless. I can only assume the Indian…
The Roseneck Brewing Company from Richmond, Virginia was never a large scale brewery. Originally called the Richmond Brewery and located at Leigh Street and Hermitage Road, the brewery was in business from 1897 until prohibition ended their run in 1918 as it was approaching hard and fast. Run by Alfred von Nickish Rosenegk, the brewery…
I love this spectacular pre-prohibition metal serving tray put out by the Olean, New York based Dotterweich Brewing Company around 1900-1910. Their method of promoting their brewery was easy, simply state all the major types of beer you sold, i.e. beer, ales, and porter styles. What I find interesting with this tray is the bottle…