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…
I have always loved this sign! What a great image of three men carrying the Peerless brand of beer to an event, calling themselves the “Refreshment Committee”! This pre-prohibition era sign is truly an entertaining piece of artwork with a funny flair to it. Who could not appreciate someone bringing a keg and bottles of…
Here are two beautiful tin over cardboard signs from the once iconic Falstaff brand of beer. Falstaff produced several styles of these TOC style signs, i.e., signs which have tin over cardboard where the tin simply wraps around a cardboard backing to produce a very sturdy and advertising piece. TOC style signs are highly collected…
Here’s a beautiful tin tacker style metal sign from the Falstaff Brewing Company which was originally based in St. Louis, MO when the sign was made, but eventually expanded to many other cities across the United States as their sales began to grow. This Dublin Style brand was actually a cereal beverage, and was one…
I have always loved this celluloid matchsafe from the John B. Busch Brewing Company out of Washington, MO, a smaller city of 10,000 plus residents on the Missouri River banks, about forty miles or so from St. Louis, MO. This brewery was founded by a cousin of the more famous August Busch Brewing family from…
Here is a beautiful souvenir scenic pin or coin tray depicting a photograph of the Meyer Brewing Company which was in Bloomington, IL prior to prohibition. Like so many breweries, the Meyer Brewery did not survive to re-open after prohibition unfortunately. Trays like these were often made with images of whatever was being advertised, and…
What a beautiful diecut litho calendar from the Moerschel Brewing Company, this time out of Sedalia, Missouri. Dated 1914, the colors on this lithograph are stunning, the condition immaculate, and certainly a piece which could decorate a home for many years beyond the actual calendar usefulness. In fact, oftentimes collectors of antique advertising will find…
This particular pre-prohibition era metal serving tray from the Metz Brewing Company out of Omaha, NE is a beauty. The coloring is unusual compared to most pre-pro era trays and mostly I love it because they only needed to include an “M” in the middle of the tray in order to command a buyers attention.…
The West End Brewing Company formerly based in Utica, New York prior to prohibition certainly tried to emulate a high society feel to their beer based on the image used on this self-framed tin sign from the 1900 era. I love this image as the featured woman is leaning back alongside the fire, a small…