WOWSER! Pictured here is an amazing early pre-prohibition era self-framed tin sign from the Storz Brewing Company, an Omaha, Nebraska icon in the brewery business of yesteryear. This particular image featured a bird carrying a gnome or elf like small man away from the brewery, with two bottles of beer in his hands. Could the…
The Wagner Brewing Company formerly in Granite City, Illinois used a gnome or elf like man to carry their New Brew product to you. This particular brand New Brew was the breweries attempt to revive their beer brand once prohibition ended. Why the elf like creature is anyone’s guess. However, multiple breweries used these guys…
The Consumers Brewing Company of New York had a reason for calling itself “of N.Y.” in their advertising. There were simply too many breweries calling themselves the Consumers Brewing Company in the United States prior to prohibition. Featured here is a great round tin tip tray complete with the original hanging metal chain. I love…
Featured is one of my favorite pennant signs, this one from the Evansville, Indiana based Sterling Brewery, for their Prohibition era Super-Bru brand of alcoholic brewing beer drink. The colors on this sign have always attracted the attention of colors, as the green is a rather unique color from beer brands. The addition of a…
The American Brewing Company of Peoria, Illinois put out this beautiful oval serving tray prior to prohibition. This particular tray is called a stock tray, meaning the image was used for many brewers and distillers at that time, with only the name of the brewery or distillery being changed by the printing company in Coshocton,…
Wow! What a spectacular reverse on glass corner sign out of Cleveland, Wisconsin! This Centerville Brewing Company sign features a metal scalloped edge border, designed to hold the glass in place, and a 90 degree angle wood bracket designed for hanging on the edge of a building. Hence, the corner sign name. i always laughed…
Featured is a beautiful Reverse on Glass sign from the Leonhard Michel Brewing Company which was based in NYC prior to Prohibition. This Reverse on Glass round sign features a stunning mixture of royal blue, gold and maroon red coloring. The sign advertises the breweries Special Brew brand of beer. Special Brew was a very…
Featured is a great vitrolite glass advertising corner sign from the Fauerbach Brewery which was located for many years in Madison, Wisconsin. This particular vitrolite sign is encased in a brass or cooper like metal casing, with a lined design, a very commonly used design for these outdoor advertising signs from the pre-prohibition era. At…
This impressive Reverse on Glass Painted sign is from The Schmidt Brothers Brewery which was also called the Crown Brewery, located at 138 W. McMicken Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. This lager beer sign indicates the company was both selling bottled beer along with their usual draft beer. ROG signs like this in their original frame…
The Olean New York Brewing Company certainly understood the value of advertising when the put out this square Rheingold Beer on their original metal tray. It is well known with most marketers that animals, babies and you kids sell the best, as they get peoples attention oftentimes. Who can resist not looking up when a…