Featured is a beautiful glass chipped sign from the A. Bauer & Company Distillery Agency, formerly located in Chicago, IL. This reverse on glass designed advertisement advertises the companies Sedgwick Rye brand. The sign could have been made by the Rawson and Evans Sign Company, , the P. Pause Company, Atlas Sign, or the…
The A.M. Hellman Company was one of the most prolific whiskey distillers in the United States prior to the turn of prohibition in 1933. The company was known for their Old Crow brand of whiskey, but as this shot glass shows, they also advertised often for their Gold Seal brand of rye whiskey. The company…
The C.H. Wittenberg Distilling Company once was one of the largest whiskey distilleries in the Midwest, and was certainly amongst the largest selling distillers in the Saint Louis, MO marketplace. Featured here is a large lithograph from their marque Blue Wing Whiskey brand. This particular litho is about 18 inches wide and 24 inches tall…
The Meadville, Pennsylvania Distilling Company cleverly put out a stunning tin sign with an angel sitting on top of a heart, extolling the virtues of pureness for their rye whiskey brand. The use of both “Pure Rye” and “Genuine Rye” on the same sign, with the use of the angel is an easily recognizable attempt…
I love this particular piece from the Old Prentice brand of whisky. This particular gesso framed gilt style golden frame was a common design for many early advertisers. Amazingly, many of these signs still exist, and I can only speculate the beauty of the framing motivated people to keep the items to help decorate their…
I love this Victorian lithograph print from the Glasner-Barzen Distilling and Importing Whiskey Company based in Kansas City, MO. This lithograph advertises their flagship brand, Diplomat Whiskey and says it is “Just Right”. It has always intrigued me why so many early whiskey lithograph brands used pretty woman in their advertising. The Glasner-Barzen whiskey…
I have always enjoyed a good advertising item from a smaller regional player such as a liquor wholesaler. For a company to produce a piece like this C.A. Feisst Wholesale Liquor Dealer serving tray, they had to have a significant business. Typically you see advertising items like this from the actual manufacturer, and a distributor…
I love the graphics from Dr. Harter’s Cherry Bitters featured in this 1895 lithograph. It appears the dog is wearing a nurse hat with the product name on it, while playing a drum featuring a bottle of Dr. Harter’s Elixer on the drum itself. The young girl is waiting patiently, as if almost praying while…
I am always amazed when I see an early advertising item of significance attached to a small town in the middle of nowhere. Such is the case with this beautiful Reverse on Glass sign from Theodore Francis Mackmiller for his Eagle Mountain Rye Whiskey brand. Why the name Eagle Mountain is unknown to this author,…
One of the more interesting pieces of antique advertising I have seen recently is represented by this metal serving tray from the Adolph Loeb & Company firm in Cincinnati, OH. Why would someone name their brand 2 O’Clock Club Rye? Was this brand only sold in a specific club in Cincinnati? The use of the…