Stoneware Salt Glaze Advertising Whiskey Jug, Louis Gottschalk Belleville, Illinois. This is the earliest known Salt Glaze Jug from St Clair County ILL. Mr. Gottschalk was out of business in 1907. A one gallon jug!
This is a beer serving tray featuring made by the Louis Obert Brewery in St. Louis, Missouri, 1905.
The Louis Obert Brewery produced several earlier reverse on glass advertising signs, many of which were transom signs like the one photographed here. These transom signs were hung outside saloon or tavern entrances all around the St. Louis MO area in the early 1900’s. This one is the only one known to exist at this time unfortunately today.
M-C-A 10 ct. cigar lithographic sign. Goldsmith, Silver Company, Boston, MA.
This is a very rare oval metal serving tray advertising an Anheuser Busch Distributor in Saint Charles, Missouri, named E. H. Hoffmann. Circa 1900
This is a beautiful lithographic poster from the M. Hommel Champagne and Wine Company in Sandusky, Ohio. Circa 1900
This is a very interesting historical self-framed tin sign from the MK Goetz Brewery in Saint Joseph, MO depicting one of their employees, Jerry. Jerry was thought to be a mythical figure, but after some research was done a few years ago apparently Jerry was an employee who was very warmly regarded by the Brewery…
Here is an awesome and colorful brewery tip tray from the Magnus Beck Brewing Company which was in Buffalo, New York, circa 1905. The colors on this tip tray are amazing and the eagle was a very popular emblem for breweries in the early 1900’s.
Malt Marrow Pre Prohibition era serving tray from the McAvoy Brewing Company in Chicago, IL. Ca. 1910
This small spice tin advertising the Maltese Cross Spice Brand was made by the Meyer Brothers Drug Company in St. Louis, MO. Circa 1920.
