Here is an early reverse on glass sign framed in a gesso frame from the Olympia Brand of beer, out of Olympia, WA. It’s made from Tumwater, and this slogan has lasted for years, as did the horseshoe brand design in the center with the waterfall. This early pre-prohibition sign is from about 1900-1905.
The Saint Bruno Standard Dark Flake Smoking Tobacco was a large seller for years, and still was in business as late as the 1970’s being sold in tobacco shops all around the European area as well as inside the United States. This particular metal sign is very colorful, and certainly would have garnered the attention…
Featured is a very colorful metal serving tray showing a bear and a woman holding a beer while a ship arrives, most likely symbolizing the San Francisco port. This tray was put out by The Wieland Brewery, which was located in San Francisco both prior to and again after the prohibition era. This tray is…
The Deppen Brewery formerly located in Reading, Pennsylvania put out two beautiful boxed Reverse on Glass wood framed corner signs, prior to prohibition. Interestingly, these two varieties are the most common corner signs from that era, as boxes of them were found behind a wall in the brewery, or in a railroad car (I have…
Shown here is an early 1900’s era tin sign from the Quaker Oats Company, advertising their Quaker Flour, sold in cotton bags. Quaker Oats had a plant in Canada as shown on the bag. Known the world over, for every baking purposes, the sign incorporates a colonel quaker gentlemen in the advertisement.
Here is a great tin sign from the Falstaff brand of beer. Falstaff originated with the William J. Lemp Brewing Company which was based in St. Louis, MO. This brand eventually opened up multiple breweries throughout the United States, including New Orleans, LA, San Jose, CA, Omaha, NE, Cranston, R.I., Tampa, FL, etc. The blue…
Featured is a beautiful serving tray from the National Brewing Company which was based in Syracuse, NY. The name National Brewing Company was used in other cities also, including a large one in St. Louis, MO. However, this tray clearly states it is for the one in Syracuse. The tray rims advertising their Ales and…
Here’s a fantastic reverse on glass corner sign from The Barry Shoe Company out of Brockton, Massachusetts from around 1900. The caption “Above All” is tied into the image of a man holding a shoe over the world globe. The sign features stunning gold leaf artwork in the lettering. This corner sign is a great…
Featured is a rather interesting tin sign from the Old Crow Sour Mash Whiskey Brand, made by the W.A. Gaines Company. The W. A. Gaines Company started in 1868 in downtown Frankfort, Kentucky and remained in business until the start of prohibition. The use of rats crawling over the sour mash whiskey bottle baffles me,…
The R & G Corset Factory once ruled not only the streets of Norwalk, CT, but basically the entire United States as their brand of corsets was the largest selling brand in the U.S. Norwalk had the reputation of also being one of the biggest hat manufacturing cities in the U.S. also. Interestingly the company…
