Here’s a fabulous Rueter and Company Reverse on Glass sign, circa 1900 from the long defunct Boston, Massachusetts Brewery. The company was known for the ales and porter style beer. Later Rueter merged and formed a partnership with Ally, and was called the Rueter and All Brewing Company prior to prohibition starting.
Featured here is a beautiful whiskey lithograph from the G. W. Schmidt Company in Pittsburgh, PA. This lithographic sign is from the pre-prohibition era. The Schmidt Company was a well known whiskey distiller for many years in PA.
Pictured here is a stunning reverse on glass San Antonio Brewing Ass’n or Association gesso style round sign from the 1900 era. This style Gesso wood frames were popular in the early 1900’s, and as a result, are very popular with collectors still today. The reverse painted glass signs often need maintenance today as the…
Featured is a really neat tin sign from the Roberts, Johnson and Rand Shoe Company, which was based in Saint Louis, Missouri. This sign was a stock sign, and the manufacturer simply added hundreds of general stores names and cities attached to the sign where their brand was being sold. The sign says “For All…
Featured is a tough to find early advertising tray from the Deere and Webber Horse Drawn Sleigh Manufacturing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This particular serving tray is a stock image type of tray, and features a large elk in the image. The Deere and Webber Company was known Bob Sleds which were horse pulled…
Featured is a very nice early reverse on glass brewery sign from the Wiedemann Brewery which was based originally in Cincinnati, Ohio. This ROG style sign is very rare, and features beer bottles from both the Wiedemann and Royal Amber brands of beer. Wiedemann was later brewed in Kentucky before the brand was eventually closed…
Here is a great lighted sign from the Engelking brand which was made in Springfield, Illinois, both pre prohibition and post prohibition. This lighted sign is from the mid 1930’s I believe. This sign denotes the brand as “Famous for it’s Quality”. This brand was made by the Springfield Brewing Company, of which Conrad Reisch…
Featured is a beautiful curved corner sign from the G.B.S. and Co. Brewery in Baltimore, Maryland. This tin corner sign was from about 1900, and was made by the Tuchfarber Lithograph Company based in Cincinnati. Ohio. This sign is very similar to to an Eigenbrot Corner Brewery Sign, also from Baltimore. The colors and shapes…
Here’s a fabulous Reverse on Glass or ROG beer advertising sign, from the Kessler Brewing Company. This sign was made about 1900 when ROG signs were all the rage, and skilled craftsman were in each major city creating these masterpieces. The Kessler Brewery was based in Helena Montana, and reopened after prohibition ended in 1933. …
Here’s an amazing reverse on glass sign for the General Arthur brand of ten cents cigars. Look closely, and you might recognize the image of the man, it is President Chester Arthur, 21st President of the United States. Using historical or well known political figures to help sell products was a practice alive and well…
