Here is an unusual Sterling brand for their “dark” brand of tobacco. This green can is harder to find than the red or gold version cans of this size. The Sterling Brand of Tobacco was a big seller in the early 1900’s.
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JOSEPH FALLERT BREWING CO, Tin Lager Beer Corner Sign. Brooklyn, N.Y. Circa 1890.
Here is a beautiful curved metal corner sign advertising lager beer from the Joseph Fallert Brewery which was in Brooklyn, New York just outside Manhattan in the late 1800’s and early 1900 era prior to prohibition. Pre-Pro corner signs are extremely rare, and one of the most desirable brewery advertising items for collectors today.
LAWRENCE BARRETT CIGAR Metal Corner Sign, D. Emil Klein Cigar Co. Ca. 1900
Here is a beautiful metal curved corner sign from the D. Emil Klein Cigar Company, for their flagship brand of cigars, Lawrence Barrett. Considered a mild havana style cigar, this was a huge regional seller in the 1900 timeframe. Lawrence Barrett was a well known 1800’s era American stage actor in the theater.
HYDE PARK BEER TIN SIGN, HYDE PARK BREWERY, ST. LOUIS, MO
Featured is a nice tin sign from the Hyde Park Brewing Co. which was formally in the north side of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. This Hyde Park sign incorporated the breweries famous shield logo image. Circa 1940.
DECATUR BREWING CO STONEWARE BEER MUG, DECATUR, IL!
Here is a beautiful stoneware beer mug from the Decatur, Illinois Brewing Company from the pre-prohibition era. Unfortunately this brewery did not survive the start of prohibition.
HEIL’S HOME BREWERY, ERLANGER BEER SERVING TRAY, HANNIBAL, MO.
Here is a pre-prohibition era metal serving tray from the Heil Home Brewery in Hannibal, Missouri. This tray advertises their Erlanger brand of bottled beer.
WEST BEND, WI BREWING CO BEER MUG!
Featured is a nice stoneware souvenir or giveaway beer mug from the long defunct pre-prohibition era brewery in West Bend, Wisconsin. This mug advertises their celebrated lager style of beer.
GOLDSMITH, SILVER & Co.’s M.C.A. Cigars provided appeal!
Featured is a beautifully illustrated cigar box full of cigars from the Goldsmith, Silver and Company for their M.C.A. brand of 10 cent cigars. This Boston, MA based company produced this small serving tray around 1900. I love the coloring, and the image of a ready to serve appeal full of very well defined cigars…
ABERDEEN BREWING PRIMA BEER SERVING TRAY, ABERDEEN, WA. Ca. 1905
Here is a beautiful pre-prohibition era serving tray from the long defunct Aberdeen Washington brewery. This particular tray is colorful, and advertises proudly their Prima brand of bottled lager beer. The use of a nice patriotic USA colored shield helps provide more color and eye appeal. One of the fun facts about this brewery is…
GILT EDGE BEER SERVED DETROIT IN STYLE!
Featured is a stunning pre-prohibition serving tray from the Union Brewing Company out of Detroit, Michigan. This particular metal tavern or saloon tray advertised a well known turn of the century beer in Detroit called Gilt Edge. The tray incorporated a lot of patriotic colors in the design, not surprising as patriotism was at a…
TEMPLE PLUG CHEWING TOBACCO LITHOGRAPH. Circa 1900
Here is a great lithograph from the Temple Plug Chewing Tobacco for their cut plug brand of tobacco. An interesting type of black americana which was common for tobacco in this era. This fancy chew is advertised on this one, the man looks like he is sheepishly enjoying the product.
SUNSET TRAIL TOBACCO TIN- 5 CTS!
Here is a beautiful tin chewing tobacco tin from the Sunset Trail brand of smoking tobacco. The image features a man and woman riding their horses into the sunset. The clearly detailed cost of just 5 cents either expensive at the time this was made, indicating a quality brand, whereas most tobacco products of that…
BEECH NUT CHEWING TOBACCO COUNTER STORE BIN. Circa 1920’s
Here is a beautiful condition tin general store counter display point of sale bin from the Beech-Nut Tobacco Company. This particular bin comes in several different colors, with the yellow version being the most common, and prettiest with the color scheme.