Recently I was fortunate to have been able to acquire the metal Klausmann Brewery beer corner sign featured on the left side in this photograph from a fellow pre-prohibition era breweriana collector. While I owned the Anheuser-Busch sign first pictured on the right, I was very interested in pairing the two similar designed signs, particularly…
Andrew-Lohr Bottling Company Lithograph, 1900 This shining lithograph advertisement was designed for the successful soda manufacturer Andrew Lohr Bottling Company, circa 1900. I found this gem of a piece at a Pennsylvania auction last year. As a historian and collector, I think it’s an ideal example of how soda companies during this era featured Victorian…
A 1898 Anheuser-Busch Beer Tray – An Extremely Rare Vintage Collectible This is one of my favorite collectibles – a beautiful beer serving tray referred to as the “Page Boy” or “Court Jester” tray made for Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association in St. Louis, MO in 1898. This colorful tray is listed in the Vintage Anheuser-Busch Collector’s…
Anheuser-Busch Featured Nursing Mothers and Babies in Malt-Nutrine Ads It is surprising to see how breweries featured nursing mothers and their babies in advertisements starting in the late 1800’s. This 1905 Anheuser-Busch Malt-Nutrine advertising sign is fairly rare and I’ve had it in my collection for about ten years. It’s a self-framed tin sign and…
Adolphus Busch and Anthony Faust Anheuser-Busch, Budweiser and Faust Beer advertisements in the form of felt pennant signs are some favorites in my personal collection. These ads reveal an interesting history about two long-time friends. Adolphus Busch, the German co-founder of Anheuser-Busch Brewery in 1861, was a very close friend with Anthony (Tony) Faust who…