WOW! Here is a beautiful metal serving tray from the Rock Island Brewing Company holding a glass of R.I.B. beer as the rocks behind it have R.I.B. advertising on them. There are not many breweries which used Native Americans on them, but there are many that did during the pre-prohibition era. So collectors have these…
This tray has always made me smile. The idea of a beer called Monastery from the Loyalhanna Brewing Company in Latrobe, Pennsylvania was apparently a good idea back around 1900 when this tray was produced for the brewery. I love the colors, the elegantly labeled beer bottle, and for whatever reason, the $5,000 reward listed…
What a better sign to display your product than a street sign standing in the way of patrons walking down the street on their way to get somewhere! This particular Borden’s Ice Cream sign would certainly catch a potential patrons attention with its bold design, colors, and sheer dimensions while blocking the sidewalk in front…
I love this beautiful pre-prohibition era metal serving tray from the Luzerne County Brewing Company which was in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania years ago. The nicely placed beer bottle with the bright label, the shell glass full of Edelbrau next to the bottle, and a lit cigar placed on the end table. While maybe not the safest…
Here is beautiful wooden clock in great condition from the Chicago Biscuit Company, circa 1900. This wood clock is in great condition, and has lettering in gold on the glass in front of the clock pendulum. Food products are not as easy to find, as most of their advertising dollars were spent on the product…
This tin serving tray from the 1910 era prior to prohibition is interesting, as there is not much of a claim, other than to simply state “Yakima Beer was Better”. Many pre-prohibition era serving trays have claims about their quality, distinctive brewery, taste, etc. The Yakima, WA based North Yakima Brewing Company brewery simply stated…
What a beautiful tin can! The Goddard Grocer Company which was based in St. Louis, MO but had offices in Hannibal, MO, Cape Girardeau, MO and in Marion & Cairo, Illinois. The company was a well known local coffee producing distributor along with other store bought goods of which they were a wholesaler for. While…
I have been amazed at how many variations I have seen from this particular stock scene image on different tin serving trays from the 1900 era. This image has been used for clothing stores, shoe stores, coffee companies, breweries, soda manufacturers, cigar makers, and just about any other segment of businesses from the early 1900’s.…
Featured today is a beautiful antique coffee bin from the Henry Horner & Company coffee and tea importers and distribution company which was based in Chicago, Illinois. This particular company was a roaster of coffee beans shipped to them, so they roasted the beans and then sold them at bulk in containers such as this…
I have always enjoyed seeing pieces of advertising which are coming from the advertising company itself, essentially promoting their own abilities to produce quality advertising point of sale pieces. Shown here is that type of piece from The Gast Lithographic and Stationary Company which was based in St. Louis, MO for many years. Their motto…