Bluff City ROG Round Corner Sign, Alton, IL. Ca. 1900

A RARE VIBRANT SEVEN-COLOR REVERSE-ON-GLASS CORNER SIGN! BLUFF CITY BREWERY 1890

A Rare Breweriana Corner Sign with Seven-Color Design from Bluff City Brewery 1890 A favorite antique advertising sign from my collection is this rare, beautiful Reverse-on-Glass corner sign from the Bluff City Brewery Circa 1890. This unique Breweriana sign has a vibrant seven-color design. It brilliantly reflects the red, blue, green, gold, brown and black colors…

Anheuser-Busch Malt-Nutrine Fountain of Health Sign Details

ANHEUSER-BUSCH MALT NUTRINE’S ADVERTISING FOR NURSING MOMS 1895-1942

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…

Theo Vogt Salt Glaze Stoneware Whiskey Jug 1880

A HUGE FIND! A THEO VOGT SALT GLAZE STONEWARE WHISKEY JUG 1880

A Rare Ten-Gallon Salt Glaze Stoneware Whiskey Jug Used in an 1880’s Saloon I just found this massive ten-gallon salt glaze stoneware whiskey jug made for Theodore Vogt, a whiskey wholesaler from East. St. Louis, Illinois circa 1880. The only other known stoneware whiskey jugs from Theo Vogt are one-gallon black-stenciled jugs from approximately 1900-1905. …