This is a beautiful art deco sign from the Prince of Pilsen brand of beer, produced by the Mound City Brewery or Brewing Company formerly in New Athens, IL. The tiny community of New Athens, Illinois is located about 30 miles southeast of the city of St. Louis, MO. This art deco lighted sign is…
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…
I like this particular generic “star” Brewing Company’s sign for its simplicity. The simple illumination look generic and that is a bit surprising since their were many Star Breweries in the pre-prohibition era. So what did the Star brand do to increase their awareness? They simply added a bold illumination look to their beer in…
Here is a beauty, an electric clock featuring the infamous ABC beer brand from the American Brewing Company which was based in St. Louis, MO both pre-prohibition and post-prohibition era’s. This particular clock comes in both a red and gold colored background, and are identical in styles except for the color scheme. At one time…
I love this beautiful pre-prohibition era tin serving tray from the long defunct Manhattan Consumer Brewing Company which was based in New York City prior to prohibition. This tray features an image of a native american indian along with an english settler, an interesting logo for a brewery nontheless. I can only assume the Indian…
The Roseneck Brewing Company from Richmond, Virginia was never a large scale brewery. Originally called the Richmond Brewery and located at Leigh Street and Hermitage Road, the brewery was in business from 1897 until prohibition ended their run in 1918 as it was approaching hard and fast. Run by Alfred von Nickish Rosenegk, the brewery…
Here are two beautiful tin over cardboard signs from the once iconic Falstaff brand of beer. Falstaff produced several styles of these TOC style signs, i.e., signs which have tin over cardboard where the tin simply wraps around a cardboard backing to produce a very sturdy and advertising piece. TOC style signs are highly collected…
I have always loved this celluloid matchsafe from the John B. Busch Brewing Company out of Washington, MO, a smaller city of 10,000 plus residents on the Missouri River banks, about forty miles or so from St. Louis, MO. This brewery was founded by a cousin of the more famous August Busch Brewing family from…
Heim Brewery in East St. Louis, IL This Reverse-on-Glass Corner Sign is from the Heim Brewery in East St. Louis, Illinois, Circa 1905. The sign’s glass is reverse painted red with brilliant gold lettering outlined in black and reads, “Heim Beer Made in East St. Louis.” It’s fascinating to see an identical Heim Beer corner…
Breweriana Blowout XVI, Belleville, IL, Saturday, April 4, 9 am – 3 pm Free Admission at 9 am. Early Admission at 7 am is $20. There’s no better place to add to your collection than at a Breweriana show. Stop by the Breweriana Blowout XVI on April 4, 9 am – 3 pm at the Belle-Clair Fairgrounds…