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…
Bluff City Brewery Tray Shows Friars Playing Cards. One of my favorite brewery trays was given out as a premium item to saloons and reads, “Compliments of the Bluff City Brewery” in Alton, Illinois, 1900. This colorful tray shows a couple of friars or monks playing cards with two other men drinking beer and advertises their Pilsener…
Griesedieck’s “Old Scenter Rye” Whiskey Sign 1898 I recently acquired this unique Pre-Prohibition cardboard sign advertising a long forgotten whiskey brand called Old Scenter Rye. To my knowledge, this antique advertising sign is the first one of its kind known to exist. This particular whiskey was made by H.L. Griesedieck and Company, a distillery based…
A Rare Falstaff Beer Sign from The Lemp Brewing Co 1907 Last week, I acquired a rare colorful lithograph print advertisement made for the William J. Lemp Brewing Company of St. Louis, Missouri produced in 1907. This antique Breweriana collectible features Sir John Falstaff who was often used by the Lemp Brewing Co. for their…
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…
A Rare Breweriana Sign From The Wm. J. Lemp Brewing Co 1895 Last week, I acquired a stunning reverse-on-glass Lager Beer sign manufactured by Wm. J Lemp Brewing Company, circa 1895. This unique Breweriana advertising sign is considered very rare and to date it is the only one known to exist. The oval-shaped sign has…