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…
I like this lithograph because it is very simple. If you chew Payroll Tobacco it will be a “Sure Winner”. Okay, how much more simple is an advertising campaign than that? Everyone wants to purchase a good high quality brand, and apparently if you bought Payroll tobacco you were going to get a winning or…
This particular advertising lithograph from the Franz Falk Brewing Company which was based in Milwaukee, WI during the pre-prohibition era is one of my favorites. Breweriana collectors today are always interested in advertising images which contain the brewery or factory scene in the piece. The incorporation of the Falk Brewery in the bottom inset certainly…
I found this early Leland, Smith & Company Mascotte brand of cigar advertising to say the least. Typically when collectors find early lithographs from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s they find very pretty woman or girls adorning the ads. The young woman featured on this lithographic appears to be a bit heavier than…
I love this Victorian lithograph print from the Glasner-Barzen Distilling and Importing Whiskey Company based in Kansas City, MO. This lithograph advertises their flagship brand, Diplomat Whiskey and says it is “Just Right”. It has always intrigued me why so many early whiskey lithograph brands used pretty woman in their advertising. The Glasner-Barzen whiskey…
The Horse Shoe Cut Plug Tobacco was certainly creative with their advertising images over 100 years ago. I have seen several ads from the Drummond Tobacco Company in St. Louis, MO where the cut plug pieces formed an item in the advertisement. This great lithograph uses a play on words about how valuable time is by incorporating…
I was intrigued when I first saw this early cigar advertising poster from the Ricksecker Cigar Company in Kansas City, MO. Who was Colonel Rick, and what does he have to do with cigars? This image is very bright, and Col. Rick looks very distinguished. The name Rick certainly resonates well with the name Ricksecker…
One of the more intriguing advertising items I have found recently was the use of a peacock by the August Schell Brewing Company of New Ulm, MN for their Malt Prohibition era drink. This beautiful lithograph features a pretty young woman staring admirably at a beautiful peacock which is standing next to her. I was…