Here is a very early tin match holder from the Berdan and Company Spice Manufacturer which was based in Toledo, Ohio in the early 1900’s. This particular matchholder advertises their Chef Spice brand, which a large as life Chef featured prominently on the piece!
Featured here is a nice cardboard sign from the Grape Sparkle soda pop brand. I find this sign interesting as the brand claims to be a wine flavored drink, but does not designate itself as a soft drink, although it clearly was based on other advertising of the era. Circa 1930’s, when many brands were…
Here’s a great lithographic cardboard sign advertising “Fishing for Business” from the Bonnie and Company distillers in Louisville, Kentucky, just prior to prohibition starting in 1919. The graphics are interesting with a woman fishing and apparently getting her line caught on her dress, while a curious looking man is staring at her. I am not…
Featured is a beautiful lithograph print from the United States Brewing Company which was in Chicago, Illinois during the early 1900’s prior to the start of prohibition. This particular scene shows the earliest leaders of the U.S. including President George Washington enjoying Cabinet beer, a brand brewed by many brewers in the early 1900’s. Cabinet…
Here is a neat old tobacco tin from a long defunct tobacco cigar manufacturing company which was based in Saint Louis, Missouri in the early 1900’s. Due to the long length of names from the three owners, the brand was simply shortened to B.M.R. Obviously it was easier to ask for an abbreviated name cigar,…
The John Eichler Brewing Company which was based in the Pre-Prohibition days in New York City was proud of their Pilsner German style beers. In fact, they were so proud that much of the Eichler Brewery advertising uses the reference to their German style beer products. This particular tray features an older gentleman almost toasting…
Here is an amazing glass mug, or stein, from the Consumers Brewing Company which was in Saint Louis, Missouri. This mug is glass, but has a painted interior shell inside the glass featuring the Consumers Brewery man with the flag pole image. This logo was used often with this Consumers brewery, and seems to have…
Featured is an amazing Reverse on Glass sign from the Besley Brewing Company Brewery which was in Waukegan, Illinois outside Chicago prior to prohibition. This particular ROG sign might be one of the many brewery signs which were found unfinished in the Western Sandblasting Company find of the 1980’s. I am not sure however. The…
Featured here is a beautiful lithographic print framed for the La Preferencia brand of cigars. This particular lithograph has a great slogan which says “30 minutes in Havana”. Clearly this refers to a great 30 minute smoke in Havana with a Cuban cigar!! This sign was made back before there was a moratorium for Cuban…
Featured is a brilliantly colored lithographic print advertising the Liggett and Myers Company flagship brand, Velvet Tobacco. The upper corner shows the small tin Velvet Tobacco pocket tin can, and this is the only thing on the lithograph featuring any form of advertising whatsoever. Liggett and Myers could do this as the brand was so…
