I love this colorful general store coffee bin from the W.S. Quimby Company which was based in both Boston, MA and Chicago, IL at the beginning of the 20th century. This 1900-1910 era tin bin served customers who entered the old general stores of that era and who would simply use a scoop to pull…
Featured here is a nice tin flanged style sign from the William Schotten Coffee and Spice Company from about 1920. This particular advertising flange sign was simply hung either outside or inside of an old general store from the wall of the building. Flanged signs have been popular for years, and the bold blue and…
I like this coffee tin from the Biston Coffee Company since it shows an old phonograph radio or record player like instrument in the graphics on the can. I have seen other Radio brand coffee tins with radio waves emitting from the name on that version of can also. One has to realize that the…
The Drake and Company coffee manufacturer which was based in Easton, PA was a very successful company at one time. Their flagship brand was Drako Coffee, obviously a takeoff of the Drake Company name, and with an easy tie into to a drake mallard duck as shown on the image of the can label. This…
I love this coffee can from the E.B. Millar & Company Coffee Manufacturing Company which was based in Chicago, IL. In a time people in the United States were much more patriotic than they seem to be today, Uncle Sam was used in many branding images, from coffee products like this one, to tobacco, beer,…
The Log Cabin brand tin general store coffee bin featured here has always been one that fascinated me, simply because of the detail of the tin itself. The Johnson-Layne Coffee Company went all out when they designed this store bin, finely detailing the look of a primitive log cabin, complete with a detachable brick chimney. …
One of my favorite antique coffee tins from the glory days of advertising comes from the Ridenour-Baker Grocery Company which was based in Kansas City, Missouri. The company capitalized on the 1900 Democratic Party Presidential Nominating Convention which occurred in 1900 by introducing the Convention Hall brand of roasted coffee. The company featured at least…
This amazing die-cut style tin coffee pot sign by the T & K Coffee Company is one of the more incredible pieces I have seen in a long time. The T & K Brand was made by The Thurston and Kingsbury Coffee Company which was based in Bangor, ME. I suspect this style sign was…
The Telfer Coffee Company in Detroit, Michigan was a long-time leader in the production of coffee in the Motor City. Te Tefler Company produced a myriad of different coffee brands under the company name and collectors today can find many of them with a quick google search. This particular Telfer Coffee Company Milk Maid Java…
Dwinell-Wright Coffee and Roasting Company The early pioneer Dwinell-Wright Coffee and Roasting Company in Boston put out so much early quality advertising of early Americana, collectors can today still add some amazing items from the company. Featured here is a stunning yellow painted General Store coffee bin from the company advertising their Boston Roasted Java…