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Here’s a fabulous Rueter and Company Reverse on Glass sign, circa 1900 from the long defunct Boston, Massachusetts Brewery. The company was known for the ales and porter style beer. Later Rueter merged and formed a partnership with Ally, and was called the Rueter and All Brewing Company prior to prohibition starting.
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Pictured here is a stunning reverse on glass San Antonio Brewing Ass’n or Association gesso style round sign from the 1900 era. This style Gesso wood frames were popular in the early 1900’s, and as a result, are very popular with collectors still today. The reverse painted glass signs often need maintenance today as the…
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Featured is a very nice early reverse on glass brewery sign from the Wiedemann Brewery which was based originally in Cincinnati, Ohio. This ROG style sign is very rare, and features beer bottles from both the Wiedemann and Royal Amber brands of beer. Wiedemann was later brewed in Kentucky before the brand was eventually closed…
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Here is a great lighted sign from the Engelking brand which was made in Springfield, Illinois, both pre prohibition and post prohibition. This lighted sign is from the mid 1930’s I believe. This sign denotes the brand as “Famous for it’s Quality”. This brand was made by the Springfield Brewing Company, of which Conrad Reisch…
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Featured is a beautiful curved corner sign from the G.B.S. and Co. Brewery in Baltimore, Maryland. This tin corner sign was from about 1900, and was made by the Tuchfarber Lithograph Company based in Cincinnati. Ohio. This sign is very similar to to an Eigenbrot Corner Brewery Sign, also from Baltimore. The colors and shapes…
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Here’s a fabulous Reverse on Glass or ROG beer advertising sign, from the Kessler Brewing Company. This sign was made about 1900 when ROG signs were all the rage, and skilled craftsman were in each major city creating these masterpieces. The Kessler Brewery was based in Helena Montana, and reopened after prohibition ended in 1933. …
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Wow! An amazing tin sign is shown here from the once powerful Christian Moerlein Brewery which was based in Cincinnati, Ohio before Prohibition. This particular sign celebrates their World’s Triumphant Master Brew, and features two early blob style beer bottles with tin foil neck labels. This style was popular in the late 1800’s and early…
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Featured is a gorgeous metal brewery serving tray from the Kaier Brewery in Mahanoy City, PA. This stock serving tray features advertising for their Beer, Ale and Porter styles of Beer. Circa 1910, pre-prohibition era.
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Here is an early reverse on glass sign framed in a gesso frame from the Olympia Brand of beer, out of Olympia, WA. It’s made from Tumwater, and this slogan has lasted for years, as did the horseshoe brand design in the center with the waterfall. This early pre-prohibition sign is from about 1900-1905.
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Featured is a very colorful metal serving tray showing a bear and a woman holding a beer while a ship arrives, most likely symbolizing the San Francisco port. This tray was put out by The Wieland Brewery, which was located in San Francisco both prior to and again after the prohibition era. This tray is…
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The Deppen Brewery formerly located in Reading, Pennsylvania put out two beautiful boxed Reverse on Glass wood framed corner signs, prior to prohibition. Interestingly, these two varieties are the most common corner signs from that era, as boxes of them were found behind a wall in the brewery, or in a railroad car (I have…
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Here is a great tin sign from the Falstaff brand of beer. Falstaff originated with the William J. Lemp Brewing Company which was based in St. Louis, MO. This brand eventually opened up multiple breweries throughout the United States, including New Orleans, LA, San Jose, CA, Omaha, NE, Cranston, R.I., Tampa, FL, etc. The blue…
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