Circa 1945 Nick Ems Brewing Company Cardboard Sign with his EMS Beer Brand. Mr. Ems named the brewery after himself and the beer too. Their Logo of “EMS is the Word” must have been pretty poorly received as he was out of business two years later. Hence the 1945-1947 time period for this piece. Wood beer crates for EMS beer are still found quite regularly in the surrounding St. Louis Marketplace.
Featured is a nice tin sign from the Hyde Park Brewing Co. which was formally in the north side of the city of St. Louis, Missouri. This Hyde Park sign incorporated the breweries famous shield logo image. Circa 1940.
Here is a beautiful stoneware beer mug from the Decatur, Illinois Brewing Company from the pre-prohibition era. Unfortunately this brewery did not survive the start of prohibition.
Here is a pre-prohibition era metal serving tray from the Heil Home Brewery in Hannibal, Missouri. This tray advertises their Erlanger brand of bottled beer.
Featured is a nice stoneware souvenir or giveaway beer mug from the long defunct pre-prohibition era brewery in West Bend, Wisconsin. This mug advertises their celebrated lager style of beer.
Here is a beautiful pre-prohibition era serving tray from the long defunct Aberdeen Washington brewery. This particular tray is colorful, and advertises proudly their Prima brand of bottled lager beer. The use of a nice patriotic USA colored shield helps provide more color and eye appeal. One of the fun facts about this brewery is…
Featured is a stunning pre-prohibition serving tray from the Union Brewing Company out of Detroit, Michigan. This particular metal tavern or saloon tray advertised a well known turn of the century beer in Detroit called Gilt Edge. The tray incorporated a lot of patriotic colors in the design, not surprising as patriotism was at a…
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…
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…
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…
Here is a very early pre-prohibition era pottery style beer mug from the Fred Sehring Brewing Company which was located in Joliet, IL. This brewery put out a different colorful mug each year, so today collectors can find them dated each year over a dozen years or so. This brewery was a major competitor to…
Featured is an early pre-prohibition era tin over cardboard sign from the United Breweries Company out of Chicago, Illinois, proudly featuring their flagship brand, Bullfrog Beer. This wood look themed tin style sign was used by other breweries at this time, however, the uniqueness of the bullfrog inclusion certainly makes this a sign unique to…
Featured here is a beautiful self framed tin sign from the Hoster Brewery in Columbus, Ohio. This pre-prohibition era sign features a couple of the beer bottle brands from this large brewery. The Hoster Columbus Associated Breweries Brewery was started in 1836 by Louis Hoster, however, it died with the advent of prohibition in 1920. …
