Beer Advertising Signs... Updated 6/20/10

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Lone Star Brewing Co., San Antonio, TX Lone Star Beer - The National Beer of Texas; 9 1/2 x 8 inches, foil over pressed cardboard sign. Nice die cut embossed sign by Embosograph Display. Vintage unknown. Unused, but does have a few soft point and corner areas. Nice 9 $10.00
Latrobe Brewing Co., Latrobe, PA Rolling Rock sign; 11 x 14 inch, pressed board sign with a laminate finish. This is the second in the series featuring 1962 Kentucky Derby winner Decidedly. They issued these soon after the races. This one is in really great shape and is in a nice frame for hanging. These signs really look great framed. 9+ $49.00
Henry F. Ortlieb Brewing Co., Philadelphia, PA Ortliebs Beer die cuts; Lot of 5 different, lightweight cardboard Ortliebs beer containers. Includes a quart bottle, pint bottle, 12 oz. bottle, 12 oz. can and a glass. Bottles are 9 1/2 inches high. All in great shape with no creases. Plain white backsides have some minor soiling. The light area on the top of the left most bottle is just flash glare. 9+ $10.00
P. Ballantine & Sons, Newark, NJ Ballantine Beer & Ale baseball theme sign; 10 1/2 x 13 1/2 inch, Decal on pressed board sign featuring Mel Allen, the voice of the New York Yankees. Probably 50's vintage. Great cross-collectible in very nice shape. The only issue is that the easel stand is missing from the back of the sign. It is about 1/4 inch thick pressed board, so a hanger can easily be added. 9-
(See Descr)
$40.00
August Wagner Breweries, Inc., Columbus, OH Robin Hood Ale; 14 x 11 inch, cardboard point-of-sale sign. This was made without an easel stand. 60's or early 70's vintage. Great shape. Has soft corner points. Nice 9 $8.00
Queen City Brewing Co., Cumberland, MD Old German Beer 1911 Ford T-Touring; 14 x 12 inch, embossed, 3-demensional, heavier weight plastic sign with hanger on the backside. Great shape. 9+ $19.00
Carlsberg, Denmark Carlsberg - The Glorious Beer of Copenhagen; 9 1/4 x 5 inch, cardboard, stand-up sign with an easel stand on the back. The black portion of the sign is a felt material. Neat little sign that is older vintage and in very nice overall condition. 8+/9- $15.00
Heineken, Holland Heineken Beer; 18 x 9 1/2 inch, hanging sign. Heavy clear plastic with sturdy gold hanging chain. Some minor scuff marks. Nice and not a bunch around. Newer vintage, but not current. 9- $19.00
C. Schmidt & Sons, Philadelphia, PA Schmidts Cold Beer; 5 1/2 x 9 1/2 inch, embossed heavy plastic sign with 2-sided tape on the back. Appears to be 1972 vintage. Great shape. 9+ $.00sold
Duquesne Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA Cold Duke to go; 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inch cardboard sign. About 1970 vintage. This was made without an easel stand. Nice shape with some very minor discoloring around the edges. Nice 9 $8.00

Duquesne Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA Duke Beer two-way cap; 10 1/2 x 13 1/4 inch die cut cardboard point-of-sale sign with an easel stand on the back. About 1970 vintage. Great shape. 9+
$10.00
C. Schmidt & Sons, Philadelphia, PA Schmidt's of Philadelphia 100th Anniversary sign; 8 1/2 x 11 inch, embossed plastic with a string hanger on the back. Scarce Schmidt's sign in really nice shape. A few very minor rubs. 9 $25.00

G. Heileman Brewing Co., La Crosse, WI Colt 45 Malt Liquor; 11 x 14 inch, cardboard sign with an easel stand on the back. Sign is copyright 1980. Sign has soft corner points and a small bend in the lower right corner. Nice eye-appeal. 9- $8.00

Molson Coors Global Properties, LLC, Golden, CO Coors Light; 12 x 17 3/4 inch, metal sign. Has manufacrured hanging holes. Copyright 2007. Great shape. 9+ $5.00
Peter Barmann Brewery, Inc., Kingston, NY Barmann Fine Beer; 10 1/2 inch high cardboard diecut bottle with easel stand. Great IRTP 32 oz. label. Barmann closed in 1939 and advertising is scarce from this brewery. Slight wear mainly around the very edges. No creases. Darkish area near the neck in the photo is just bad photography. The small white spots are part of the graphics. Some very slight bubbling along left edge and bottom. 8/8+
$13.00

Moosehead Breweries, Ltd., Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Moosehead Beer; 13 1/2 x 14 inch, 3-demensional plastic with a plastic hanger on the back. Solid, heavier weight plastic in nice condition. 9- $.00sold

Stegmaier Brewing Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA Stegmaier Magic Can Pack; 11 x 14 inch, cardboard point of sale sign with an easel stand on the back. Late 60's or early 70's vintage featuring the brand new plastic holder keeping the cans together. Unused with a bit of edge and corner wear. Nice 9 $6.00

Iroquois Brewing Co., Columbus, OH (?)
Phoenix Premium Beer; 14 x 11 inch, cardboard point-of-sale sign. This was made without an easel stand. Early 70's vintage. Great shape. Educated guess on the brewery that made this sign. Nice 9 $8.00

Stegmaier Brewing Co., Wilkes-Barre, PA Liebotschaner Select Beer; 11 x 14 inch, cardboard sign with easel stand on the back. Later 60's vintage. It is marked "Stegmaier Brewing Co.". Has a small bend in the upper right corner and some scattered scuffing marks. Color is good and displays well. If you collect Steg, this one doesn't show up very often. 8/8+ $12.00

Dortmunder DAB, Germany Dortmunder Actien-Bier; 11 3/4 x 16 1/2 inch, laminated cardboard sign. Has an easel stand on the back. From the looks of the advertising this "appears" to be fairly old and possibly brought over here from Germany. Great sign in real nice shape. 9 $25.00

Genesee Brewing Co., Rochester, NY Genesee Beer; 15 1/2 x 10 inch, embossed plastic sign. Appears there was some sort of stand on the back that is missing. Probably 80's vintage. Very nice shape. Nice 9 $5.00

Anheuser-Busch, Inc., St. Louis, MO Budweiser In Bottles; 11 3/4 inch round metal sign that has a 2004 copyright. Has two mfg-made hanging holes. Official A-B advertising. Unused. 9+ $7.00

Piels Bros., Brooklyn, NY Piels Real Draft point of sale signs; Lot of 3 different 7 1/4 x 5 inches, glossy, photo like cardboard signs. A little different for POS signs. Vintage unknown. I'm guessing 80's. Unused, great shape. 9+ $8.00

Molson, Canada Molson Golden; 14 x 13 1/4 inch, 3-demensional plastic sign with hanger on the back. Some scuffing on the raised silver boarders. White portion as some light staining. Still a nice, attractive sign. Problems are not significant. I think this is a little older vintage. 8/8+ $10.00

Standard Rochester Brewing Co., Inc., Rochester, NY Topper Draught Beer party barrel; 15 1/4 x 13 1/4 inch, cardboard point-of-sale sign with an easel stand on the back. I would think this is from the 60's. Great subject matter and very nice shape. Corner points are soft and there is a faint wrinkle in the top left corner. 9- $22.00

Standard Rochester Brewing Co., Inc., Rochester, NY Topper Pilsener; 16 x 8 inch reverse-on-glass sign. Has a string hanger on the back. Late 50's or 60's vintage. As shown in the photo, the lower right corner shows some paint sticking to the cardboard backing instead of the glass. Rest of the sign is in great shape and displays very well. (See Descr) $35.00

C. Schmidt & Sons, Philadelphia, PA Schmidts Beer David Brenner cash register topper; 9 x 6 inch, embossed plastic sign with decal ads. Backside still has the PA sales tax tables card inserted. Unused, great shape. From about 1980. David Brenner was a commedian from Philadelphia who now appears in Vegas. Nicest example I've had of this one. Nice 9 $10.00

Horlacher Brewing Co., Allentown, PA Horlacher Export bottle; 7 1/4 x 9 inch, cardboard point-of-sale bottle display sign. About 1970 vintage. Great shape. Flash grare in the top left corner. 9+ $3.00

Horlacher Brewing Co., Allentown, PA Horlacher glass can; 7 1/4 x 9 inch, cardboard point-of-sale bottle display sign. About 1970 vintage. Great shape. 9+ $5.00

Heineken, Holland Heineken Special Dark Beer foamboard; 13 1/2 x 10 inch, foamboard sign with hanger on the backside. Letters and windmill are raised from the simulated wood plaque. Great shape. 9+ $.00sold

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