Breweriana includes: Coors ceramics, beer labels, ash trays, beer openers, patches, match books, miniatures, and occasionally beer cans.
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Coasters
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NOTE: While some items may be in excellent or
like new condition, most have been used and show some evidence of use - but are
excellent for display unless stated otherwise.
General Breweriana
"Buffalo
Brewing Co. Sacramento, Cal. / Bohemian - That Delicious Beer" on a 13 x 4¼
in. cribbage board, ca.1910. Bohemian Beer ad from Nov.
1910 shown here (slogan only used in 1910 Bohemian ads). Unusal and scarce. $125
"Ballentine -
Ale - Ballentine - Beer - Ballentine" around the base of an approx. 7¼" tall,
foam scraper holder. The cobalt glass, and base are both in excellent,
to near mint condition. Would work great as a desk caddy for pencils, pens,
etc. From the late '30s to early '40s. $65
"Acme
Gold Label - Acme Breweries San Francisco and Los Angeles" - Heavy, metallic,
foil window display, 6" x 5" ca.1953 - perfect for framing or as an
appliqué. Near Mint cond. $15
(free shipping)
"Anheuser-Busch / Old Lager" on a 4" mug - official A-B
product. Near mint cond. $8
"Anheuser-Busch / The Pale Lager" on a 4"
mug - official A-B product. Near mint cond. $8
"Grand Prize" beer mug, in hard plastic, from Houston, TX.
$8
Coasters,
absorbent & metal
"Rainier Beer and Ale - slow
brewed - Slow Aged - Rainier Brewing Company - Honolulu" on a single sided, 4¼" dia. coaster, ca.1935.
A rare coaster from Rainier's Hawaii distributor in mint
condition! $25
(free shipping)
"It's the
Age of Acme - Fine Beer Since 1860" from "Acme Breweries San
Francisco" on a single sided,
4⅛" dia.
coaster, ca.1947. Excellent condition. $18
(free shipping)
"Hanley's
Peerless Ale - The Standard of Excellence" in gold ink on 1930s
coaster from the James Hanley Co. of Providence, RI. The marks
below "Hanley's" is gold ink from the printing process.
Excellent condition. $18
(free shipping)
"Pike
Place Brewery" beer coaster from Seattle, ca.1990.
The brewery moved in 1996 and changed it's name to the Pike
Brewing Co. Excellent condition. $3
(free shipping)
"Braumeister
- Special Pilsener beer - Milwaukee's Choicest" from the
Independent Milwaukee Brewery, ca.1941. $5
(free shipping)
"Stegmaier"
beer coaster (reverse same but in blue) from the Stegmaier Brg.
Co.,
Wilkes-Barre, PA. $3
(free shipping)
One "Primo" beer coaster ca.1954, from the Hawaiian
Brewing Co, Honolulu, T.H. $7
(free shipping)
Two
"Gibbons"
beer coasters - from the Gibbons Brewery, Wilkes-Barre, PA. $4
(free shipping)
"Tavern Pale" beer
coaster from the Atlantic Brewing Co. of Chicago - from early 60s.
$5
(free shipping)
Six beer coasters: "Moab Brewery" -
"Alaskan Brewing Co." - Boundary Bay Brewery" - "Emerald City Ale" - "Silver
City" and "Chuckanut Brewery" $1.50 ea.
(free shipping) Sold separately or $8 for all six
Alpha-numeric references for these Miniatures and the Coors Ceramics below are from Robert Kay's "Miniature Beer Bottles & Go-Withs" as is the grading standard.
"Acme Beer" ca.1936
"Brewed by - Acme Breweries, San Francisco, Calif." Designated [CA-6]
3 in. tall, early crimp style salt shaker cap, decal label, "non-fattening"
annotation below "Acme" which was removed the following year when salt &
pepper sets were introduced. Scarce version. Grade 1-2. $20
CA-6
"Acme Beer" ca.1937
"Brewed by - Acme Breweries, Los Angeles, Calif." Designated [CA-8]
3 in. tall, early crimp style salt shaker cap, decal label, "non-fattening"
annotation below "Acme" which was removed the following year when salt &
pepper sets were introduced. Scarce version. Grade 1. $25
CA-6
"Acme Beer" ca.1947
"Brewed by - Acme Breweries, San Francisco, Calif." Designated [CA-22]
3" tall, salt shaker cap, paper/foil label, "no deposit-no return"
bottle made by Muth. Grade 1-2. $15
"Coors" in red, on both sides of a
2⅜" tall, glass mini-mug
(shot glass or toothpick holder).
Designated [CO-13] Grade 1.
$7
"Rolling Rock Bock"
in white lettering - everything else is in gold, on a 2⅞" tall, miniature
mug, shot glass, or toothpick holder. Grade 1. $6
Coors Ceramics
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Salt Shakers -
During Prohibition salt was often added to
home-brew to enhance the head. This practice continued when beer was
legalized, and taverns usually placed salt shakers on the Bar.
In 1933 the Coors Porcelain Co. began producing mini bottle salt shakers
to promote the brand. First they introduced a long neck, then in 1936
they introduced the "stubby" (above right). A barrel was also produced
(far right) that is often sold in pairs as salt & peppers, but these too
were only salts - as the hole pattern is always the same.
Then
in 1937 the label changed on their beer bottles and cans, so the salt
shakers changed as well (above left).
With the onset of WWII the porcelain factory concentrated on the war
effort, and salt shakers were no longer produced.
Alpha-numeric references for the Coors Ceramic salt shakers are from Robert Kay's "Miniature Beer Bottles & Go-Withs" - and so is the grading standard.
"Coors
Golden Beer" above company logo, on a 4½" tall, long neck ceramic mini
bottle, salt shaker, ca.1933 (with cork) - designated
CO-6. Grade 1-2. $25
Beer
Labels
"Columbia Pale Ale", IRTP in burnished
silver, 12 oz., Columbia Breweries, Tacoma, WA - 3" x
3⅝" - Unused, ca.1948.
$8
(free shipping)
"Columbia Pale Ale", IRTP in burnished
silver & green, 4%, 32oz, Columbia Breweries, Tacoma, WA, 4" x 5" - Unused,
ca.1948. $10 (free
shipping)
"Townsend Lager Beer" -
Pre-prohibition label, ca.1910-1916, from the Port Townsend Brewing Co.,
Pt. Townsend, WA, a branch of the Olympia Brg. Co. of Tumwater. Unused. $4
(free shipping)
Style
A-35 "Buffalo Brewing Co. / Sacramento, / Cal." - reverse side has
buttoned boot and flowered stocking design. Patented 1912, has square
hole
which served as a Prest-O-Lite key for carbide head lamps.
$30
"Schmidt Beer" on a straight side steel can with
pull tab top, from G. Heileman - five cities (without states). Set of 16 of a 17
can set depicting the outdoors, ca.1974. All in excellent condition. $30/set
"Schmidt Beer" on a crimped top and bottom, steel
can with pull tab top, from G. Heileman - five cities (with states) and the
registered mark on the logo. Set of four later additions to the above set. All
in excellent condition. $8/set
"Schmidt Beer" on an aluminum can from the Rainier Brewing
Co. A complete set of three. Excellent condition. $8/set
"Best Beer" -
Keglined steel can - Brewed & Packed by Best Brewing Corporation, Chicago,
Ill. ca.1962. Very Good cond. $10
"American Breweriana Journal" an ABA
publication. This is issue #149 for Sept.-Oct. 2007. Feature articles:
History of the Salem Brewery Assn.,
Salem. OR.; the History of the Colfax Brewery, Colfax, WA; and the
Los Angeles Brewing Co. 48 pages. $10
"American Breweriana Journal" an ABA
publication. This is issue #164 for Mar.-Apr. 2010. Feature article:
History of the Aberdeen Brewing Co.,
Aberdeen, WA, and its successor, Pioneer Brewing Co. 48 pages. $10
"American
Breweriana Journal" an ABA publication. This is issue #195 for May-June
2015. Feature article: History of the Hibernia
Brewery, San Francisco, CA. 48 pages. $10
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