Here is a Briggs High Hop Ale Sign from the T. Briggs & Company located in Elmira, NY. This pre-prohibition era Briggs High Hop Ale Sign is from between 1870 to 1920 era and is in excellent condition considering how old it is.
It is approximately 14″ by 6″ and is made of embossed metal with a chain hanger. The advertising on the sign probably suggests that their product was some kind of an India Pale Ale with a higher ABV (alcohol by volume) than tradition ales produced at the time.
Here is a Carlings Red Top Ale Sign from the Carling Brewing Company located in Tacoma, WA. This Carlings Red Cap Ale Sign is from the 1940’s era and is in excellent condition considering how old it is.
The sign is approximately 6″ wide and was made by the Bastian Brothers Companylocated in Rochester, NY. This style of Bastian Bros Co. sign is made of embossed brass with a cardboard backer.
This NOS (New-Old Stock) sign was originally found as part of a salesman kit from Bastian Brothers Company.
Here is a Canadian Pale Lager Sign from the Canadian Pale Products Association (previously the Graupner Brewing Company) located in Harrisburg, PA. This Canadian Pale Lager Sign is from between 1930 to 1932 and is in very good condition considering how old it is.
The sign is approximately 20″ by 14″ and is made of embossed metal. Canadian Pale Lager was a prohibition-era malted beverage similar to “near-beer” which had an alcohol percentage between 1/2% – 1% alcohol by volume. Signs like these would have been displayed in general stores or cafes to advertise these malted beverages during prohibition when alcohol was outlawed throughout the United States.
Here is a Daeufers Beer Glass Sign from the Daeufer-Lieberman Brewing Company located in Allentown, PA. This Daeufers Beer Sign is from the early 1930’s era and is in very good condition considering how old it is.
This Daeufer Sign is approximately 14.5″ by 8.5″ by 4″ and is made of reverse-painted glass mounted in a back-lit metal body. Unfortunately there isn’t any makers markings or decals on the back of the sign. The graphics on this sign display the script Daeufer’s lettering that was used on a variety of their advertising as well as the text on the bottom that reads “Allentown’s Favorite Since 1848”.