Serving Trays

Condition: Very Good Era: 1900s Brewery: Foss-Schneider Brewing Company Location: Cincinnati, OH Makers Mark: Neon Products Inc.

Condition: Excellent Era: 1900’s Company: Well. B. Krick Location: Reading, PA Makers Mark: American Art Works

Here is a Schwarzenbach Beer Tray from the Schwarzenbach Brewing Company located in Hornell, NY.   This pre-prohibition era Schwarzenbach Beer Tray is from between 1895 to 1920 and is in fair condition considering how old it is. This tray is approximately 13″ and was made by American Art Works located in Coshocton, OH.  The graphics on this tray display a stock scene of a red stag or deer with lettering around the rim that reads “Schwarzenbach Brewing Company” and “Hornell, NY”. It appears that the lettering around the rim may have been painted over at some point.  This was a common practice during prohibition as it was not only illegal to produce, sell, and consume alcohol but it was also illegal to have anything that advertised or promoted it; so people would paint over the advertising on a lot of these trays.

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This would be a great tray candidate for restoration.  Should you be interested, we are happy to refer you to one of our trusted restoration professionals.

Here is a National Brew Tray from the National Brewing Company located in Steelton, PA.  This pre-prohibition National Brew Tray is from the early 1900s era and is in fair condition considering how old it is. This tray is approximately 13″ wide by 13″ high and was made by the Meek Company located in Coshocton, OH. The graphics on this tray depict a victorian woman toasting a small tasting glass of beer; while the artwork on this tray is a stock scene produced by Meek Company.