Budweiser Beer “Bow Tie” Sign

Here is a E&B Special Beer Sign from the Ekhardt & Becker Brewing Company located in. Detroit, MI.  This sign is from the 1940s era and is in very good condition considering how old it is. It approximately 14″ by 10″ and is made of lithograph-printed tin wrapped over a cardboard backer.  The sign was made by the Bastian Brothers Company located in Rochester, NY.  The graphics on the sign depict on of the brewery’s flagship beers “E&B Special Beer” with the text that reads “Here’s Heath!” and “It’s Kraeusened”.  The German term “Kraeusened” is meaning for the addition of actively fermenting wort as an inoculant to induce fermentation in a different batch of wort or beer.

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”.