Ca. 1907 Pre-Prohibition ACME Beer Mini-Mug from The Heidelberg Inn - San Francisco, CA

Wonderful circa 1907 pre-Prohibition ACME Beer mini-mug from the Heidelberg Inn in San Francisco, California. The front of the mug shows a person serving up a platter and below them reads: "EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY" and surrounding reads: "THE HEIDELBERG INN GERMAN RESTAURANT AND CAFƒ" and along the bottom reads: "ALT DEUTSCHE BIERSTUBE, 35 - 37 ELLIS ST., SAN FRANCISCO". The reverse depicts a man at a table, with a beer mug in one hand and a hookah (?) in the other, his dog is under the table beside him and surrounding reads: "ACME BEER! OH! SO GOOD". The bottom shows the initials: "ZZ" and reads: "GERMANY".

Circa 1907

Approximately 4-2/8" x 3-7/8" x 1-7/8" (top diameter), 2-1/4" (bottom diameter)

Ceramic, paint

Handle

"ZZ", "GERMANY"

This is from an advertising collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VABX16 LAAEX10/16 psABEX10/16 SABEX10/16

8+ (Excellent): The mug shows minor wear, much of the painted details remain intact, overall excellent condition.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.