We will be OUT OF THE OFFICE from February 10 through February 23 2020.
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts of interest here, but please be advised that we are OUT OF THE OFFICE from Monday February 10th through Sunday February 23rd, and we will be UNABLE TO SHIP during that period. During this time we will be traveling to, and displaying at, the 2020 SHOW OF SHOWS. We will be returning to the office on Monday 24 February and will RESUME SHIPPING at that time.
Thank you, Ron & Kana
ARTIFACT:
Cool 1940s Miller High Life Beer celluloid advertising pin. The public had their first taste of the High Life the day before New Years Eve 1903. During WWII, in 1944, America experienced heavy grain shortages and the president of Miller Brewing Company eliminated every beer exceptHigh Life. The celluloid pin features the infamous Girl in the Moon or Miller Lady, she arose on the advertising scene shortly after Miller High Lifes release and has been prominent nearly its entire existence, she is said to resemble a circus trainer and she sits drink in hand, bottle in the other on the seat of a crescent moon against the backdrop of the night sky. The pin reads: MILLER HIGH LIFE BEER.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1940s
SIZE:
Approximately 1 in diameter
CONSTRUCTION/MATERIALS:
Celluloid, steel
ATTACHMENT:
Vertical straight pin
MARKINGS:
None.
ITEM NOTES:
This is from a beer and advertising collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VHX15 LCHX11/15
CONDITION:
7 (Very Fine): The celluloid pin shows minor to moderate surface wear, colors remain bright.
GUARANTEE:
As with all my items, this piece is guaranteed original.
