Cool 1940's Miller High Life Beer Celluloid Advertising Pin

ARTIFACT: Cool 1940�s Miller High Life Beer celluloid advertising pin. The public had their first taste of the High Life the day before New Year�s Eve 1903. During WWII, in 1944, America experienced heavy grain shortages and the president of Miller Brewing Company eliminated every beer except�High Life. The celluloid pin features the infamous Girl in the Moon or Miller Lady, she arose on the advertising scene shortly after Miller High Life�s 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 1940�s

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.