Advertising Related Artifacts & Collectibles

ARTIFACT: This is a small circa 1910 "Mattie's Best" rye whiskey bottle from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The bottle has a printed label and the reverse reads GAURANTEED (sic) FULL ½ PINT. VINTAGE: Circa 1910. SIZE: Approximately 7-1/8" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 True W. Priest shot glass from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The glass has painted lettering advertising High Grade Ales, Wines and Liquors" and lists the company's address as 5 Ladd Street. VINTAGE: Circa 1900...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful circa 1895 match holder/striker advertising T,B, Hall & Company Export Bottlers of Ale & Stout of Liverpool, England. The holder is made by Wedekind & Company of London in a heavy porcelain with a largely pebbly texture. The...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-1900 advertising corkscrew from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The handle reads COMPLIMENTS OF WILLIAM (?) SULLIVAN DEALER IN ALES, WINES AND LIQUORS ACQUISITORÉ PORTSMOUTH BREWING CO. VINTAGE: Circa pre-1900. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a tip tray advertising Guinness Irish stout from before Prohibition, which lasted from 1920 to 193The round tray is yellow and orange and is graced with a black cat. It reads E.&J. BURKE STOUT SPLITS around its lip. VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: This is a wonderful pre-Prohibition era sign advertising the ales and "Portsburger Lager" of the Frank Jones Brewing Company of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The sign is in red, white and blue enameled steel and has a great anchor graphic at its...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old thoroughbred bottle opener and corkscrew. The opener is in the shape of a bridled horse's head as it strains to reach the finish line. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 4-5/16" height and 1-3/8" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a coin bank advertising Piscataqua Savings Bank of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from the 1910s. Piscataqua is one of Portsmouth's early banks and is still in operation, borrowing its name from the river flowing through town. The bank is...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 barrel bank decorated in rich red and gold from the Portsmouth Trust & Guarantee Company, a bank started by local brewer, politician and all-around icon Frank Jones. The bank (shaped, of course, like a barrel) has a coin...

ARTIFACT: This is a mid-1950s figural metal coin bank by Banthrico Inc. of the Dover Co-Op Bank in Dover, New Hampshire. The bank, which began in 1890 and hanged names a few times, was located in the Walker Building for years, at the corner of Locust and...

ARTIFACT: This is a ruler advertising John Sise Insurance of Portsmouth, New Hampshire from the 1920s. The ruler reads PRESENTED BY THE FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY JOHN SISE & COMPANY 3 MARKET SQUARE, PORTSMOUTH N.H. on its front and FIRE,...

ARTIFACT: This is a great circa 1890s wooden bottle crate from Thomas Loughlin, Bottler of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The crate was meant to hold a dozen bottles, although one half of a long partition wall has been lost. There are very nice clear...