Beer Wine Liquor Advertising Related Artifacts

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 large circa 1950s or 1960s United States Naval Academy Annapolis beer mug by Imperial. The mug has a decorative rope border at top and bottom and a logo bearing the school's motto: EX SCIENTIA TRIDENS (Through Knowledge, Sea Power)...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1970s USS Nautilus SS-571 beer mug that originally belonged to the ship's medic HM1 (Hospital Corpsman 1st Class) Eugene "Gene" F. "Doc" Bonner, a longtime resident of both Maine and New Hampshire. Not only was the Nautilus was...

ARTIFACT: 1976 United States Army 7th Combat Support Hospital Lithophane Stein from Pirmasens, Germany and is named to "SP/6 DAVID E. HART" with the images of a rooster, caduceus, and Maltese cross in vibrant painted detail. One side reads: "7th COMBAT...

ARTIFACT: Great Cold War United States 19th Chemical Technical Intelligence Detachment German-made beer mug dated 1965 - 196The mug shows the image of a masked and cloaked individual wearing a wide brim hat and holding a dagger. Along the top it reads:...

ARTIFACT: This is a Korean War beer mug for the United States Army Military Police Battalion. The mug shows a hungry wolf wearing a bowl hat at center, and the handle is angular and has finger grips. VINTAGE: Circa Korean War. SIZE: 4-1/4" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is an early occupation period German-made beer mug for the United States Army 532md Military Intelligence Battalion. The mug shows a checkered coat of arms bearing a rearing stallion and reads NOSCE HOSTEM (know your enemy) and Munich Jic...

ARTIFACT: This is a great 1943 named safe driver award badge from Hoffman Beverage Company of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The badge is in sterling silver and was made by Whitehead & Hoag of Newark, New Jersey. The award was given to employee F. Munley for...