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The first beer advertising trays were produced in the 1890s, and they remained popular for decades. Twelve and thirteen inch round trays were the most common, although most pre-Prohibition trays were oval. Other varieties included tip trays, solid brass trays, and porcelain enamel trays. Graphics varied widely, including ornate lettering, brewery scenes, pretty girls, comic-type characters and animals.

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A treasure trove of beer trays for the breweriana enthusiast! Divided up by brewery, geography, and theme, it's eas… [read review or visit site]

The guys at the Connecticut Chapter of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America have created a full-on tribute to t… [read review or visit site]

This classy looking British site features hundreds of high resolution photos of antique porcelain pre-war (enamel) … [read review or visit site]

Duke University's library has pulled together an impressive collection of over 7,000 ads printed in U.S. and Canadi… [read review or visit site]

Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [read review or visit site]

From the Nostlagia Factory in Virginia comes this celebration of 'mid-century automotive advertising illustrations'… [read review or visit site]

This site features photos of beer advertising openers from the early 1900s, organized alphabetically by state. But … [read review or visit site]

Ian House's gallery of early 20th Century American package designs. Browse the exhibits in slide show mode or view … [read review or visit site]

This pre-1965 collection is organized alphabetically by brand and contains scans of seemingly thousands of beautif… [read review or visit site]

Paula Zargaj-Reynolds’ blog, an extensive collection of 20th century vintage advertising, is a visual feast. Scro… [read review or visit site]

Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh… [read review or visit site]

Great reference on ephemera... includes examples and descriptions of various ephemera categories, selected special … [read review or visit site]

Though partially restricted to members-only, this site has a huge amount of free, publicly available and incredibly… [read review or visit site]

A quick tour of pre-Prohibition bock beer label designs with nice, high resolution scans. Do the whole slide show o… [read review or visit site]

This gallery of cigarette magazine advertising from the 1940s and 50s contains no surgeon general's warning, just p… [read review or visit site]

Marty Weil's wide-ranging, in-depth blog on ephemera, including lots of great interviews with ephemera collectors. … [read review or visit site]

An interesting site dedicated to Trappist beers and the history of the development of beer brewed by Trappist Bened… [read review or visit site]

This site features a fascinating variety of over 1000 beer bottle labels from around the world. Though focused main… [read review or visit site]
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