May 13th, 2008
The Best of Antiques
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After Prohibition, many breweries started taking advantage of the back bar (shelves behind the bar) for promotional figurines, and so-called back bar beer statues became a staple in bars until the 1960's. Originally made of chalk or ceramic, post-WW2 figures were more commonly plastic, ranging anywhere from a couple of inches to a foot high, and often depicting a mascot.
Breweriana spans a wide range of items having to do with beer and brewing. Key categories include cans, steins, trays, labels, and openers, plus more unusual items such as tap knobs, bar statues, and etched glasses. Many collectors also focus on specific brands such as Hamms, Pabst, and Budweiser.
This pre-1965 collection is organized alphabetically by brand and contains scans of seemingly thousands of beautif… [more]
Norbert Lamping's collection of 600+ ceramic bottle stoppers, Hutter stoppers, swingtops, swivel stoppers, and ligh… [more]
This site features a fascinating variety of over 1000 beer bottle labels from around the world. Though focused main… [more]
This site features photos of beer advertising openers from the early 1900s, organized alphabetically by state. But … [more]
The guys at the Connecticut Chapter of the Brewery Collectibles Club of America have created a full-on tribute to t… [more]
A quick tour of pre-Prohibition bock beer label designs with nice, high resolution scans. Do the whole slide show o… [more]
Assembled by Gunther Rademacher with the help of several other contributors, this collection of over half a million… [more]
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