The Initial Agreement Between Val Blatz Brewing Company and the English Syndicate by Michael R. Reilly, Editor, copyright March 18, 2013 Last updated08/15/2015 Click on each thumbnail picture to read in another window Agreement May 1, 1889 page 1 Agreement May 1, 1889 page 2 Agreement May 1, 1889 page 3 Agreement May 1, 1889 page… Read more »
1960s Blatz Lighted and Mechanical Sign, Measures 20″ x 18″. Arm and tap move up and down along with the sign under the keg. THIS 1936 BLATZ LADY IS MARKED ON THE BACK PROPERTY OFBLATZ BREWING CO. MILWAUKEE, WIS. COPYRIGHT 1936. THE BARREL IS MARKEDBLATZ BREWING CO. MILWAUKEE EST.1851… THIS WONDERFUL OLD BLATZPIECE MEASURES 19 INCHES HIGH AND… Read more »
V. Blatz Lager Beer 1863 Civil War Store Card or Token.The obverse pictures a figure of King Gambrinus holding a glass of lagerbeer; while the reverse side reads City Brewery & Malt House;Milwaukee Wisconsin. VAL. BLATZ BREWING CO.’S SPECIALBREWING/PRIVATE STOCK/THE BREWERY’S OWN BOTTLING AT MILWAUKEE, WIS.U.S.A. Printed by HENRY GUGLER COMPANY, MILWAUKEE. 4 3/4″ X 27/8.” c.1899 BREWETTE… Read more »
Blatz Figural Advertising Characters Blatz Beer Baseball Players. Has the correct flags that most pieces are missing and takes away from their value. The bottleman, the barrelman and the canman at their finest. CAST IRON BLATZ BEER ADVERTISING ITEM measuring 12″ x7″ – Colorfully Painted figure of a Man with a “Beer Barrel Body” marked BLATZ. He sits… Read more »
Tea History With Bins/Tins and More by Mike Reilly Tea, according to Chinese legend, wasfirst used during the reign of Emperor Shen Nung in about 2737 B.C. Thought to be mainlyof Chinese origin, other peoples of Thailand and Burma may have been cultivating and usingit for as long a time. Around 800 A.D. tea was introduced toJapan… Read more »
TENNISBALL TINS Tennis Ball Tins by Larry Whitaker The first metal tennis ball cans were made in1926 by Wilson. Before 1926, tennis balls were sold in bags and cardboard boxes.The styleof lid is a very important part of what makes a can desirable or not. U.S.A. CANS The best cans are those that were made inthe… Read more »
Sore Throat or Heart Ache…you decide Plastic will replace trademark tin boxes. Sucrets’ lozenges alongwith its trademark tin, first appeared in 1932. Since it’s introduction, about 450 millionSucrets tins have been sold. The company (Smith Kline Beecham PLC) estimates that up to athird of them were put to other uses after the lozenges were consumed. After 62 years… Read more »
TINDECO by James A. Shaw A favorite item in my cigarette packs and tinscollection is a gorgeous 1923 Pall Mall Christmas gift tin made by the Tin DecoratingCompany of Baltimore, or Tindeco for short. The outside red and gold lid pictures holly,while a group of Victorian men in a street scene decorates the inside. The originalcontents are two bright… Read more »
Collecting Tobacco by Mike Reilly For many tin collectors, tobacco tins are the ultimate tins to acquire. There’s even a name for the tobacco collecting field, Tobacciana. Why are they so collectible? Well, they usually had superior artwork, with elaborate designs, presented in 10 or more colors at times. They were made in unusual shapes, most popular in… Read more »
TYPE WRITER RIBBON TINS and their history by Darryl Rehr About 125 years ago, a little group of tinkerers headed by Christopher Latham Sholes was putting the finished touches on a machine that they dubbed the “Type Writer.” It placed on a page in a way that was distinctively different than the printers who turned out books and… Read more »
