On my cell and harder for me to tell, but I believe there is an image(s) missing. I feel like there are more options to vote on than images. Or it might just be me.

I agree, this was pretty tough to get to 10 items. Then I see some items having very few votes and go tough crowd - lol... Was fun though.

Next set...

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I agree with TavernTreasures. The point is being missed somewhat. Saying it is a copy or reproduction in the auction title or description means nothing (except they will get a couple of bucks less for that auction). At a minimum, the piece itself should be marked. 1, 5, 10 years down the road, it wi...

Very nice. Was hoping to make it and schedule just did not allow it. This is a cool Pabst pre-pro piece and is typically referred to as the "Gnomes at Work".

I'm not certain if it was mandatory versus a good business practice to create less waste in a sheet of crowns during the war years. Blatz, Pabst and Anheuser Busch also did this. Both Blatz and Pabst had some varieties also (different color of the font or color of background). http://www.therustybun...

Was my buddy next to me who won the Bon Ton. The Mission flats he didn't really care about, but it was an auction set.

Nice crown. Foreigncanman is correct. I think sometimes Wisconsin or Pabst collectors think it is from Pabst Brewing and they are actually from Ohio (J Pabst Sons) and that can sometimes drive the price up a hair in auctions. Still an uncommon crown though.

The one on the right I believe is actually not a German war Eagle, but has a MS tax stamp on the crown. Burger had several crowns with different state tax stamps on them. MS used the eagle. Below is an example of an Anheuser-Busch MS tax crown. MS tax.jpg Interestingly, as time went on past the war ...

WWII era crown (they had less metal waste as the punch holes for the crowns could be closer together to get more crowns out of a sheet of metal during the war years). It also came with red color text for Blatz. While uncommon, I do run across both styles occasionally (but I'm in Wisconsin)... I don'...

Nice. Croak items are fairly difficult to come. Nice pickup.

I have two crowns from them and that is it.

Make sense for Keith since it is brewed by Guinness. I will see if they distribute in Wisconsin as I live 30 minutes from where he grew up.

I think outside of the breweriana collecting hobby, I spend time with the homebrew hobby the most. While you can make really good beers with kits on the stove, I took it to another level and went from kits, to propane in the garage to now electric inside moving up to 20 gallons pots. Though I basica...

Jim Romine wrote:Given that the seller is in Cincinnati, I'd bet a Tiger I know who it is.
What's the Norm for revealing anonymous sellers?
Would it be more permissible if he was selling a common Meier can?
Jim

Jim, that is pretty funny...

If it was your first gallon beer purchase, you had other costs involved too. As the Hudy sign ad shows, a dispenser and Co2 gas had to be added to the gallon beer costs if you were using the Conax or Bridgeport dispenser (the conax is shown in the ad). The Tap-a-Keg would save you the CO2 costs afte...

Same here, Way too many, Have a favorite lighted, favorite tin, favorite litho, etc... :smile: But, this is certainly one of my favs. Was really tough to get that hung in the basement, but it is up. 24" double sided rog with neon inside. Weighed a ton... rog_walters_11.jpg rog_walters_22.jpg

I've always had some love for the BCCA cans (even when I was not a member). bcca-1.jpg If you notice the silver one which is also the first year, I've been told by a couple of different people back in the day, that was a prototype and only 6 were made. I don't know for 100% certain, but I always kep...

Those bubbling letter signs are so cool. I wonder how many breweries used them? I guess Lucky is probably the most common. I've also seen one for Blatz, Goldendrop, Genessee, and now Hampden. Does anybody else know of a brewery that advertised with them? John H. Lithia out of West Bend also had a b...

Walters Bros out of Menasha, Wis survived until 1956 and never canned.

I don't know much about that Sebewaing crown for rarity or was it the perfect storm of two people just had to have it. But, crowns are like any other piece of breweriana (should size matter... :lol: ). Being a crown collector myself, a couple of weeks ago, I picked up my at-the-time holy grail crown...

Haven't received mine yet. Oops, wait a second...

That one is 28" tall. There is another version with a Schlitz Lager fbir cone that is about 12" tall. The larger one is hard to find that doesn't have cracked cardboard or a corner, crown or knuckle bent, etc... I'm sure my kids will need therapy one day, as the first 10 years of their lif...

Hey Keith,

Here is an updated view of them. Currently at 47 for the kork-n-seal and 800-ish for the Wisconsin cork...

Hope you had a great Christmas.

I've been to one. I'm just saying people complain about low attendance so hold it in an area where most people can get to it. Then change the name of the club to "Brewery Collectibles Club of the Midwest" out Dan As a Wisconsinite, have to admit, that does have a nice ring to it... I'm lo...

Cool label Dave. I believe that has to be a pre-pro label and not prohibition. Ashland Brewing Co closed in 1920 and did not reopen until 1933/34. In 1910, they applied for a patent for the signatures going vertical on each side for anything related to the Mollenhauer name.

There is actually a book on US crowns (from 2004). No values. Also a supplement was put out. Not the easiest to find...

Merry Christmas! Thought I'd wish everybody the best for the holiday's and show what the wife puts up every year. It is her holiday village and it grows every year. But, to have some fun with it, it really has a beer scene flavor to it. There are four brewery's, a tied house and a couple of old-time...

Well that is interesting. Have not seen a leyse knock off either. Very cool... And the leyse collection grows... Nice... :smt023 Just picked up this awesome sign from none other than Uncle Daev. Crazy thing about this one is it's not a Leyse. Same size and same style, but at the bottom front of the ...

And the leyse collection grows... Nice...

ronsmall wrote:Just picked up this awesome sign from none other than Uncle Daev.