UncleBruce
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Last Wednesday on the spur of the moment Jeanie and I decided to attend a live advertising collectibles auction taking place in Tomah, WI. I have always wanted to attend some of these far flung auctions and now that we are retired work no longer gets in the way. We also decided to incorporate into this a junking road trip as we have never really been in this area.
The auction was great, we only won a couple of lots but that's the way it goes. It was stunning to see so many top notch advertising pieces on display. I did win the BLACK RIVER FALLS BREWERY picnic beer shown in the center. I had never seen one of these so this is a great addition to the collection. Also at the auction we won the small FAUST SAUCER and MINI STEIN/MATCH STRIKER seen in front of the picnic beer.
The remaining items came from shopping in several antique stores on our journey home, taking the long way. Picked up two pilsner beer glasses, a MICHELOB and a LONE STAR BEER. Normally I don't go for milk bottles, but the pint at left was from the tiny town of Yellowstone, Iowa and it is in perfect condition. Two other embossed beer bottles found are super decent specimens. The aqua beer is JACOB SCHMIDT BREWING CO. from St. Paul, MN. I have never seen an export shaped embossed beer bottle from this company, it is a cork type blob and it is a great example for the collection. The quart amber crown top is a POLISH BREWING CO. from Stevens Point, WI., this was the name of the company prior to their becoming the still active Stevens Point Brewing Co. and is a very difficult beer to find. The two candy containers are nearly complete only missing the tiny paper labels that would have identified their contents. Both have their lids, the LUNCH BOX still has its handle and the CANDLESTICK PHONE still has the earpiece. At the same shop I also found the COBALT BURST TOP INK bottle, which was too pretty to pass up. Last but not least were the PABST CORKSCREW and the ANHEUSER BUSCH MATCH SAFE that has the eagle with its wing tucked into the A.
Collecting takes a lot of looking to do a little finding. These items were the things I found and my wife found several treasures too that aren't shown. We had a fun trip making some decent finds. Ready to go again.
The auction was great, we only won a couple of lots but that's the way it goes. It was stunning to see so many top notch advertising pieces on display. I did win the BLACK RIVER FALLS BREWERY picnic beer shown in the center. I had never seen one of these so this is a great addition to the collection. Also at the auction we won the small FAUST SAUCER and MINI STEIN/MATCH STRIKER seen in front of the picnic beer.
The remaining items came from shopping in several antique stores on our journey home, taking the long way. Picked up two pilsner beer glasses, a MICHELOB and a LONE STAR BEER. Normally I don't go for milk bottles, but the pint at left was from the tiny town of Yellowstone, Iowa and it is in perfect condition. Two other embossed beer bottles found are super decent specimens. The aqua beer is JACOB SCHMIDT BREWING CO. from St. Paul, MN. I have never seen an export shaped embossed beer bottle from this company, it is a cork type blob and it is a great example for the collection. The quart amber crown top is a POLISH BREWING CO. from Stevens Point, WI., this was the name of the company prior to their becoming the still active Stevens Point Brewing Co. and is a very difficult beer to find. The two candy containers are nearly complete only missing the tiny paper labels that would have identified their contents. Both have their lids, the LUNCH BOX still has its handle and the CANDLESTICK PHONE still has the earpiece. At the same shop I also found the COBALT BURST TOP INK bottle, which was too pretty to pass up. Last but not least were the PABST CORKSCREW and the ANHEUSER BUSCH MATCH SAFE that has the eagle with its wing tucked into the A.
Collecting takes a lot of looking to do a little finding. These items were the things I found and my wife found several treasures too that aren't shown. We had a fun trip making some decent finds. Ready to go again.