Our Collection
 The Our Collection page features a tribute to trolley signs this time around. Said signs - all cardboard - were prevalent as advertising pieces from around 1910 until the 1960s - mostly found on the inside of buses and, of course, trolley cars. The earlier ones - which these represent - were 11 by 21 whereas later ones expanded to 11 by 28 (the 11-inch height was paramount as the display racks on both transports were designed for the same height). We never really cared about these signs - except for the breweriana ones - until we had a triple hit of small stacks of these signs over a few month period. What you see here is culled mostly from those finds. Of course, in the two years or so since, we've rarely encountered any others! The ones we've selected for display here are not necessarily rare or valuable - it's the graphics themselves that grabbed our attention. We hope you find then as entertaining as we do!






















As you can tell, we're pretty serious about this stuff -- but we're always on the prowl for more! Our interests lie primarily in the areas of Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana pre-1960 breweriana items. But, as can be attested to by our site, we collect pieces from all over as well as some soda, distillery, and cigar items - so don't let the absence of a particular item type or area stop you from writing us at brewmaster@yeoldebrew.com with questions about items from other advertising categories or U.S. locales.

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