Blatz Beer Bottle History
Blatz was originally called city brewery of milwaukee not the one of lacrosse wisconsin and was run by john braun.
Blatz beer bottle history. Blatz beer advertising we have for auction a vintage advertising figure. In 1851 when a bavarian immigrant named valentin blatz founded the milwaukee brewery that would eventually bear his name he was part of a community of brewers whose lagers and pilsners would soon make the city s name synonymous with beer. In 1875 blatz was the first milwaukee brewery to have a bottling department to package beer and ship nationally. Blatz married braun s widow and took over operations of city brewery.
Embossed in fancy angle script wirting is val blatz. It is probably from the early 1950 s. A tough bottle to get. T are some scrapes to the paint on the face and.
On the base it is embossed with a four point compass with the initials w f s mil. The figure is made of cast aluminum and is 16 inches tall. By all accounts blatz got an earlier start than many of his more famous contemporaries frederic miller bought the plank road brewery in 1855 joseph schlitz took over the krug family s tavern brewery in. He sold his business in 1891 but continued to preside over it until his death 3 years later.
Tall and is aqua in color. This beer bottle measures 9 1 2 in. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. It incorporated as the valentin blatz brewing company in 1889.
Blatz had forged a path and made a name for his brewery with only 500. He was the first to bottle his beer in milwaukee and also the first to sell his beer nationally. Wisconsin breweries were thriving and seemingly immune to the problems that were forcing. Blatz established and ran his own carpenter shop rail cars cooper shops machine shops and a coal yard.
No damage at all embossing is damage free. More than 80 breweries went out of business from the 30s to the 70s. The piece is a blatz beer bottle man carrying a mug of beer. This once major brewer has been reduced to a few nostalgic reminders.
Find great deals on ebay for vintage blatz beer bottle and vintage schlitz beer bottle. Below that is embossed straight brewing co. From 1891 to 1959 the blatz brewery changed. In 1891 the company sold part of its brewing interests to an english syndicate.
It is embossed on front with hops and intials in middle of star. Blatz beer sign 1950 s safe at home baseball statue vintage bottle can keg guys. Nice star of david or a jewish star 1 1 2 in. At it s height blatz produced over a million barrels of beer annually.
No chips crack s or dings. T is a slot in the top of the mug to hold the advertising sign.