All Breweriana - Barware

Vintage Ballantine Beer & Ale Round 12" Tray Vintage Ballantine Beer & Ale 12 inch Tray. It was in a Garage for years,so my guesstimate is the 50s-60s. Ballantine is not in business anymore. The rust damage is as shown in the pictures, but hanging behind the bar,the tray damage will not be noticed. As you can see, for its age the paint is still bright and sparky. At its peak Ballantine Beer was the 4th Largest Brewer in the United States.It was the #3 beer in the 40s and 50s,and was the first Beer sponsor for the NEW YORK YANKEES.Since 2005 the Ballantine Ale brand has been owned and marketed by the Pabst Brewing Company, which in turn outsources the brewing to the Miller Brewing Company. The Ballantine logo is three interlocking rings, in a design known as Borromean rings. New York Yankees announcer Mel Allen called it "the Three-Ring Sign". In the logo used in advertising, the rings were labeled "Purity, Body, Flavor". According to one legend, Peter Ballantine was inspired to use the pattern after seeing condensation rings left by beer glasses on a tabletop. Bottles of Ballantine's can be seen in photos of American World War II aviators debriefing on Iwo Jima after a raid against Tokyo. Team announcers, most notably the legendary Mel Allen, labeled Yankee home runs, "Ballantine Blasts." New York Yankees broadcasts featured commercials with the jingle, "Baseball and Ballantine/ Baseball and Ballantine/ What a combination/ All across the nation/ Ballantine, Ballantine beer."
Ballantine also sponsored the PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES on radio and TV for many years in the 1950s and 1960s. The scoreboard in right center field at Philadelphia's Connie Mack Stadium (previously known as Shibe Park) sported a 60-foot-long (18 m) Ballantine Ale sign. Ballantine was the preferred beer of MARTIN CRANE on the television show FRASIER. He drinks the pale ale in almost every episode, usually from the can. It is rumored that the famous drummer JOHN BONHAM of hard rock band Led Zeppelin used the logo of Ballantine beer as a high influence to create his "symbol".
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Circa: 1950 -1972
Condition: Fair -Good
Size: 12 inches in diameter
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Ballantine Beer & Ale  

Vintage 1950 Pewter Dolphin Bottle Opener Pewter Dolphin double Bottle opener. Has the screw end and the pull off end.
Real nice for Collectors. Shipping is $3.50 USA Domestic Priority (3 days).
Circa: circa 1950s
Condition: Very Good
Size: length - 6 1/2 inches, width 1 1/2 inches, 2 1/2 with fins
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Generic Manufacturer  

Vintage Set of 13 Grabbag 1950-1970 Varied Shot Glasses This set of 13 Shotglass Collection has many different designs. There is a Florida design, 24 karat Gold Trim rim, Little handle design,tapered shapes,Barrel Shapes,and different molded bottoms. Shipping is $8.95 USA Domestic Priority.(3 days).
Circa: 1950s-1970s
Condition: Very good,no nicks, chips,etc.
Size: Height - 1 3/4 to 3 inches Openings 1 1/2 inches
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Varied  

VintageGrand Marnier Glass Brandy Snifters Premium What a beautiful Set of 3 Glass Brandy Snifters!! The burgundy bottoms are a hard Lucite Plastic with a good grip design. Bottom label says made in China for the Company. Size is as Stated above. Shipping is $11.95(due to delicacy and Packing required)USA Domestic Priority (3 days).
Circa: 1960s
Condition: Excellent
Size: Height - 6 inches, Circumference - 12 inches at widest
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Grand Marnier  

KENTUCKY DRG 230 BLUE GLASS DECANTER Absolutely beautiful Blue Decanter which was filled with Liquor. I am uncertain about the Manufacturer as the maker's mark is impressed so deeply it's hard to see.The bottom reads: Liquor KY DRG 230 Bottle (?)
71 119-5. No nicks, chips,or anything else. Shipping is $12.95 USA Domestic Priority (3 days).(Update:a friend of this site has informed me that indeed this is a Jim Beam!)

Circa: 1971
Condition: Very Good
Size: Height - 11 1/2 inches, 12 1/2 inches around
Country of Origin: US
Manufacturer: Jim Beam  

Budweiser Holiday Stein - 2002- Unlidded Very nice Large Budweiser 2002 Holiday Stein with Lighthouse Handle.No Box, Unlidded.Features Clyvedales,and Seaside scenes. Great Collector item. See measurements above.
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(3 days).
Circa: 2002
Condition: Excellent
Size: Height - 7 inches, 2 3/4 across top, 4 inches across bottom
Country of Origin: BR
Manufacturer: Anheuser-Busch by Ceramarte of Brazil