Object Record
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Object Name |
Tray |
Date |
1957 copyright |
Title |
Enjoy Piels Beer Now! |
Description |
Circular enameled metal tray with a raised rim and a rolled edge. The tray has a color illustration of the advertising characters Bert and Harry Piel. Inscription: "ENJOY / PIELS / BEER / NOW! / The beer with a barrel of flavor! / ...because it's cool-brewed / [copyright symbol] 1957 PIEL BROS. BROOKLYN N.Y. 8." (Keywords: New York City, Twentieth Century) |
Ownership and History |
Piel Brothers, Inc., took over the Rubsam & Horrmann brewery in Stapleton, Staten Island, after Rubsam & Horrmann shut down in December 1953. Piel Brothers produced and distributed Piel's Light and Trommer's Red Letter beers from that location. They closed their Staten Island operation in 1963. |
Earliest Date |
1957 |
Latest Date |
1960 |
Subjects |
Beer Brewing industry |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Merchandising T&E |
Catalog Number |
X84.0109 |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, August 2020. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |