Porcelain Coors curved corner sign

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Found awhile back,photo was taken with film ,just got the picture back. I almost did not dig this ,but because the signal was so large & square in shape,,,I dug it !!! Dates to the mid 1890s,fairly certain it ended up in the ground after a big fire in 1896. Dont know what else to say but WOOOOOW !!!! by far the best sign I've ever dug & in the best condition. HH

[Havilah_Springs]

Wow, that is awesome
Where / what town did it come from? Somewhere in Colorado I presume!

H_S

[CRUSADER]

Agreed, the iron has not bleed at all in 100 years, you are lucky

[Whitebeard]

Agreed, the iron has not bleed at all in 100 years, you are lucky

Wow! must have been found in very dry area, wondering if they had baked paint on steel process in those days? porcelain must have been very expensive.

[bill from lachine]

Neat find...must be worth a bit of money in that condition.

Regards + HH

Bill

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very nice sign find Charlie!
I feel that your sign probably dates more in the 1920's or '30's.

I've contacted a friend of mine who's pretty knowledgeable when it comes to dating porcelain signs and I'll let you know what he has to say about it.

Dave

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very nice sign find Charlie!
I feel that your sign probably dates more in the 1920's or '30's.

I've contacted a friend of mine who's pretty knowledgeable when it comes to dating porcelain signs and I'll let you know what he has to say about it.

Dave

Charlie,
I just heard back from my friend and he states as follows about your sign . . .

"I would side with your friend. Signs like this were used by most large breweries before prohibition, and were displayed outside the doors of the saloons owned by the breweries. After Prohibition - in the '30s - neon signs were now available, and a combination of porcelain and neon signage became the norm."

Congrats again on your find!
Dave

[kayden]

WTG!

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Wow, that is awesome
Where / what town did it come from? Somewhere in Colorado I presume!

H_S

Somewhere in CCColorado I presume

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Very nice sign find Charlie!
I feel that your sign probably dates more in the 1920's or '30's.

I've contacted a friend of mine who's pretty knowledgeable when it comes to dating porcelain signs and I'll let you know what he has to say about it.

Dave

Charlie,
I just heard back from my friend and he states as follows about your sign . . .

"I would side with your friend. Signs like this were used by most large breweries before prohibition, and were displayed outside the doors of the saloons owned by the breweries. After Prohibition - in the '30s - neon signs were now available, and a combination of porcelain and neon signage became the norm."

Congrats again on your find!
Dave

Thanks Dave !!, With respect & not trying to sound like a know it all,I know this sign is not from the 20s or 30s. It was dug at the site of a Coors beer depot,and a Saloon that burned down in 1896 ,the site was not built on again (according to Sanborne fire maps )but it could have been dumped on ?? This one is actually the 2nd one found the first one we found on a lot about 5 blocks away and had been folded in half. I included a picture of a Coors corner sign for comparison,they are different signs,& the one in the photo is curved more,but are about the same age. HH

[ANTIQUARIAN]

I'm sure you know a lot more about The Coors Brewing Company then I do Charlie, living in Colorado and all! All I know about Coors is that they make the most popular 'light' beer available here in Canada, up here it's brewed by the Molson Brewery.

One nice thing about being a member of Tnet, is that I learn something new everytime I'm on the site!

Nice save on the sign!

Dave

[worldtalker]

P P Charlie,AAH, When beer was BEER!!!!!!!!!Super nice sign! God Bless HH Chris

[PikesPeakCharlie]

I'm sure you know a lot more about The Coors Brewing Company then I do Charlie, living in Colorado and all! All I know about Coors is that they make the most popular 'light' beer available here in Canada, up here it's brewed by the Molson Brewery.

One nice thing about being a member of Tnet, is that I learn something new everytime I'm on the site!

Nice save on the sign!

Dave

Thanks Dave !!!! Love that Molson's

[hotrodhudson48]

Very nice sign find Charlie!
I feel that your sign probably dates more in the 1920's or '30's.

I've contacted a friend of mine who's pretty knowledgeable when it comes to dating porcelain signs and I'll let you know what he has to say about it.

Dave

Charlie,
I just heard back from my friend and he states as follows about your sign . . .

"I would side with your friend. Signs like this were used by most large breweries before prohibition, and were displayed outside the doors of the saloons owned by the breweries. After Prohibition - in the '30s - neon signs were now available, and a combination of porcelain and neon signage became the norm."

Congrats again on your find!
Dave

Thanks Dave !!, With respect & not trying to sound like a know it all,I know this sign is not from the 20s or 30s. It was dug at the site of a Coors beer depot,and a Saloon that burned down in 1896 ,the site was not built on again (according to Sanborne fire maps )but it could have been dumped on ?? This one is actually the 2nd one found the first one we found on a lot about 5 blocks away and had been folded in half. I included a picture of a Coors corner sign for comparison,they are different signs,& the one in the photo is curved more,but are about the same age. HH

That is a fantastic find on the signs! You are right about it being from the late 1800's and design to fit on a post outside of the saloon. Was the folded sign still displayable?

[Coinstriking Michigan]

Awesome, that is most definitely my favorite beer too. Nothing beats an ice cold Coors Original.

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Very nice sign find Charlie!
I feel that your sign probably dates more in the 1920's or '30's.

I've contacted a friend of mine who's pretty knowledgeable when it comes to dating porcelain signs and I'll let you know what he has to say about it.

Dave

Charlie,
I just heard back from my friend and he states as follows about your sign . . .

"I would side with your friend. Signs like this were used by most large breweries before prohibition, and were displayed outside the doors of the saloons owned by the breweries. After Prohibition - in the '30s - neon signs were now available, and a combination of porcelain and neon signage became the norm."

Congrats again on your find!
Dave

Thanks Dave !!, With respect & not trying to sound like a know it all,I know this sign is not from the 20s or 30s. It was dug at the site of a Coors beer depot,and a Saloon that burned down in 1896 ,the site was not built on again (according to Sanborne fire maps )but it could have been dumped on ?? This one is actually the 2nd one found the first one we found on a lot about 5 blocks away and had been folded in half. I included a picture of a Coors corner sign for comparison,they are different signs,& the one in the photo is curved more,but are about the same age. HH

That is a fantastic find on the signs! You are right about it being from the late 1800's and design to fit on a post outside of the saloon. Was the folded sign still displayable?

Hi, Yes the folded sign was still displayable and was sold the next week.

[PikesPeakCharlie]

Awesome, that is most definitely my favorite beer too. Nothing beats an ice cold Coors Original.

[worldtalker]

Awesome, that is most definitely my favorite beer too. Nothing beats an ice cold Coors Original.

Ya there is,6.

[curbdiggercarl57]

That sign is in superb shape! Were getting a decent week to go out and hunt, get another one!
Carl

[PikesPeakCharlie]

That sign is in superb shape! Were getting a decent week to go out and hunt, get another one!
Carl

Carl, Good luck this week if ya get to go. Im really hopeing to fire up the machine and find some thawed ground in a month or so.