Monday’s ad is for Schlitz, from the early 1900s. This was from a series of advertising cards that would have been handed out to people, sort of like baseball cards, with a series usually tied together by some theme. In this ad, showing a scene from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” specifically Act I, Scene II, the script has been altered ever so slightly to include this line, said to Hamlet by the king. “And try, Schlitz Milwaukee Beer.” I certainly don’t remember that line from the original. Maybe I’ve been seeing the wrong version all these years.
Archives for October 3, 2016
Patent No. 506120A: Beer Tray
Today in 1893, US Patent 506120 A was issued, an invention of William Kiel, for his “Beer Tray.” There’s no Abstract, although in the description it includes these claims:
The object of my invention is to provide a rapid draining tray for holding wet articles, or vessels subject to overflow. It is designed more especially for holding beer glasses;
The invention consists in the herein described construction of the tray, the details of which will first be set forth, and the novel features then pointed out and claimed.