Beer and Baseball cards...Jimmy Foxx

[Leon]

I especially enjoy picking up pieces related to beer and alcohol . I think this is a 1940s Jimmy Foxx premium, in awesome shape, that was a premium for Rheingold beer.

[honus94566]

My only "beer" card

[JollyElm]

Not to derail this thread or anything, but we've all seen so many items which have Wagner's name written as "Hans." Does anyone know of contemporary accounts (perhaps actual audio) that establish precisely what the baseball world called him? "Honus" is the name we've all come to know and Johannes is his birth name, but with the amount of times that "Hans" has appeared, I wonder whether or not there was a consensus at the time he played. Maybe it differed regionally, because communication and media wasn't as widespread and nationalized as it is now?

[Jay Wolt]

Beer & Baseball, now that's a combo.
While not a card, this is a neat display piece I have hanging in my bar area.
Its probably from the late 40's as Heilmann died in 1951. The next year he was inducted in the Hall Of Fame.
His baseball stats are very impressive as he hit .403 one year and another at .398.
All told he played 17 years and had a career ave of .342

[whelenfan]

Awesome piece! Thanks for showing it

[kkkkandp]

Reminds me of the days when Ballantine was the primary New York Yankee sponsor. And announcer Mel Allen would call every Yankee home run a Ballantine Blast!

[vthobby]

That Heilmann piece is amazing! I can't stop looking at it and love the colors! It makes me want to get into my "secret time machine" so I can meet Harry on July 7th!!!!

peace, mike

[Leon]

Another beer company...

[Jayworld]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

Not to derail this thread or anything, but we've all seen so many items which have Wagner's name written as "Hans." Does anyone know of contemporary accounts (perhaps actual audio) that establish precisely what the baseball world called him? "Honus" is the name we've all come to know and Johannes is his birth name, but with the amount of times that "Hans" has appeared, I wonder whether or not there was a consensus at the time he played. Maybe it differed regionally, because communication and media wasn't as widespread and nationalized as it is now?

Found this on another baseball forum site from a post. Hope this helps you:
"My grandfather's from Pittsburgh, and his father walked Honus Wagner's dogs. My grandfather says it Hannis, rhymes with lawn-ids"

As always, Leon, nice card, and your ever-present quarter or 1/2 dollar always helps for scale.

[Jay Wolt]

Leon cool Duquesne pieces.

Here's a 1938 Paul Waner sked I have sponsored by Duquesne.
Baseball schedules & beer sponsorship also go hand in hand.

[Bob Lemke]

I'm another big fan of baseball/beer collectibles.

FWIW, about two years ago some brewery or other brought back the Duquesne brand. I see it on tap at my local when I'm wintering in PA. It's a nice light pilsner and sells for 50 cents a pint less than the other brands on tap.

[Jay Wolt]

Bob that's good to know, although I haven't see it yet.
Perhaps its just a western PA distribution as I'm in the middle of the state.
So I'll have to stick w/ Yuenglings

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Bob that's good to know, although I haven't see it yet.
Perhaps its just a western PA distribution as I'm in the middle of the state.
So I'll have to stick w/ Yuenglings

Did someone say Yuenglings?

[Bob Lemke]

yuengling sign.jpg

I bought this shadowbox ad piece in a Mastro auction when I first bought our "winter" place in PA.

It measures about 16-1/2" x 13-1/2" x 2-1/2" deep.

Jay, I don't get to many bars around here. I found the Duke on tap in Huntingdon. Yeungling is still my top choice.

[Jay Wolt]

Here's some more Beer & Baseball collectibles.
Both from the 1952 Cuban Baseball league
One schedule sponsored by Guinness, the other by Cerveza Polar

[GoldenAge50s]

Growing up my folks owned a hotel in WNY from 1946-1953. Here's an item I got from a beer distributor in 1952, a 16 pg booklet put out by Callahan & used by the Hornell Brewing Co as a promotional piece featuring none other than the Babe.

Here's the F & B cover and the first inside page. It is like-new and never been pressed open. I had 2 of them but sold one about 5 yrs ago.

[JLange]

Never seen the Callahan Old Granger Beer booklet before. Very cool item. Anyone collecting that set is sure to want such a neat companion piece. Thanks for sharing!

[GoldenAge50s]

Yeah, it's kind of a 4-way collectible between baseball, beer advertisement, a Ruth item and the Callahan card connection!