Philadelphia, PA
Arnholt - Schaefer
Philadelphia, PA
Aurora, IL
Aurora Brewing Co.
Aurora, IL
Albany, NY
Beverwyck Brewing Co.
Albany, NY
Billings, MT
Billing Brewing Co.
Billings, MT
Janesville, WI
M. Buob Brewing Co.
Janesville, WI
San Francisco, CA
California Bottling Assn
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Claussen Brewing Assn.
Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA
Claussen Brewing Assn. - Variation
Seattle, WA
Clinton, IA
Clinton Brewing Co.
Clinton, IA
Detroit, MI
Detroit Brewing Co.
Detroit, MI
Stockton, CA
El Dorado Brewing Co
Stockton, CA
Harrisburg, PA
Fink Brewing Co.
Harrisburg, PA
New London, WI
Knapstein Brewing Co.
New London, WI
Pottsville, PA
Mellet & Nichter Brewing Co.
Pottsville, PA
Burlington, IA
Mohen Brewing Co.
Burlington, IA
Warsaw, IL
Popel-Giller Co. Inc.
Warsaw, IL
Schwano, WI
Emil T. Raddant Brewing Co.
Schwano, WI
Manitowoc, WI
William Rahr & Sons Co.
Manitowoc, WI
Reedsburg, WI
Reedsburg Brewery
Reedsburg, WI
Joliet, IL
Fred Sehring Brewing Co.
Joliet, IL
Sherbrooke, Quebec, CA
Silver Spring Brewery, Limited
Sherbrooke, Quebec, CA
Spokane, WA
Spokane Brewing & Malting Co.
Spokane, WA
Troy, NY
Stoll Brewing Co.
Troy, NY
Eau Claire, WI
John Walter Brewing Co.
Eau Claire, WI
Omaha, NE
Willow Springs Brewing Co.
Omaha, NE
Cincinnati, OH
Windisch-Muhlhauser Brewing Co.
Cincinnati, OH

The 'Stock' Exchange
American Art Works  No. 116     "The Invitation"
Date:  1911 - 1915
Size:  
13.25" Inverted Pie
            13.25" Pie
            13.25" x 13.25" Pie
            10.5 x 13.25" Pie
Scarcity:  Very Common
Value:  $$$ to $$$$
Condition & Brewer Dependent
Brewers - 13" Rounds - Inverted Pies and Pies

Freson & San Rafeal
Borello Bros Soda
Freson & San Rafeal
Unknown
Celery-Cola
Unknown
Unknown
Cola Nip
Unknown
Moerlein Beer
Cincinnati, OH
Hammann's Restaurant & Cafe
Moerlein Beer
Cincinnati, OH
Boston, MA
Logan Johnson Co.
Boston, MA
Beaver Falls, PA
O.J. Breyer
Beaver Falls, PA
Unknown
Jas. F. Ivers Bottler
Unknown
Detroit, MI
Detroit Brewing Co.
Detroit, MI
Harrisburg, PA
Fink Brewing Co.
Harrisburg, PA
Klinkert
Unknown
Ver-ba
Unknown
Peru, IL
Star Union Brewing Co.
Peru, IL
- Unknown
Spitz Cider
- Unknown
Seattle, WA
Claussen Brewing Assn.
Seattle, WA
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Hamilton Brewing Co.
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Unknown
Holdrege & McCook Ice Cream
Unknown
Houston, TX
Magnolia Brewery
Houston, TX
Potosi, WI
Potosi Brewing Co.
Potosi, WI
Evansville, IN
Evansville Brewing Co.
Evansville, IN
General
No. 116 is one of the most poplar stock designs produced by AAW.  This common tray was particularly popular with brewers.  With an attractive woman sipping a beer giving that sideways look (“The Invitation”) it may have been one of the most overt early advertisements to link sex and beer, an approach that is alive and well today. 

By this time, AAW had figured out the technique to reproduce an image in different sizes from the same source; hence you will find this image in both full sized concave pie and tip tray versions.  Detroit Brewing issued both versions, as did Claussen.  AAW also produced a small (11" x 14") rectangular version which is slightly more common than the pie version and a square (14" x 14") version, which is far less common and features a round image on a square tray, with ample rim and surface area for advertising text.  Cola Nip issued both an 11" x14" full sized tray and a small rectangular tip version.  Moehn Brewing mixed it up with an 11" x 14" tray version and a round tip version. There are also TOC and curled corner sign versions.

In all cases of this tray she is sipping a glass of beer, but anatomically, it almost appears that this arm and beer were added to an existing image as the proportions of her arm seem to be just slightly smaller than you might expect them to be.

Shape & Rim & Ad Text
Most all of the trays are pie impression versions, with a small percentage being inverted pies (Peter Breidt, Billings, Popel-Giller and Silver Spring).   The most common rim address was gold lettering, in all kinds of different eye catching fonts.  Typically all of the verbiage is on the rim, but in a few cases they chose to add additional verbiage or logos on the face of the tray.   A good example is the Atlas Brewing Co. version, with the word "Magnet" really drawing your eyes.  Most treatments leave the tray rim black or dark green, but in the case of Fred Sehring, they went with a bold gold and black letter, that really makes the tray stand out from the rest.  It would be interesting to know if they paid extra for this attention grabbing treatment.

Hager & Price
This tray is represented in Hager's article, but no details are provided for this super common tray.  Prices of this tray are driven by brewery desirability condition and can very all over the map.  Such a common design and some were obviously made in large quantities, as you see them quite often.



Brewers - Rectangular & Square Pies


Non-Beer Related & Non-Tray Uses
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