Adolph Loeb & Co. Distillers
Cincinnati, OH
Enterprise Brewing Co.
San Francisco, CA
Moerschel Spring Brewing Co.
St. Charles, MO
Northern Brewing Co.
Superior, WI
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Meek & Beach Co. No. 24 "Demeter"
Meek & Beach Co. No. 24 "Demeter"
General
Often confused with the very similar Primavera (M&B #23) version, the difference being that "Primavera" is a springtime scene and she carries a garland of flowers, whereas "Demeter" is an autumn harvest scene and she carries a bundle of barley. M&B never titled this image, the Demeter moniker comes from Greek mythology where she is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over grains and the fertility of the earth. Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she also presided over the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death. She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a religious tradition that predated the Olympian pantheon. Like Primavera, this design was not included in any of the catalogues we have access to.
Often confused with the very similar Primavera (M&B #23) version, the difference being that "Primavera" is a springtime scene and she carries a garland of flowers, whereas "Demeter" is an autumn harvest scene and she carries a bundle of barley. M&B never titled this image, the Demeter moniker comes from Greek mythology where she is the Olympian goddess of the harvest and agriculture, presiding over grains and the fertility of the earth. Though Demeter is often described simply as the goddess of the harvest, she also presided over the sacred law, and the cycle of life and death. She and her daughter Persephone were the central figures of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a religious tradition that predated the Olympian pantheon. Like Primavera, this design was not included in any of the catalogues we have access to.
Date: 1902 to 1905
Size: 13.5" x 16.5"
Shape: Oval
Scarcity: Hard to Find
Value: $$$ to $$$$
Condition & Brewer Dependent
Size: 13.5" x 16.5"
Shape: Oval
Scarcity: Hard to Find
Value: $$$ to $$$$
Condition & Brewer Dependent
Shape & Rim & Ad Text
Known tray examples are all oval with the low pie shaped rim and rolled edge. Most tray versions show up sporting a red drape rim. Like a number of other images from this timeframe, there are also narrow oval SFT sign versions with faux woodgrain rims. Advertising text (and sometime symbols or logos) appear both on the rim, usually in black text or on the face of the tray, usually with gold text or script.
Hager & Price
Hager does not discuss this design but does include a picture in his catalog. There are surprisingly few brewery examples given how well suited this design was for them. Prices for the few we’ve run across are very strong. For the stock samples and most non-brewers prices are modest, but better than other designs of this era.
Known tray examples are all oval with the low pie shaped rim and rolled edge. Most tray versions show up sporting a red drape rim. Like a number of other images from this timeframe, there are also narrow oval SFT sign versions with faux woodgrain rims. Advertising text (and sometime symbols or logos) appear both on the rim, usually in black text or on the face of the tray, usually with gold text or script.
Hager & Price
Hager does not discuss this design but does include a picture in his catalog. There are surprisingly few brewery examples given how well suited this design was for them. Prices for the few we’ve run across are very strong. For the stock samples and most non-brewers prices are modest, but better than other designs of this era.
M&B "Primavera"
Shonk "Primavera"
M&B "Demeter"
Confirmed Brewer used Stock Trays
Non-Beer Related & Non-Tray Uses
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