Buffalo Brewing Co.
Sacramento, CA
Buffalo Brewing Co.
Sacramento, CA
Variation
Variation
Croak Brewing Co.
Janesville, WI
Dixon Brewing Co.
Dixon, IL
Finke-Uhen Brewing Co.
Burlington, WI
Fremont Brewing Co.
Fremont, NE
Schaller Brewing Co.
Cincinnati, OH
Schwenk-Barth Brewing Co.
Yankton, SD
The 'Stock' Exchange
H.D. Beach: 8-B - Roses Still Life
H.D. Beach: 8-B - Roses Still Life
Date: 1902 - 1905
Size: 16.5" x 13.5"
Type: Inverted Pie
Scarcity: Hard to Find
Value: $$$ to $$$$
Condition & Brewer Dependent
Size: 16.5" x 13.5"
Type: Inverted Pie
Scarcity: Hard to Find
Value: $$$ to $$$$
Condition & Brewer Dependent
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General
The first of the Beach “doppelganger” trays—meaning a tray with a near twin with which it frequently gets confused.
There are two Beach trays with roses lying on the ground, the “real” No. 8 and the similar doppelgänger (for which we’ve never seen an example that carried a stock number or any other manufacturer information) that at first glance seem to be the same tray.
However, No. 8 has a greater number of roses on the ground and lacks the bit of blue sky in the upper left of the image that the faux version does. There is alsosomething different about the quality of the lithography of the faux version that’s got a different feel to it, and is far more scarce than No. 8 by an order or 7 to 1.
No. 8 debuts this new vine and leaf rim that it shares with some other Beach trays of this era, while the faux version sports the older “autumn” leaf version with the two “vignette windows” at 3 and 9 o’clock on the rim.
Most examples have advertising text on the face of the tray, although some occur on the rim like the Schaller example. Interestingly Buffalo brewing has 2 variations, probably attempting to get better visibility of the advertising text. This tended to be more popular with non-brewers. There is an early Shonk stock tray featuring red roses and Meek & Beach (and later Meek) did a few trays that featured specific flowers as the primary subject.
Prices for brewery examples of No. 8 are significantly higher than non-breweries.
The first of the Beach “doppelganger” trays—meaning a tray with a near twin with which it frequently gets confused.
There are two Beach trays with roses lying on the ground, the “real” No. 8 and the similar doppelgänger (for which we’ve never seen an example that carried a stock number or any other manufacturer information) that at first glance seem to be the same tray.
However, No. 8 has a greater number of roses on the ground and lacks the bit of blue sky in the upper left of the image that the faux version does. There is alsosomething different about the quality of the lithography of the faux version that’s got a different feel to it, and is far more scarce than No. 8 by an order or 7 to 1.
No. 8 debuts this new vine and leaf rim that it shares with some other Beach trays of this era, while the faux version sports the older “autumn” leaf version with the two “vignette windows” at 3 and 9 o’clock on the rim.
Most examples have advertising text on the face of the tray, although some occur on the rim like the Schaller example. Interestingly Buffalo brewing has 2 variations, probably attempting to get better visibility of the advertising text. This tended to be more popular with non-brewers. There is an early Shonk stock tray featuring red roses and Meek & Beach (and later Meek) did a few trays that featured specific flowers as the primary subject.
Prices for brewery examples of No. 8 are significantly higher than non-breweries.
No. 8
No. 8's Doppleganger
Confirmed Brewer used Stock Trays
Non-Beer Related & Non-Tray Uses
