Luzerne County Brewing Co.
The Lion, Inc.
Wilkes Barre, PA  (1905 - Present)
Information from American Breweries II ( Author: Dale Van Erwin, Publisher: Eastern Coast Breweriana Association - 1995)
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 Legal Name

AB-II Code

Dates

  Luzerne County Brewing Co.

PA 849a

1905 - 1910

  Lion Brewing Co.

PA 849b

1910 - 1920

  The Lion, Inc.

PA 849c

1933 - Present

Links to Other Sites

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Suspect The Meek Co.

1905 -  1909

No

1905

to

1909

13"

13"

1.25"

Inverted Pie

Lithograph

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Burdick Co.

1929 - 1940

No

1933

to

1940

13"

13"

1.25"

Pie

Lithograph

 Comments:

Image Courtesy of Morean Auctions.

'Gibbons Ale and Lager' version.  Both are equally difficult to find.

Documented Serving Trays for this Brewer

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

H.D. Beach Co.

1902 -  1950

Yes

1903

to

1905

16.5"

13.5"

0.75"

Inverted Pie

Lithograph
1905 - 1910
Luzerne County Brewing Co.
1905 - 1910

 Comments:

From the Collection of Daryl Ziegler.

H.D. Beach Co. stock tray No. 5-B 'Gettysburg.'
1905 - 1910
Luzerne County Brewing Co.
1905 - 1910

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

Suspected to be from the Meek Co. as there is a sister Dotterweich tray that is marked as such. 

1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present
Image
Courtesy of
thelionbrewery.com

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

American Art Works

1909 -  1963

No

1933

to

1940

13"

13"

1.25"

Pie

Lithograph

 Comments:

Image Courtesy of Morean Auctions.

'Lion Beer' version.  Both are equally difficult to find.

 
1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Electro-Chemical Engraving Co.

1900 - 1950

No

1940's

12"

12"

1"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

Image Courtesy of Morean Auctions.

'Lion Beer - Ale'  Local experts indicate this tray is from the early 1940's.

 
1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Novelty Advertising Co.

1909 - 1963

No

1940's

14"

14"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.
1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Novelty Advertising Co.

1909 - 1963

No

1939

12"

14"

12"

14"

1.25"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

There is a 12" and a 14" version of this tray.  Looking for local expert inputs if there are other variations associated with rim slogans.
1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1950's

1960's

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

'Gibbons Premium Quality Beer'
1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1950's

1960's

12"

12"

1"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

'Gibbons Mellow-Pure Beer and Ale'
1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1960's

1970's

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

Internet Auction Image.

'Gibbons...is good!'
1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present

 Comments:

Internet Auction Image.

'Gibbons...Delivers The Flavor!'
1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present

 Comments:

Internet Auction Image.

'If it is Gibbons...it's good!'

 
1933 - Present
The Lion, Inc,
1933 - Present

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1960's

1970's

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

 

No

1960's

1970's

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph
Wikipedia page highlighting historical details of the brewery since inception.