Legal Name

AB-II Code

Dates

  Schalk Bros. Brewery

NJ 103a

1852 - 1879

  Ballantine & Co. Brewery

NJ 103b

1879 - 1911

  P. Ballantine & Sons Brewery

NJ 103c

1911 - 1933

  P. Ballantine & Sons Brewery

NJ 103d

1933 - 1971

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Haeusermann Litho. Co.

1905 - 1921

No

1905

to

1920

12"

12"

1.25"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.  This is the pre-prohibition Haeusermann Litho Co. version, with markings on the bung, see details below.  This is the least often seen of all of these trays.  The bung reads "The US Bung MFG Co. Cincinnati."

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Electro-Chemical Engraving Co.

1900 - 1950

No

1936

12"

12"

1.25"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.  This is the Electro-Chemical Engraving Co. version of the 'Ballantine barrel head tray.'  Note the green color, while the other two are dark, rich brown.  We believe the numbers at the end of manufacturer marks appears to be the date produced - December of 1936.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

American Can Co.

1901 - Present

No

1940's

12"

12"

1.25"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.  This is the American Can Co. version of the 'Ballantine barrel head tray.'  Considered by local experts to be the most often seen example of the three.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

American Can Co.

1901 - Present

No

1940's

12"

12"

1.25"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

1950's

12"

13"

12"

13"

1.25"

1.75"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1950's

13"

13"

1.75"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

1960's

13"

13"

1.75"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

1960's

13"

13"

1.75"

Decal

Plastic

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

1960's

13"

13"

1.75"

Decal

Plastic

 Comments:

Image from an Internet Auction.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

1960's

13"

13"

1.75"

Decal

Plastic

 Comments:

Image from an Internet Auction.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Unknown

No

1960's

11.5"

15.5"

1.75"

 Comments:

Images from Internet Auctions. Top three were meant for serving, where the bottom two have a built in hanger system and were most likely made as wall decoration.