Legal Name

AB-II Code

Dates

  Andrew F. Keller, Pittsburgh Brewery

MN 168a

1860 - 1864

  Theodore Hamm

MN 168b

1864 - 1896

  Theodore Hamm Brewing Co.

MN 168c

1896 - 1920

  Hamm Excelso Co.

MN 168d

Prohibition

  Theo. Hamm Brewing Co.

MN 168e

1933 - 1937

  Theo. Hamm Brewing Co.

MN 168f

1937 - 1975

  Olympia Brewing Co.

MN 168g

1975 - 1983

  Olympia Brewing Co., subsidiary of Pabst Brewing Co.

MN 168h

1983 - 1983

  Stroh Brewing Co.  >  Miller  >  SAB Miller  >  Miller Coors >  Molson Coors

MN 168i

1983 - Present

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Chas. W. Shonk

1891 - 1935

No

1890's

12"

12"

0.5"

Plate

Lithograph

 Comments:

Image Courtesy of the ABA/ECBA Tray Collector Team.  No inside rim branding.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1956

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

"from the land of sky blue waters."

St. Paul, MN & San Francisco, CA version distinguished by the circular text inside the rim from 6 o'clock to 3 o'clock.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1958

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

"from the land of Sky blue waters." 

St. Paul, MN, San Francisco, CA & Los Angeles, CA version distinguished by the circular text of the cites on the back of the tray.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1959

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

"from the land of Sky blue waters." 

Midwest version, distinguished by no city designation on the front or the back of the tray.  The most commonly seen of these classic trays.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1959

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

"refreshing as the land of sky blue waters." 

No cities listed and different slogan.  The least seen of these foamy, scenic view trays.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1963

12"

12"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

"from the land of sky blue waters." 

The more common of the two versions.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1963

12"

12"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

"Hamms...It's the refreshingest beer."  Seen much less often of the two versions we are aware of - maybe 20 of the others to one of these.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1966

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

"Hamms...It's the refreshingest beer."   

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1970

12"

&

13"

12"

&

13"

1"

&

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

Hamm's red Canoe tray was produced in both 12" and 13" versions, with the 13" version being much more common.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 - Present

No

1971

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

Internet auction image capture.  Contact us if you would like credit.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

1972

20.4"

13.75"

1.5"

Serving Tray

Vinyl Sticker on Melamine Plastic

 Comments:

Internet auction image capture.  Contact us if you would like credit.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Chas. W. Shonk

1891 - 1935

No

1890's

12"

12"

0.5"

Plate

Lithograph

 Comments:

Courtesy of Morean Auctions.  Old Lager, Excelsior, Preferred Stock, Export  inside rim branding.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Chas. W. Shonk

1891 - 1935

No

1890's

12"

12"

0.5"

Plate

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Barry Travis.  Velvet, Excelsior, Old Lager, Export, Preferred Stock rim branding.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

American

Can Co.

1901 - Present

No

1949

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

1958

12.5"

12.5"

0.5"

Plate

Lithograph

 Comments:

Per Larry Handy's great ABA/ECBA American Breweriana Hamm's Tray Collector article (Nov/Dec 2024), this unique tray is thought to have been used at corporate banquets and is very rare.  The artist who created the classic bear image for Theo. Hamm Brewing Co. is Howard Swift.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

American

Can Co.

1901 - Present

No

1951

13"

13"

1.5"

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

1972

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

Image Courtesy of ABA/ECBA Tray Collector Team.  We are seeking a better picture of this surprisingly rare tray.  For something so simple we would have thought it was a mass produced item, but they are few and far between.  Inverted color scheme of the supper common red version.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 -Present

No

1972

12"

&

13"

12"

&

13"

1.25"

&

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

Internet auction image capture.  Contact us if you would like credit.  The 13" version of this tray is super common, while the 12" version is uncommon.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Continental Can Co.

1904 -Present

No

1974

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Lithograph

 Comments:

Internet auction image capture.  Contact us if you would like credit.  This 'Gentle Ben' scenic tray is very common.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

1980

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Plastic

 Comments:

Internet auction image capture.  Contact us if you would like credit.  The first tray issued after the Olympia buy out of Hamm's.  Simple tray that is not that easy to find.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

1981

13"

13"

1.5"

SS Dish

Plastic

 Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

Late 1950's

13"

13"

1.5"

Cafeteria Style

Screened

Fiberglass

 Comments:

From the Collection of Barry Travis.  Extremely rare cafeteria style tray produced exclusively for the Chicago market.  Only one of these trays is none to exist.

 Comments:

Image Courtesy of ABA/ECBA Tray Collector Team.  Extremely rare cafeteria style tray produced exclusively for the Chicago market.  Only two of these trays are known to exist.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

 Width

Height

Depth

Style

 Art Application

Unknown

No

Late 1950's

13"

13"

1.5"

Cafeteria Style

Screened

Fiberglass