Providence, RI (1890 to 1984)
Legal Name |
AB-II Code |
Dates |
Narragansett Brewing Co. |
RI 14a |
1890 - 1915 |
Narragansett Brewing Co. |
RI 14b |
1915 - 1920 |
Narragansett Brewing Co. |
RI 14c |
1933 - 1951 |
Narragansett Brewing Co. |
RI 14d |
1951 - 1965 |
Falstaff Brewing Corp., dba Narragansett Brewing Co. |
RI 14e |
1965 - 1975 |
Falstaff Brewing Corp., dba Narragansett Brewing Co. |
RI 14f |
1975 - 1981 |
Falstaff Brewing Corp., dba Narragansett Brewing Co. |
RI 14g |
1983 - 1984 |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Unknown |
No |
1890's to 1900's |
12" |
12" |
0.5" |
Plate |
Porcelain Enamel |
detailing the Narragansett Brewing Co.
Comments: |
From the Collection of Mark Rogers. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Unknown |
No |
1890's to 1900's |
16" |
13" |
1" |
Inverted Pie |
Porcelain Enamel |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Steve Bergquist. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
The Meek Co. 1905 - 1909 |
No |
1900 to 1915 |
16.5" |
13.5" |
0.75" |
Inverted Pie |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Mark Rogers. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Chas. W. Shonk 1891 - 1935 |
No |
1900 to 1915 |
13.5" |
16.5" |
0.75" |
Inverted Pie |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Steve Bergquist. This image was also manufactured as a beer tray charger. See below. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Meek & Beach Co. 1901 - 1905 |
No |
1901 to 1905 |
13.5" |
16.5" |
0.75" |
Inverted Pie |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
Image Courtesy of Morean Auctions. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Kaufmann & Strauss 1890 - 1915 |
No |
1900 to 1915 |
12" |
12" |
1.25" |
SS Dish |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Steve Bergquist. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Kaufmann & Strauss 1890 - 1915 |
No |
1900 to 1915 |
12" |
12" |
1.25" |
SS Dish |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Mark Rogers. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Chas. W. Shonk 1891 - 1935 |
No |
1900 to 1915 |
12" |
12" |
1.25" |
SS Dish |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Mark Rogers. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Burdick Co. 1929 - 1940 |
No |
1930's |
12" |
12" |
1.25" |
SS Dish |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Mark Rogers. "Brewed With SEEDLESS HOPS" version. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Unknown |
No |
1930's |
12" |
12" |
1.25" |
SS Dish |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Mark Rogers. "Enjoy the Finer Flavor of SEEDLESS HOPS" version. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Unknown |
No |
1930's |
13" |
13" |
1.25" |
Pie |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Mark Rogers. 13" Pie version, with gold filigree. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Unknown |
No |
1930's |
13" |
13" |
1.25" |
Pie |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Mark Rogers. Black inner rim, with "The Famous" introduction line. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Unknown |
No |
1930's |
13" |
13" |
1.25" |
Pie |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Steve Bergquist. Black inner rim, with "The Famous" introduction line. The colors are different, most likely a different tray manufacturer with the same art work as the tray above. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Unknown |
No |
1930's |
13" |
13" |
1.25" |
Pie |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Steve Bergquist. Black inner rim, with "The Famous Old" introduction line. |
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Unknown |
No |
1940's |
12" |
12" |
1.25" |
SS Dish |
Lithograph |
Comments: |
From the Collection of Mark Rogers. Very popular tray as a cross-collectible item. See some documentation secured by Chad Campbell that helps to tell the story of Dr. Seuss and his involvement with the Narragansett Brewing Co. and this great tray.
Regional experts indicate this tray was released by the brewery in the 1940's, which is inconsistent with the note below. But when an artist completes work and when it is used by the brewer, is certainly often not the same. |
Dear Mr. Potochnisk,
In the 1920's my father, Theodor Robert Geisel, was president of the Springfield (Massachusetts) Breweries Company.
Rudolph Frederick Haffenreffer III was a classmate of mine at Dartmouth (1925). His father owned the Narragansett Brewing Company of Providence, Rhode Island.
I designed the Narragansett Indian tray for the Haffenreffer's, if I recollect correctly, sometime in the early 1930's.
Yours in ????,
Dr. Seuss
Theodor S. Geisel"
Manufacturer |
Stock |
Date |
Width |
Height |
Depth |
Style |
Art Application |
Unknown |
No |
1960's |
16" |
12" |
1" |
SS Dish |
Vinyl Sticker On Plastic |
Comments: |
Internet auction image capture. |
