Description: This auction is for 2 vintage Iroquois Indian Head beer & ale trays. The smaller red, white, and blue tray measures 12" across. Some of the pictures make it look yellowed, but it is not. The white is white. It has small oxidation and light scratches on the front. There is oxidation on the bottom around the edges and some marks on the back. The larger red and gold tray measures 13" across and is the nicest of all the trays I have for sale. The side says "Iroquois Indian Head Beer & Ale". Inside says "INTERNATIONAL BREWERIES INC. BUFFALO, NY". Very few and very light scratches on the front, some light scratches on the back. Please study the pictures carefully. The back says "CANCO TM American Co. Reg U.S. PAT OFF". I will be listing 8 beer trays in 6 different listings. Questions will generally be answered in the evenings. Please take a moment to check out my other items. Thank you. Some history of Iroquois Beer is below. The Iroquois Brewery was successor to the Jacob Roos Brewery, originally founded in 1842. Much of the Iroquois advertising that appeared after prohibition cites this 1842 date as the brewery's founding. The brewery was located between Hickory and Pratt Streets. It was operated by Jacob Roos and, after his death, by George Roos, until 1892, when it was sold to Leonard Burgwerger. Burgwerger razed the buildings and built a new brewery on the site. This was the start of the Iroquois Brewing Company. Iroquois survived prohibition by brewing soda and near beer and reopened shortly after prohibition ended in April 1933. Iroquois grew and prospered after prohibition and became the largest brewer in Buffalo, attaining a capacity of 600,000 barrels per year. For a time, Iroquois operated multiple breweries in the greater Buffalo area, including the former facilities of Mohawk (closed 1936) and Van Buren (closed 1950). In the 1950s, Iroquois merged with a group of other regional brewers and formed the International Brewing Company. Iroquois' partners in this venture included Silver Bar (Tampa, FL), Frankenmuth (Frankenmuth, MI), and Old Dutch (Findlay, OH). Despite this attempt to build the merged companies into a large national network, the brands remained regional in nature. Iroquois was taken independent again in 1965. At the time of its closing in 1971, Iroquois had outlived all other Buffalo breweries except for William Simon, which closed a couple of years later.
Price: 150 USD
Location: Niagara Falls, New York
End Time: 2024-02-25T01:46:22.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Iroquois Indian Head Beer & Ale
Object Type: Tray
Theme: Breweriana
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
