ANTIQUE VINTAGE GEO J RENNER BREWING CO GROSSVATER 12” SERVING TRAY OR SIGN
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ANTIQUE VINTAGE GEO J RENNER BREWING CO GROSSVATER 12”SERVING TRAY OR SIGN Up for auction is thisAntique Vintage Geo. J. Renner Brewing Co. Grossvater serving tray in very good condition for its age. The tray has paint loss around the upper rim and some rust spots in the middle of the tray. The dark color of green of George Renner’s suit helps disguise the rust spots. It has no dings, no dents and no bends. This tray was definitely used to serve beer and more in an establishment of the times. The tray measures 12” in diameter and 1 ¼” tall rim. The upper rim states “THE GEO. J. RENNER BREWING CO. AKRON , OHIO . The center of the tray is a picture of George Renner with a bottle of beer in one hand and glass of beer in the other. The words states “OH! YOU GROSSVATER” “AGE, STRENGTH AND PURITY”. The lower rim states “JUST LIKE OUR GRANDFATHERS BREWED” This metal tray would display nicely “AS IS” for use as a tray or sign. George Jacob Renner was a native of Dannstadt, a Bavarian village, where he was born in 1835. He emigrated to the U. S. in 1849, after which he lived in Cincinnati for several years, attending brewing school, and then working in several breweries in both Cincinnati and Covington , KY. In, 1885 he moved to Akron , and became part owner of a Brewery. After the turn of the century, the company rein-corporated as the
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