Commemorative
Object number2016.58.7
Manufacturer
Pittsburgh Brewing Company
Artist
Mott
Date1978
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumAluminum; Adhesive; Paper
Credit LineGift of Jon Freedman
DimensionsHeight x Width: 4.938 × 8.188 in. (12.5 × 20.8 cm)Signed"Mott" printed in brown in the bottom right corner.
InscriptionsText at top center "A. MAYER'S / BREWERY" and bottom center "1869 - TERRE HAUTE - INDIANA".
Text on the left of the scene provides brewery history including "A. MAYER'S BREWERY / In 1869, Anton Mayer be- / came sole owner of this / brewery, founded by Mr. / Mogger in 1855... / by 1889, / when it was incorporated as / The Terre Haute Brewing / Company."
MarksText along the left edge "PITTSBURGH BREWING COMPANY, PITTSBURGH PENNSYLVANIA 15201".
Text along the right edge "©1978 AMERICAN BREWERS HISTORICAL COLLECTION - CONTENTS 12 FL. OZ."
One circular logo in the top left corner has text around perimeter "AMERICAN BREWERS HISTORICAL COLLECTION".
One circular logo in the top right corner has text around perimeter "LIMITED EDITION THE VANISHING BREWERIES" and at center "NUMBER / 16".
Text on the right of the scene provides information about the commemorative series including "FROM THE / PITTSBURGH BREWERY / Through this series of spe- / cially commissioned signed / artwork, "The History of / American Breweries," we / honor the men who formed / the Brewing Industry in this / country This series contains / A PREMIUM LAGER BEER, / a beer brewed as it used to be. / We at Pittsburgh salute these / vanished American Breweries. / Hopfen und Maltz Gott erhalt's! / Hops and Malt God preserve / them!"
Silver border with printing calibration marks including along top edge "GAUGE 222-3316 3" and "YELLOW RED BLUE BLACK" and along bottom edge "72".
Historical NotesMax & Erma’s is a national restaurant chain with locations around Pittsburgh, one of the first being in the Gimbel’s department store downtown. The Ohio based company spread throughout the region on the 80s and 90s after starting a chain in 1972 based on the original Columbus, Ohio restaurant. The stores are covered in local memorabilia, some reproduced and some original. The South Hills locations has been there since 1990 and closed in 2016, we took some of the memorabilia that was local and original including this Pittsburgh Brewing Company flat beer can commemorating A. Mayer's Brewery, 1869, Terre Haute, Indiana.
Related person
Anton Mayer
Related institution
A. Mayer’s Brewery
Related institution
The Terre Haute Brewing Company
Previous owner
Max & Erma's
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C. and E. Marshall Company
