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ca1900 PRE-PROHIBITION HARPERS WHISKEY TIN LITHO TRAY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SHIP
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ca1900 PRE-PROHIBITION HARPERS WHISKEY TIN LITHO TRAY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR SHIP
Price: US $213.50
Rare and very attractive, original ca1898 Spanish American War / USS Maine / Pre-Prohibition I. W. Harper Whiskey Tin Lithograph Advertising Tray. This fantastic, large round tray measures approx. 12” in diameter and features an image of the Battleship USS Maine. The Tray is beautifully chromolithographed on tin and carries the mark of the manufacturer - Charles W. Shonk Co. of Chicago.


The tray has a beautiful, central image of the USS Maine - a proud member of the "Great White Fleet" that sank in Havana Harbor and was the catalyst for the beginning of the Spanish-American War. Beneath the ship are those famous words "Remember The Maine". Even though recent discoveries seem to point to an onboard explosion as the cause of the sinking of the Maine, this event galvanized popular support for what would be a US Military action that resulted in the acquisition of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.


What makes this Tin Litho Tray especially desirable is the fact that text on the bow of the ship does NOT say "USS Maine" but rather "Pure Harpers Whiskey". We have owned three examples of this Tray over the past 36+ years which were issued as patriotic / Spanish American War Commemorative items. Those Trays had no advertising of any kind. We have never seen nor have we been aware of any examples that were issued as Pre-Prohibition Whiskey Distillery Advertising Trays and believe the Tray offered here to be exceptionally rare.


This outstanding I. W. Harpers Whiskey / Spanish American War / USS Maine, Tin Litho Advertising Tray is in very good to excellent condition. The colors are bright and vibrant and the central image area is clean and crisp with just a handful of tiny and unobtrusive surface blemishes. There is no significant surface loss, rubs, scratches, staining, soiling, flaking, damage or repairs of any kind to the central image area. The raised rim is also very well preserved with some minot nicks to the surface lithography at the very edge of the rolled rim. The back of the Tray is also very well preserved.


A rare and very attractive, ca1898 Pre-Prohibition I. W. Harper Whiskey / Spanish American War / U.S. Navy Battleship USS Maine Tin Lithograph Advertising Serving Tray and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!


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