GALLERY 4
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 unusual Christmas brew from Italy |
Beer bottles are probably the oldest breweriana collectors go for; in most cases
they are kept full. They are produced in several sizes, although the most common ones are small, usually ranging from 250 to 355 ml. (8.5 to 12 fl.oz.). Their big variety is due to the fact that beers are sold in bottles much more than in cans (especially particular brews), so that almost every beer in the world comes at least in one specific bottle. A few of them have a label printed directly on the glass, or have peculiar shapes, or have an old-style glass label in relief, and sometimes a ceramic bottle stopper which is often decorated as well.
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 German bottle in the shape of a monk |
 Dutch cards by Grolsch and Dommelsch |
 Dutch cards by Alfa and Herberg Often found in the Netherlands, but much less common in other countries, these cards are usually decorated with a brewery's label on their backs. In most cases their fronts are the same as common playing cards' ones, but a few of them may eventually have peculiar pictures. |
 cards by Brain (Wales) and Carling (England) |
  cards by Amstel and by Heineken (both Dutch) |
 replica of 18th century cards, by Bass (England)  Budweiser cards, U.S.A. |
 Austrian ashtray |
Ashtrays are a typical object found on tables in bars, pubs, etc. all
over the world. They come in a variety of shapes and different materials: glass, metal, hard plastic, etc. with beer labels either printed on the rims or in the center of the ashtray. |
 British ashtray, in painted metal |
They once used to be a common collectable item, but since a few years they seem to
have lost much of their popularity. |
 Italian ashtray |
  British T-shirts for a German and a Mexican lager |
T-shirts and similar garments, such as polo shirts, football jerseys, etc.
bearing a beer label or a brewery's name, have always been popular; most beer
fanciers like to wear them rather than to keep them as a collectable item, although
constant use and frequent washings are very likely to cause a certain fading of colours in time.
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  T-shirts from Thailand (top) and USA (bottom) |
 miniature bottle-shaped radio, by Moretti (Italy)  Dutch beermat satchel |
It would be impossible to make a complete list of all the remaining breweriana
objects: they range from enamelled publicity wall plates (which have become quite popular,
although they are not easy to obtain), road maps and atlases, miniature models of trains, trucks
or other beer-carrying vehicles, breweries' bonds, wall clocks, bar mirrors, garden umbrellas,
pens and pencils, beach towels, posters, pub signs (rather expensive, and almost impossible
to find outside Britain), plastic inflatables, fridge magnets, etc. etc. etc.....
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 British inflatable bottle |
Budweiser pencil
from Czechoslovakia
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