Prohibition Magnets

A portrait of a young lady wearing the lastest in flapper fashion. New York, 1922.

A woman reveals a Colt pistol concealed beneath her dress. 1922.

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One of the orginal Louisville breweries

Jack "Legs" Diamond, also known as Gentleman Jack, was an Irish American gangster in Philadelphia and New York City during the Prohibition era.

he Hull Brewing Company was established in New Haven, Connecticut in 1872 by Colonel William Hull. Shortly after it opened it was affectionately referred to as “Hull’s”. Brewing was nonstop at The Hull Brewing Company until prohibition hit in 1920. From 1920 To 1933, while most local breweries shut down, Hull’s stayed in business by producing ice and non-alcoholic malt beverages. Shortly after the repeal of prohibition in 1933, The Hull Brewing Company moved its operations to The Old Fresenius Brewery, located at 820 Congress Avenue, where it thrived. In it’s new location it ultimately became, to this day, Connecticut’s largest brewery.

The Independent Milwaukee Brewery was an American brewery that was located on the south side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1901 until 1964, when it was closed by G. Heileman Brewing Company which purchased the brewery in 1962. The brewery's signature brand was Braumeister.

During the Prohibition era, a young lady reveals a flask hidden in her garter. 1926.

The habit of smoking can have a serious impact on physical and mental health, and #NoSmoking has become a symbol of resistance to this dangerous habit.

Police posing with barrels of bootleg liquor seized in a raid on a Speakeasy. 1923.

Prohibited stickers sign.

no smoking

Police display a stash of seized weapons. 1923.

Cocktail Glasses

A word invented in the year 1920 to describe a person who does not abide by the then-new law of Prohibition, hence "scoffing" at the "law". I.E. about 85% of the U.S. population.

john torrio pop art

Happy Days are Here Again

dutch schultz pop art

A mug shot taken of Al Capone by the Miami Police. Miami, Florida. 1931

If a tinker was my trade, I'd be a traveling repairman (or woman) of pots and pans. Bear in mind, this would be back in the day when pots and pans were made of quality cast iron, and not cheap aluminum from Wal Mart. The "dam" is a wad of putty with a layer of solder over the top to plug the holes.

The book cover for The Legend of Pinky - hope you enjoy!

Schepps Xtra, Dallas Texas, 1935

Step back in time to Prohibition-era Chicago with our 'You Can't Get That Stuff No More' stickers and magnets! Embrace the soulful spirit of hokum blues in vintage style. Grab a piece of history today and relive the jazz-filled nights of the past!

no smoke smokeout

john torrio pop art

Freckle Lackadaisy Cat - Cartoon Illustration

The ultimate t-shirt for risk-takers and adventure seekers! Channel your inner rebel with The Departed T-Shirt. Featuring a bold design from the iconic movie, this shirt is perfect for those who dare to defy convention.

A world without weapons would surely be a better place - without war, terror and shooting rampages. So why not abolish and ban all weapons? Love each other instead of firing around! Peace!

As far as Albany goes, we do know that Prussian-born Frederick Hinckel and Bavarian-born John Hedrick both opened breweries in Albany in 1852, the earliest Central European immigrant-owned breweries in the city. What we don't know is if those breweries opened as ale breweries or lager breweries. They may have been brewing Bavarian-style Weiss Bier. As the 1850s wore on, circumstantial references to lager brewing in Albany appears, but nothing noting a named brewery. In 1857, Templeton's—a furniture store on Albany's main drag, Broadway, advertised refrigerators for sale. Suitable for, as the ad expresses, "Grocers, Butchers, and Lager Beer purposes."

Monarch Brewing was founded in 1890 as the Josef Hladovec Brewing Company in Chicago. In 1898 Monarch became part of the United Breweries Company along with twelve other local breweries. The new United Brewery managed to hold off failure for a few years but consolidating and cutting expenses, but the parent company was still losing money and in 1903 it filed for bankruptcy and reorganization. The reorganized company survived until 1920, when Chicago finally went officially dry with the coming of national prohibition. In 1922 it was sold to a new ownership group from Chicago.

A world without weapons would surely be a better place - without war, terror and shooting rampages. So why not abolish and ban all weapons? Love each other instead of firing around! Peace!

A world without weapons would surely be a better place - without war, terror and shooting rampages. So why not abolish and ban all weapons? Love each other instead of firing around! Peace!

Cocktails Rosemary - The Great Gatsby

NYC COPPER ROSE - The Great Gatsby

No Trump sign, a red circle with a red diagonal line through it. Flat graphic image of Donald Trump

A world without weapons would surely be a better place - without war, terror and shooting rampages. So why not abolish and ban all weapons? Love each other instead of firing around! Peace!