Vintage 1930s Jacob Ruppert Beer-Ale Wood Crate circa 1937 chinatown On some pages throughout there

On some pages throughout there are light cooking spots and stains none of which affect the ability to read any of the recipes

but it's also an interesting example of how often a pottery could change hands and brand identity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

It is amazing to think that in just a few short years it will be celebrating its 80th birthday

Made by Homer Laughlin in 1947 just two years after World War II ended

- Soft linen fabric

Vintage 1930s Jacob Ruppert Beer-Ale Wood Crate circa 1937 chinatown On some pages throughout there{HISTORY} Just how many stories from history are hidden in the wood grain of a vintage beer crate? As it turns out quite a bit! The first begins with the Ruppert family. Comprised of three generations of beer brewers, Franz Ruppert immigrated from Germany to New York City in 1835 to set up a brewery in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of mid town Manhattan. In the 1860s, Jacob's son, who grew up working in his father's business, opened his own brewery on