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I don't collect ACE but LOVE this sign. If I was "flush" right now I would be bidding. Did anyone else notice this beauty? I used to have a Leinenkugel's version of this bottle cap sign. It was beautiful.

I love it! Maybe I should sell the 007 and a few others and bit. Any idea how high it might go? Cut and paste the link below:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Ace-Hig ... 5245293%26

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That is a nice sign!
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That's got to be on someone's short list..... Very cool
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Awesome! I've never seen that style of light with that brand before. I have seen a number of others such as Krueger and my Regal.

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Whoever wants it is willing to pay a hefty price for it. I bid what I thought would be far above what anyone else would pay, and I was high bidder for less than hour. It's going to decorate somebody's collection, just not mine. Sigh...

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It closed over $2800! oh my

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I used to live in Sioux City,Ia for 21 yrs...The Sioux City Brewery (thou a small Brewery) produced some great stuff but there flag ship beer was the Heidel Brau (green /orange) cone top and thats where the brewery put there money in...

As for the cans ......
Heidle Brau cone is easy to come by but hard to find in gr 1 as the gold bands(top/bottom) tarnish..late 1947(?)-1958 cone top when the brewery closed.

Western Brew....(50's flat) It is a hard can to aquire and ugly as hell but the brewery examples of bottle/trays/signs/coasters/ are just cool.cool cool!! pre 1950 stuff is hard to get but not impossible.. I was told yrs ago by an old timer that Western Brew sucked as it was a cheap beer like Keystone today, but Hamm's,Pabst and Schlitz were the beer of the day..You only bought Western Brew when money was tight ..

Ace Beer(the playing card beer)....Just a stunning mid/late 50's flat and just seen a gr 1 sell for $1500.00+ on ebay this week....WOW! They don't hold up well very much in dumping condition and poor at best but an indoor can w/color is a must for any Iowa collector. Just think that 10+ yrs ago I had a shot at a gr 1 Ace for 300 bucks but passed as I thought I would find one some day as I lived in this City...boy was I wrong... :smt021

As for the Ace Sign .....I thought the 2K range was fair but I am a can guy so what do I know....

I sure would like to hear from my Iowa Bros..............

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Maybe we'll see it again at next year's BG backbar display. I'd like to see the can if anyone has a pic of it.

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John H. wrote:Maybe we'll see it again at next year's BG backbar display. I'd like to see the can if anyone has a pic of it.

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I don't think plastic signs are allowed into the backbar display.

Here's a ratty example of the bottle cap.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACE-BEER-USED-C ... 589c93da50
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Wow! First off, it is a killer Sign! Very Kool!

But $2,835.85 final price MUST be a $ record for a Plastic sign?

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Interesting, I guess if someone saw what the first one went for, why not try to get that amount for theirs too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121075175031
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Here is a Metz version as well. Currently available on Craigslist for a reasonable price.

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Two more:

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Had to add the one I have to start to get them all in one thread - GEM (from Walters Bros - Menasha, WI)
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The Krueger sign is on Ebay right now.

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I just listed a Storz bottle cap sign on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/231019063503?ss ... 1558.l2649
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Keeping all of these types signs in one thread, just picked up a Peeless
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Another bottle cap sign to add to the thread. Major issues and on ebay now, but a really tough one...
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There's a Gettelman on eBay now too...

EDIT: Although, now when I tried to post a link to it, I couldn't find it anymore...
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Is there really a prohibition of using plastic signs in John Bains backbar display? Including the ones shown here, I have seen and own some really great ones, so why would they be prohibited? I have a plastic motion sign that I hope to display at the 2014 display at Blue/Gray, but I'll keep it a secret until everyone sees it (providing John allows me to use it).

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ronsmall wrote:There's a Gettelman on eBay now too...

EDIT: Although, now when I tried to post a link to it, I couldn't find it anymore...
It is because the seller did the common mistake of transposing the letters in Gettelman to Gettleman (happens a lot for Gettelman stuff). I'd be curious what other brewery names do people look for that have that same type of simple transpose of letters to be aware of...

Here it is:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/151128841538?ss ... 1423.l2649
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Ah...smart man...looks like they have an Acme bottle cap sign too...
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Mike - what was the Metz on Craigslist priced at? Picked one up and a ballpark value would be good to know. Thanks, Kevin/Iggyks
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Here is a Berlin bottle cap sign from Wisconsin. Never seen this one before.

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