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Happy Birthday WV

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On June 20, 1863, West Virginia officially became the 35th State in the Union! In honor of it's 150th birthday, here are some pieces of West Virginia breweriana. If any one else has pictures of WV items to post, I'd love to see them. Enjoy!
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one of only 2 known.
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Only have this one WV piece in my collection.
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That is some great stuff Joe.
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Ron, that piece is awesome! I don't think I've every seen it before. Is it a TOC?

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Joe Older wrote:Ron, that piece is awesome! I don't think I've every seen it before. Is it a TOC?

Thanks Daev!
Thanks Joe, yep it's a TOC. I got it as a Buy It Now on eBay a few years ago.
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Joe - have you ever seen any North Pole or Mountain Top signs from WV?
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CV, I believe Jim Romine has a sign from Fairmont Brewing but I can't remember if it is for either of those brands or a different one. I was hoping he would post some pictures of his great collection on this thread. :)

Ron, I tried to send you a PM about your sign but it looks like it didn't go through. I'd like to know the size and maker of your sign to add it to a composite of Fesenmeier TOC's I have complied.
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Hi Joe,

That's strange - never got a PM from you. PM's don't seem to be acting normally anymore - I never get an email when I have one the way I used to.

Anyway, the sign is 13 1/2" x 11". The maker is Art Metals Co. out of Louisville, KY. Here are some better pics.

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OK, Joe, here you go.
Ron, great sign! I've never seen it before, either. I have one similar, from the same maker, shown here.
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Happy 157th birthday to West Virginia! I thought I'd add a few more pictures to this old thread and hope others will too.
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Prepro Parkersburg vitrolite sign. Probably my favorite piece since I'm from there.
Prepro Parkersburg vitrolite sign. Probably my favorite piece since I'm from there.
only known example.
only known example.
mock up tab on the right that was found in the brewery after it closed.
mock up tab on the right that was found in the brewery after it closed.
Prepro Meyercord sign.
Prepro Meyercord sign.
The rarely seen copper trimmed with orange lettering flat on the left.
The rarely seen copper trimmed with orange lettering flat on the left.
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OK, Joe, here's a few more............
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Sorry, this is out of my collecting focus but I put this song on while looking at all the great breweriana in this thread.

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I have a pre-prohibition Stein from what I believe to be Kanawha Brewery in Charleston, WV.
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Bluefield WV born and bred and proud of it!

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Obviously, Mountain State didn't have much money to spend on cases, they just repainted Old Tavern's old cases as cheaply and unattractively as they could.
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Happy Father's Day and Happy Birthday to West Virginia! Some more of my collection and please post if you have anything WV.
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2nd bookcase of WV smalls
2nd bookcase of WV smalls
Bookcase of WV smalls
Bookcase of WV smalls
WV heavy paper sign
WV heavy paper sign
gold and silver trimmed WV flats
gold and silver trimmed WV flats
WV deer head 3D cardboard sign
WV deer head 3D cardboard sign
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WV bock carboard sign
Pre pro Parkersburg keg lid
Pre pro Parkersburg keg lid
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I'll second that one both points! Happy Father's Day to all you happy pappys, and have a great W VA day!
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Jim, thanks for the kind words and the post. But I believe you have a new WV item....we need to see a picture!
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I drove through West Virginia on my way to Statesville, NC a week ago. Definitely, a beautiful state.
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OK. Joe, here you go!
A pair of pre-pro items from Fairmont Brewing Co., Fairmont W VA.
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For crying out loud, guys, that's some schmecht gut stuff. Just drove through WV, the long way, and having just seen rural Arkansas and Missouri before it I have to say WV is a mighty progressive place in addition to the amazing natural beauty. All the good WV stuff I've ever scored now belongs to the posters above, though. Jim, could I see that house in Nitro from the highway where all the baseboards got fed into the fireplace that one time?
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HA! That's funny, Matt!
That house is outside of Morgantown W VA.
That episode was the end of my brown liquor drinkin' days!
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Happy 159th Birthday to West Virginia! Some more pics of my collection.
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Happy 159th!
Here's some more WV pre-pro beer porn .
My pre-pro glasses
My pre-pro glasses
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Happy 160th birthday to my home state of West Virginia!
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As always, I'm a day late!
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Picked this one up Saturday at a Texas estate sale
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Wow, that's a long way from home! Nice!
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