I saw this neat little bottle at an antique store here in Kansas City and started digging into its history. “Harmlessly and artificially flavored and colored.” Mmm. The Danciger Bros. operated a brewery and distillery in downtown Kansas City in the early 1900’s. Their enterprise included Red Chief Distilling, Harvest King distilling and Royal Brewing…Read more
Category: KC Antique Items
Sunshine Biscuits Loose-Wiles Apron
Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company was founded in Kansas City and Sunshine Biscuits is still making Cheez-It crackers in Kansas City, KS so you do see various Sunshine Biscuits and Loose-Wiles ephemera at Kansas City antique shops from time to time. Today was the first time I spotted a Sunshine Biscuits apron with both Sunshine and Loose-Wiles…Read more
Lucky Tiger Kansas City bottles
You’ve probably seen a Lucky Tiger Hair Tonic glass bottle in an antique shop in the midwest (or beyond). But what do you know about Lucky Tiger? Well… It’s a product that got its start in Kansas City. The full company name was the Lucky Tiger Dandruff Company. Lucky Tiger was created in the basement…Read more
American Fluid Company Embalming Fluid Crate
I’m not sure what made me think of this today, but every now and then I see an American Embalming Fluid manufactured by American Fluid Co. Kansas City MO crate when I’m perusing the antique malls here in Kansas City. I’m not sure why I’ve never pulled the trigger and purchased one, but the next…Read more