The Bomb Shelter - Milwaukee, WI

1517 South Second Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204 - In Historic Walkers Point - 1 block south of the Allen-Bradley clock tower


	At The Bomb Shelter you will see a unique collection of vintage brewerania. Beer signs, advertisments, neon's, bar back displays, beer can and bottle, collections, Milwaukee historical items, and hunting and fishing mounts. For over a century, tavern owners have had their establishments adorned both inside and out with colorful advertising items courtesy of their local breweries. The practice of the breweries distributing paraphernalia started in the late 1880s as advances in transportation, bottling methods, and refrigeration allowed breweries to grow from small neighborhood industries to regional ones. As they distributed their products further and further from the home brewery, the beer makers could no longer rely on word-of-mouth to sell their product. Many saloons of the era accepted splendid bar backs from the brewers. In turn the saloons would sell only their products. Items on a smaller scale have included porcelain signs, neon’s, lithographs, serving trays, clocks, lighted signs, and countless other promotional items. At the Bomb Shelter you will see many rare and collectable examples of such advertisements, with a focus on Milwaukee and Wisconsin breweries.

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The Bomb Shelter - 1517 South Second Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53204 - In Milwaukee's Historic Walkers Point.
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