bottle · 1945–1979
Hamm’s Beer Bottle — Landor-associated package object
Smithsonian beer-bottle object dated broadly 1945–1979 and associated with Landor Associates/Walter Landor as designers.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
Label Museum
Artifact identity before reproduction
Accessible data / interpretation
- Label
- Bottle
- Can
- Case
- Glass
- Poster
Generic original silhouettes only. Historical artwork, trademarks, scans, and photographs retain item-level rights rules.
Generation C · Design & Material Culture
Label Museum: beer as an object, image, package, mark, and material system
Beer Universe studies labels, containers, advertising, glassware, coasters, signs, packages, and ephemera without confusing the artifact with the beer product, brand owner, creator, trademark, or museum scan.
3 representative objects
bottle
bottle · mid-20th century
Falstaff Prototype Beer Bottle — Landor package-development object
Smithsonian-preserved Falstaff prototype used to document package shape, symbols, color and identity exploration by Landor.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
bottle · mid-20th century
Lucky Lager Beer Bottle — Landor redesign object
Smithsonian object documenting Lucky Lager package/brand-image redesign work associated with Walter Landor and Landor Associates.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
1 representative object
can
can · c.1933–1950 practice context
American Beer Can with Handle
Smithsonian-preserved steel beer can with a soldered carrying handle, representative of a short-lived package experiment.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
1 representative object
coaster
coaster · around 1983–1986
American Homebrewers Association Coaster, c.1983–1986
Smithsonian-preserved AHA paper coaster associated with late-20th-century U.S. homebrew culture.
printed ephemeracitation onlyrights review
1 representative object
crate or case
crate or case · 1890s
Eigenbrot Brewing Co. Wooden Beer Case
1890s pine case used to carry beer bottles and stamped with brewery/trademark information.
transport or storage objectunknownrights review
1 representative object
glassware object
glassware object · 1939–1940
New York World’s Fair Beer Mug, 1939–1940
Specific commemorative beer mug associated with the 1939–1940 New York World’s Fair; represented separately from the generic handled-stein vessel class.
commemorative objectcitation onlyrights review
2 representative objects
label
label · 1862
Guinness Trademark Label System — 1862 first appearance
Conceptual artifact record for the Guinness bottle-label system in which Guinness documents the harp device first appearing in 1862.
graphic designcitation onlyrights review
label · 1981
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Label, 1981
Museum-preserved 1981 label for Sierra Nevada Pale Ale; the Smithsonian describes illustrations of hops, barley, and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
graphic designcitation onlyrights review
1 representative object
packaging
packaging · contemporary
Pilsner Urquell Material-Reduction Package Redesign
Contemporary packaging-system change documented by Pilsner Urquell, including removal of plastic labels and aluminum foil, paper-label substitution, embossing changes, and a cap reference to the original brewery gate.
package or container objectcitation onlyrights review
2 representative objects
poster
poster · c.1888
Schlitz Milwaukee Lager Advertising Print, c.1888
Chromolithographic beer advertisement preserved by the Library of Congress, combining hospitality imagery with national/capitol symbolism.
advertising objectunknownrights review
poster · c.1891
Bock Beer Poster, c.1891
Color lithographic stock poster for bock beer preserved by the Library of Congress.
advertising objectunknownrights review
1 representative object
sign
sign · estimated 1890s
George Günther Lager Beer Brass Sign
Late-19th-century/early-20th-century brass lager-beer advertising sign preserved by Smithsonian.
point of sale objectunknownrights review
1 representative object
tray
tray · c.1910–1919
American Brewery Advertising Tray
Metal advertising tray depicting the American Brewery complex and combining service function with brewery promotion.
point of sale objectunknownrights review
Not objects
Production, identity & advertising contexts
Printing processes, corporate identity programs, packaging methods, and material-culture contexts are modeled separately from the objects that use them.
material culture context
Breweriana point-of-sale objects
Advertising and service-adjacent material culture including trays, signs, tap badges, coasters, and related objects.
typography context
Carlsberg corporate visual identity
Corporate visual-identity context combining the historic Carlsberg script logo with current typography, color, layout, and hop-leaf design guidance.
printing process
Chromolithographic beer advertising
Late-19th-century color lithographic advertising context represented by Library of Congress beer posters.
corporate identity system
Guinness trademark-label system
Brand-identification system centered on the Guinness trademark label and harp, first appearing on bottle labels in 1862 and trademarked in 1876.
material culture context
Homebrew community ephemera
Printed community material such as association coasters used as evidence of late-20th-century homebrew culture.
corporate identity system
Landor beer package identity programs
Mid-20th-century package/brand identity work evidenced by Smithsonian beer bottle and prototype objects attributed to Walter Landor / Landor Associates.
package design method
Material-reduction package redesign
Contemporary packaging redesign context where material removal/substitution is documented as part of package design.
production context
Post-Prohibition can experimentation
Package experimentation around canned beer after repeal, including the handled steel-can object preserved by Smithsonian.
Morphology
Generic vessels and package formats
These are generic physical forms, not product recommendations or branded objects.
packaging format
Aluminum beer can
Aluminum beer can as a generic material/package identity.
packaging format
Crown-capped glass beer bottle
Crown-capped glass beer bottle as a generic material/package identity.
packaging format
Paperboard six-pack bottle carrier
Paperboard six-pack bottle carrier as a generic material/package identity.
packaging format
Steel beer can
Steel beer can as a generic material/package identity.
packaging format
Wooden beer-bottle case
Wooden beer-bottle case as a generic material/package identity.
glassware
American shaker pint
American shaker pint reference identity used for material-culture and morphology comparison.
glassware
Classic pilsner flute
Classic pilsner flute reference identity used for material-culture and morphology comparison.
glassware
Handled glass stein
Handled glass stein reference identity used for material-culture and morphology comparison.
glassware
Large tulip glass
Large tulip glass reference identity used for material-culture and morphology comparison.
glassware
Nonic imperial pint
Nonic imperial pint reference identity used for material-culture and morphology comparison.
glassware
Stemmed abbey goblet
Stemmed abbey goblet reference identity used for material-culture and morphology comparison.
glassware
Weissbier vase
Weissbier vase reference identity used for material-culture and morphology comparison.
Trademark-aware
Brand-mark identities
A mark is its own identity. Referencing it historically does not grant permission to reproduce or use it as branding.
wordmark
Carlsberg Script Logo
Carlsberg Group states that its iconic logo was introduced in 1904 and designed by Danish architect Thorvald Bindesbøll.
symbol or emblem
Guinness Harp
Distinct Guinness brand-mark identity traced by Guinness to its first bottle-label appearance in 1862.