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License Plate Booklet & Old Style Matchbook Cover

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Scott ThedeFebruary 7, 2015

Mark W. Rummel posted this photo on January 30, 2015 in the Facebook Group “You know you are from Sebewaing, MI when …”. He said:

“For sale today on eBay — this is very cool, once again from the Sebewaing Brewing Company.

You can own this 1940s Stock Ale match book cover, plus a nifty 1950s Michigan License Plate Guide. The little booklet was printed by The Sebewaing Blade printing department (I recognize that Linotype type styles) in 1955, when the first two letters of your license plate identified the county where you resided.

As kids then, we always watched where license plates were from on other cars, to guess where those people were from.

I think the match book cover is older than 1955, maybe even from 1945 or so, but you can own them both.”

Thank you to Mark W. Rummel for this post.

Bock Beer Bottle With Incorrect Bottle Cap

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Scott ThedeFebruary 7, 2015

Mark W. Rummel posted this photo on May 13, 2014 in the Facebook Group “You know you are from Sebewaing, MI when …”. He said:

“Here’s a Tuesday bonus, folks — for sale today on eBay is this Sebewaing Brewing Company Bock Beer bottle. I don’t ever remember seeing this style before, but I do remember a more colorful version (which is on file here in our old pictures.)

Bock Beers began as German lager style beverages often brewed as the first beer of spring. There’s even a big Bockfest in Cincinatti each year. Does anyone know more about this bottle style?”

Here are the comments from the post:

Scott M. Thede I am noticing the blue pheasant cap on the top of this bottle. I wonder if this is what they did before they used the Sebewaing blue label with “Bock Beer” printed in red as in the photo I just added? Does anyone know? Did someone add the blue cap on top to make it look more complete? I believe there were three colors of bock caps so the blue pheasant cap does not seem likely.

William Harder That bottle is a fake it would have a duck cap or bock it’s the first bock beer label notice they didn’t show the bottom

William Harder Also that labels are before the 1950s

William Harder I seen a green ram to

Bob Fournier Would say it’s wrong cap

Scott M. Thede Thank you William and Bob for the responses.

Thank you to Mark W. Rummel for this post and all of those who took the time to comment in Facebook.

Bottle Caps, Postcard, and 2003 Article

Posted on February 7, 2015 by Scott ThedeFebruary 7, 2015

Mark W. Rummel posted this photo on January 27, 2015 in the Facebook Group “You know you are from Sebewaing, MI when …”. He said:

“Three different yet related items today for CBWing folks — first, here are four long-neck bottle caps for sale today (and every day) if you’d like one or more memories of Sebewaing Beer.

Second is a nice post card picture of the Brewery for sale today on eBay. It was taken about 1940 by Art Mast (who would become the company president) since he had the local photo studio and I recognize his writing at the bottom, and third, here’s a nice Walt Rummel story in the Huron Daily Tribune from 2003, telling the story about how Bob Lutz and others brought back Sebewaing Beer one last time that year, for the Sugar Festival. To read the story, click on the story and download it to your own computer. Then it can be blown up to reading size.