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Subject: Beer


An Act for Continuing the Duty of Two Pennies Scots on Every Pint of Ale and Beer Sold within the City of Edinburgh An Act for Continuing the Duty of Two Pennies Scots on Every Pint of Ale and Beer Sold within the City of Edinburgh

This is a six-page octavo pamphlet (130mm x 210mm) containing the text of an act of the Parliament of Scotland from 1716. The act extends the duty on ale and beer within Edinburgh for the benefit of the city and discontinues the payment of the Jews' petty port customs in Edinburgh for the duration of the act. The pamphlet is unbound and lacks a title page, as originally issued.

E. Fiedler's Beer Hall Trade Token E. Fiedler's Beer Hall Trade Token

Trade token issued by E. Fiedler's Beer Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1863. The front of the token depicts the text "E. FIEDLER" above "BEER HALL," and an Indian head is shown. The reverse of the token is blank.

Trade Card for Wine and Beer Saloon, Gustav Mark, Proprietor Trade Card for Wine and Beer Saloon, Gustav Mark, Proprietor

This trade card advertises the Wine and Beer Saloon owned by Gustav Mark. The card features a simple layout with text advertising the saloon's location at No. 19 Smithfield Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It also states that the saloon offers dinners from 12 to 2 o'clock and always has Cincinnati Lager Beer on hand. The back of the card is blank.