Olympia Lot Vintage Two Beer Trays Bar Tap Handle Rare Orange Man Cave c1970s
The two trays are approx 13 diameter. The tap handle is made of wood and is approx 10 long; it’s Orange color is rare and difficult to find. These are perfect additions to any home bar or Man Cave, to add that essential bar ambience to the environment. While this famous Tumwater, Washington company owned other breweries prior to Prohibition, it gained prominence with a single brand produced in a single plant. The excellence of its beer has been attributed to the excellent quality of the water – hence their slogan “It’s the Water” – but full credit should be given to Olympia’s founder, Leopold F. Schmidt who’s business model was Quality First – Quantity Next. Back in the 1930s’ it was fairly common to advertise a certain beer, but then pour customers a lower quality one. You can imagine the government passed a law requiring bars to identify the beers on tap once they found out. Slowly this evolved into more and more breweries creating tap handles with their logos or mascots. It was not till the craft beer movement of the early’90s, though, that brewers really had to stand out with unique, inspirational tap handles.