Wittemann Bros. - Gambrinus and his followers, compliments of David G. Yuengling, Jr.

The Wittemann Brothers was established in 1876 by brothers Adolph, Jacob, and Rudolf Whittemann headquartered at 188-190 Williams Street, New York, NY. Whittemann Bros. were manufacturers and importers of Art Lithographs, early trade cards, postcards, and albums.

They produced advertising lithographs for various industries and companies across the country. One such industry was for the brewing industry for breweries like E. Anheuser, Anheuser-Busch, Schmidt & Hoffmann, F. Heim & Bro., Jos. Schlitz, Val Blatz, Haberle, and Julius Winkelmeyer just to name a few.

Adolph and his other brothers Paul and Charles went into business to form the Wittemann-Lewis Aircraft Company as an an American aircraft manufacturer between 1906 and 1923.

In Collection: Advertising Lithographs (View all 259)

Stafford’s universal ink

Stafford’s universal ink (1887)

Anonymous
Swan Distillery, J.J. Meder & Zoon, Schiedam

Swan Distillery, J.J. Meder & Zoon, Schiedam (1884)

Witsch & Schmitt (American, 19th Century)
Oberne Hosick and Co. hard-water soap. Chicago, Ill.

Oberne Hosick and Co. hard-water soap. Chicago, Ill. (1886)

Krebs Lith. Co (American, 19th/20th Century)
Dr. Pierce’s family medicines

Dr. Pierce’s family medicines (1874)

Clay, Cosack & Co.
Jay Pettibone & Co., distillers, Buffalo, N.Y.

Jay Pettibone & Co., distillers, Buffalo, N.Y. (1878)

Wells & Hope Co. (American, 1845-1907)
Lanes’ patent capillary grooved rulers. With paper-cutter & scale – combined

Lanes’ patent capillary grooved rulers. With paper-cutter & scale – combined (1862)

Sarony, Major & Knapp Lith. (American, 19th/20th century)
Old Judge cigarettes

Old Judge cigarettes (1880)

Anonymous
Mandeville & King Co., superior flower seeds [bowl of pansies]

Mandeville & King Co., superior flower seeds [bowl of pansies] (1908)

Alois Lunzer (Austrian, 1840–?)
Thomson’s glove-fitting corsets

Thomson’s glove-fitting corsets (1874)

The Graphic Co. Lith. (American, 19th/20th Century)
Dr. Perrin’s fumigator For catarrh, for sore throat, for loss of voice, for discharges from the head

Dr. Perrin’s fumigator For catarrh, for sore throat, for loss of voice, for discharges from the head (1869)

Charles Van Benthuysen
Lyman H. Howe’s high class moving pictures

Lyman H. Howe’s high class moving pictures (1904)

Courier Litho. Co. (American, 19th/20th Century)
Orange sporting powder. Laflin & Rand Powder Co., New York

Orange sporting powder. Laflin & Rand Powder Co., New York (1873)

Anonymous
Bock Bier [legend in stone appears on barrel head]

Bock Bier [legend in stone appears on barrel head] (1880)

Henry Jerome Schile (American, 1829-1901)
Fred. Opperman, Jr., Bock beer, Bock beer card no. 7

Fred. Opperman, Jr., Bock beer, Bock beer card no. 7 (1885)

Henry Jerome Schile (American, 1829-1901)
J. Estey & Co.

J. Estey & Co.

L.H. Biglow & Co (American, 19th/20th Century)
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