Owl-Musty Be Wise and Get Next

Owl-Musty Be Wise and Get Next Beer Button Museum
Category
Beer
Additional Images
Owl-Musty Be Wise and Get Next button back Beer Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Animals
Birds
Text on Button OWL-MUSTY BE WISE AND GET NEXT
Image Description

White text above and below an illustration of an owl's head on a dark background
Back Paper / Back Info

Owl-Musty Ale Brewed by A. G. Van Nostrand Bunker Hill Breweries Charlestown, Mass
Curl Text BALTO. BADGE & NOVELTY CO BALTO, MD
Back Style
Unlocking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 3/4 inch
The Manufacturer
Baltimore Badge & Novelty Company
Additional Information

Owl-Musty was a type of beer brewed by A. G. Van Nostrand Bunker Hill Breweries in the early 1900s. The owl mascot was trademarked in 1906 and was featured on labels, advertisements, and promotional buttons. The brewery was founded as Bunker Hill Breweries in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1821 and was renamed A. G. Van Nostrand Bunker Hill Breweries in 1877 when William Tredwell Van Nostrand purchased it. Due to prohibition laws, the brewery closed in 1918, and although they did briefly reopen in 1933, they closed permanently in 1934.

See more photos of pre- and post-prohibition beer buttons on the Busy Beaver blog.
Sources

United States Brewers Foundation. (1906). Registered Trademarks. Proceedings of the Annual Convention, 46, p. 79
Catalog ID BE0142