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Hi David – These ad campaigns were very successful. As with most successful
I am a collector of Pabst Blue Ribbon Memorabilia. I was hoping you advertising campaigns for major brands, logos can be found on items such
may be able to share some historical information regarding the Pabst Blue as baseball caps, drink coasters, serving trays golf bags, etc.
Ribbon Golf Bag and Silk Ribbon. This is one of the reasons beer-related items or Breweriana are so

PBR Golf Bag:
All I can find is that Pabst Blue Ribbon hosted a 1951 Golf
Tournament. Do you know how many PBR Golf Bags were made and in
what year? Where did they use the golf bags for promotional purposes?
PBR Silk Ribbon: collectible today. One can collect these items over a lifetime and never
Pabst Blue Ribbon placed silk ribbons on their bottles from 1882 to have it all. Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer continues offering items with their
1916. Can you estimate what year a specific ribbon was made? logo on them to this day and even offers an online store in which
I contacted both the Pabst Blue Ribbon Mansion Museum in anyone can purchase many items with the Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer logo
Milwaukee and the official Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewing Company. They attached to it.
could not provide answers to these historical questions. Do you have any The earliest Pabst Blue Ribbon beer golf bags I have found being
contacts or advice on where to find this information? commercially offered for sale is in the 1970s. I found your particular color
Thank you for your time, guidance, and support with this and style bag with the folding metal bipod stand and the Pabst logo being
historical request. commercially offered for sale starting in 2016. If I were to find your style
Sincerely, and color Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer Golf Bag today in mint condition,
Ben I would expect to pay approximately $350 for it.
In regards to your Pabst Blue Ribbon silk ribbon, I can tell you that
Hello Ben and thank you for your submission. this was one of Pabst Blue Ribbon’s earliest advertising campaigns starting
If any Certified Professional Antiques and Collectibles Appraiser with the Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer winning the – guess what? A “Blue
tells you that he knows everything about everything, you should run Ribbon” at the 1893 Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. From the 1890s
away from him as fast as you can. I have to admit that I have not had until approximately 1906, a blue ribbon was attached around the neck of
the privilege to appraise many things golf-related, but I will try to give Pabst Blue Ribbon beer bottles. These approximately 6.5-inch ribbons
some guidance in your quest for knowledge. read “Guaranteed Perfect” in gold print on one side and “Pabst Brewing
What I can tell you is that in the late 40s and through the 1950s Company Milwaukee USA” on the other side with the Pabst logo in
Pabst Blue Ribbon sought endorsements from movie stars, athletes, the center. As far as I know, there is really no way to know what year any
musicians, and celebrities of all kinds. Event sponsoring was and still is particular ribbon was made. If I were to see your ribbon for sale in a
just another way to keep the name of Pabst Blue Ribbon beverages in Breweriana auction I would expect to pay approximately $35/$40 for it.
the public eye. I hope this information was helpful in your search for the history of
your items, Ben.
Just a side note it is always proper to ask a Certified Professional
Antiques & Collectibles Appraiser if he or she specializes in your particular
items to be appraised. No appraiser is all-knowing and he or she should be
able to tell you if they are qualified to appraise your particular items.
David Moore CPAA

David Moore is part of the “Ask the Experts” appraising team for the
Asheford Institute of Antiques where he is an Honors graduate and a
Certified Asheford Institute of Antiques Appraiser. Mr. Moore has
been buying, researching and selling the rare and unusual in antiques
for over 50 years. David is currently the owner of D.L. Moore, CAA,
an antiques appraisal business.

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