Hamm's Beer Can

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Object Details

Description

In 1856, Theodore Hamm, an immigrant from Germany, moved to St. Paul, Minnesota and opened a small brewery called the Theodore Hamm Brewing Company. After World War II, the president of the company, William C. Figge, initiated nationwide expansion and purchased breweries in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. In the 1950s, Hamm’s Brewing Company hired Campbell Mithun Advertising Agency who designed the company’s new cartoon bear mascot and organized the brewery’s advertising campaign.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Bequest of Walter and Josephine Landor

ID Number

1993.0393.026

accession number

1993.0393

catalog number

1993.0393.026

Object Name

Beer Bottle

Measurements

overall: 12.2 cm x 6.5 cm; 4 13/16 in x 2 9/16 in

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b820-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1297510