@Robert S. Butler posted:I don't think I have any set or train related item I know was made specifically in 1921 but I do have a number of items that could easily date from 1921.
In the U.S., prohibition kicked it into gear on January 17, 1920. Among the many things outlawed by prohibition were advertisements for liquor. For Bing, this meant their beer reefers could no longer display the word "beer" on the sides of the cars. As a result, starting in 1920, Bing censored all of the beer reefers they exported to the U.S. The car below is one of these cars and given the date of the start of prohibition it could have been made in 1921.
Censored Bing Beer Reefer
They censored more than the word "beer" on that car, as the Schlitz's motto was "The Beer That Made Milwaukee Famous" However, I suppose the car would have looked funny as "The XXXXX That Made Milwaukee Famous"
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