The Villaume Box Company Steam Engine Then and Now
Here’s a little video of the Villaume Box Company Millwork Factory steam engine. Built by Twin City Iron Works of Minneapolis in 1904. This machine worked in Saint Paul from 1904 to 1958 and was the prime source of electricity in the factory. It sat idle until 1971 and then it was moved to [...]
A Beer is a Beer…
“Established on this site in 1865 by Theodore Hamm, a young German immigrant, Hamm’s ultramodern St. Paul plant now occupies more than 22 acres.” The curved street at lower left is Payne Ave. The cross street is Minnehaha Ave. The old Johnson High School building can be seen at upper left above the grain [...]
Saturday Morning Hamm’s Cartoon
When a German immigrant named Theodore Hamm purchased the Excelsior Brewery in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1865, he probably couldn’t have imagined that 100 years later a cartoon bear named Sascha would be more highly regarded than the liquid produced by his namesake brewery. Thanks to Sascha, today Hamm’s is quite famous for its collectibles. [...]
Hamm it Up!
Hamm’s Beer TV ads featured a pristine version of Minnesota that helped to shape the state’s outdoorsy image.
Hippies Love Hamm’s Beer
Here’s a very stylized TV commercial for Hamm’s Beer from the late 60′s. Bring a bathtub, fill it with ice and beer, then break out the body paint! Now THAT’S a party! Hamm’s was a hippie favorite. A couple years after this commercial was made Hamm’s was featured in the 1972 film The Candidate. Before [...]
