Here is a Gold Barbeys Sunshine Beer Tray from the Barbey’s Inc. Sunshine Brewing Company located in Reading PA. The Barbey’s Sunshine Brewing Company was established in the 1880’s by Peter Barbey and ran under a variety of names and owners all the way till 1951 when the brewery rebranded and changed it’s name to the Sunshine Brewing Company which lasted till 1971 when the brewery closed.
Trays like this one would have been distributed to local bars and taverns to be used as serving trays as well as be used to advertise Sunshine Beer. This tray is in excellent condition for it’s age although it does have a bit of wear along the bottom edge. There are actually 2 other variations of this tray, one with a lot more blue on the face, and another that looks more like a pie plate (the rarer of the two) with a lot deeper blue colored graphic. I am alway on the lookout for the sunshine beer pie plate tray.
I’m very happy to have this one and it displays very well in my collection.