Vintage 1930s Jacob Ruppert Beer-Ale Wood Crate circa 1937 lightening lid handstitched this magnificent pattern onto

handstitched this magnificent pattern onto white cotton fabric using multiple types of embroidery stitches

This carrier fits a dozen spoons and would have been nestled in a drawer alongside similar holders for forks

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Vintage 1930s Jacob Ruppert Beer-Ale Wood Crate circa 1937 lightening lid handstitched this magnificent pattern onto{HISTORY} Just how many stories from history are hidden in the wood grain of a vintage beer crate? As it turns out quite a bit! The first begins with the Ruppert family. Comprised of three generations of beer brewers, Franz Ruppert immigrated from Germany to New York City in 1835 to set up a brewery in the Turtle Bay neighborhood of mid town Manhattan. In the 1860s, Jacob's son, who grew up working in his father's business, opened his own brewery on