![[SEUSS, Dr.] Narragansett Lager & Ale tray illustrated by Dr. Seuss, manufactured by American Art Works, Inc., Coshocton, Ohio, 1940s, 12 in. diameter. (Surface rubbed with some loss of image.)](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2004/NYR/2004_NYR_01388_0110_000(080848).jpg?w=1)
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[SEUSS, Dr.] Narragansett Lager & Ale tray illustrated by Dr. Seuss, manufactured by American Art Works, Inc., Coshocton, Ohio, 1940s, 12 in. diameter. (Surface rubbed with some loss of image.)
A popular collectible from Seuss's advertising days, with the motto "Gangway for Gansett!" beside the image of Chief Gansett carrying a beer tray with a frothy mug of Narragansett beer. Apparantely Seuss was a college friend of Mr. Haffenreffer at Dartmouth College. Mr. Haffenreffer later became a man of influence at Narragansett and asked his friend to design a tray.
A popular collectible from Seuss's advertising days, with the motto "Gangway for Gansett!" beside the image of Chief Gansett carrying a beer tray with a frothy mug of Narragansett beer. Apparantely Seuss was a college friend of Mr. Haffenreffer at Dartmouth College. Mr. Haffenreffer later became a man of influence at Narragansett and asked his friend to design a tray.