Welcome to Cuba presented by Tropical Beer

  • Cuba , 1930
By La Tropical
Cuba, 1930. Letter folds. 1 1/4" separation on margin fold. Minimal detraction.. A large format fold-out promotional brochure for "Tropical Beer' and Cuba. The cover is an illustration a lighthouse, palm trees, smokestacks and water. It is captioned "Welcome to Cuba - Tropical Beer". The back cover lists places of interest in Havana with a vignette of an image from a photo of a Cuban monument. The tag line reads "In Havana don't ask for Beer ask for "TROPICAL". When opened, the two page display is The history of Beer from 1300 to the 1930s with three (3) 3 relevant illustrations - the final being enjoying beer at a Cuban bar. The final 24 1/2" x 19" displays nine (9) vignettes of points of interest and a bottle of Tropical beer. It is captioned "You are cordially invited to visit our tropical Gardens - you will enjoy them" and In Havana don't ask for Beer, ask for "Tropical" In 1924 Cástor Gómez Navarro founded the brewing company La Tropical, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, but the beginning of the war drove it into bankruptcy, being acquired by a group of businessmen who created the Sociedad Industrial Canaria. The production of this new society went beyond beer, as it was also dedicated to other sectors such as coffee, chocolate and even fishing.

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