Thanks for posting this in the forums, rootbeerdummy. Just a note: it's not good forum form to post the same message multiple times in different forums...
Did a little research on this... although I can't confirm the exact year, I did find
Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login!, in general. My guess is that it was probably made between 1890 and 1930.
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Bottoms up!
Kevin Guske
So heres a tribute toast with root beer in hand to you and the many mugs of suds along your happy trails. --Charles Wysocki, artist and root beer fan, 1928-2002