Van Merritt Brewing Co. opened in 1953 and closed in 1955 it was open for 2 years. Breweries that are only open for a couple of years like this did not have a long time to produce advertising and collectibles so they tend to be more scarce than breweries with more longevity. Breweries that started up right after Prohibition was repealed, up to around the 1950s are the last group that represent highly collectible and valuable Breweriana for the most part. The period after Prohibition was when cans became popular so some of the rarest and most desirable cans come from this period. For cans to be very valuable they need to be rare, and in very good condition in most cases. Van Merritt Brewing Co. was located in Burlington, WI, which only had 4 breweries, so there are not many that that were producing breweriana items. Local collectors may pay a small premium over national or general collectors because of a lack of local items.
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Breweries listed under Burlington, WI 47 | |||
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| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| WI 47a | Anton Finke Brewery | 1865 | 1873 |
| WI 47b | William J. Finke Brewery | 1873 | 1884 |
| WI 47c | W. J. Finke & Co. Brewery | 1884 | 1897 |
| WI 47d | John Uhen Brewing Co. | 1897 | 1920 |
| WI 47e | Burlington Cereal Products Co. Brewery | 1920 | 1933 |
| WI 47f | Burlington Brewing Co. | 1933 | 1953 |
| WI 47g | Van Merritt Brewing Co. | 1953 | 1955 |
| WI 47h | Wisconsin Brewing Co | 1955 | 1957 |
Breweries listed under Burlington, WI | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| WI 47a | Anton Finke Brewery | 1865 | 1873 |
| WI 48 | Francis G. Klein & Co. Brewery | 1891 | 1901 |
| WI 49 | Jacob Muth Sr. Brewery | 1852 | 1872 |
| WI 50 | Old Dutch Brewing Co. | 1934 | 1934 |