John G. Schaefer Brewery – DE 3a

John G. Schaefer Brewery opened in 1880 and closed in 1891 it was open for 11 years. Items from breweries of this age tend to be more common and less valuable than some breweries. Early items can still be valuable as can rarer types of items. As a Pre-Prohibition Brewery, any advertising items or collectibles are likely to be valuable and desirable to collectors as they tend to be hard to find. John G. Schaefer Brewery was in an active brewing city. Wilmington, DE was listed as having 7 breweries, which is quite a few. Sometimes a large number of breweries can lead to an active collecting community that will be willing to pay more for breweriana items than other collectors.

  • Address Information: 17th & Union Sts

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Breweries listed under Wilmington, DE 3

Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
DE 3aJohn G. Schaefer Brewery18801891
DE 3bMary E. Schaefer Brewery18911908
DE 3cEdward Krause Brewery19081910
DE 3d Stanley L. Sobocinski Brewery19101915

Breweries listed under Wilmington, DE

Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
DE 0.3Brandywine Brewing Co.19331933
DE 1aNebecker & Son BreweryUnknown1870
DE 2aHartmann & Fehrenbach Brewery18651885
DE 3aJohn G. Schaefer Brewery18801891
DE 4aCarl Specht Brewery18781879
DE 5Joseph Stoeckle Brewery18591870
DE 6aWilmington Brewing Co.19011902