John Pforr Brewery – IL 160d

John Pforr Brewery opened in 1897 and closed in 1908 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 Pforr Brewery was in an active brewing city. Chicago, IL was listed as having 166 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.

  • Other Names Used by this Brewery: aka Catherine Pforr 1898-1900; aka Catherine Pforr Estate 1901-1903; aka J. Pforr & Co. 1903-1904; aka Pforr Weiss Beer Brewery 1904-1908

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Breweries listed under Chicago, IL 160

Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
IL 160aJohn Pforr Brewery18881892
IL 160bCatherine Pforr Brewery18921895
IL 160cCatherine Pforr Brewery18951897
IL 160dJohn Pforr Brewery18971908
IL 160eEdw. J. Birk & Bro. Brewery19101912

Breweries listed under Chicago, IL

166 breweries were found for Chicago, IL, showing 10 listings nearest to Edw. J. Birk & Bro. Brewery
Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
IL 155aChas. F. Ogren Brewery18861888
IL 156aOld Monk Brewery Corp.19341936
IL 157aJohn O'Neill BreweryUnknown1860
IL 158Garden City Breweryc18541856
IL 159aWilliam Pfeifer Brewery18881891
IL 160aJohn Pforr Brewery18881892
IL 161aPhoenix Brewing Co.18961898
IL 162aPilsen Brewing Co.19031905
IL 163aPohl Bros. Brewery18811882
IL 164Quist & Carlson Brewery19081908