W. C. Milner & Co. Brewery opened in 1904 and closed in 1905 it was open for 1 years. Since it was only open for a short period of time items for this brewery can be accurately dated and are likely to be rarer than normal 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. W. C. Milner & Co. Brewery was located in Freeport, IL, which only had 5 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 Freeport, IL 225 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| IL 225a | Jos. Milner & Bros. Brewery | 1864 | 1884 |
| IL 225b | George Milner & Co. Brewery | 1884 | 1904 |
| IL 225c | W. C. Milner & Co. Brewery | 1904 | 1905 |
| IL 225d | Bear Brewing Co. | 1905 | 1910 |
Breweries listed under Freeport, IL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| IL 223a | Knipschild Brewery | 1845 | Unknown |
| IL 224a | Beck Brewery | 1849 | 1854 |
| IL 225a | Jos. Milner & Bros. Brewery | 1864 | 1884 |
| IL 226a | A. Stevens & Co. Brewery | c1865 | 1885 |
| IL 227a | M. Matthew Schmich & Co. Wm. Huber Brewery | 1888 | c1895 |