Witzel Brewery – IL 231b

The Witzel Brewery began in 1850 and ceased operations sometime around 1853 meaning it was open for approximately 3 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. 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. Witzel Brewery was in an active brewing city. Galena, IL was listed as having 9 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.

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    Breweries listed under Galena, IL 231

    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    IL 231aJohn Gund & Witzel Brewery18501850
    IL 231bWitzel Brewery1850c1853

    Breweries listed under Galena, IL

    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    IL 229aMartin Blum Brewery18911908
    IL 230City Breweryc18501852
    IL 231aJohn Gund & Witzel Brewery18501850
    IL 232Hony & Metzger Brewery18741884
    IL 233aJohn Maser Brewery18741877
    IL 234aMeller & Haser Brewery18741884
    IL 235aMath. Meller Brewery18741885
    IL 236Specht Brewery1843Unknown
    IL 237aVolz & Glueck Breweryc1850Unknown