French Brewery opened in 1862 and closed in 1893 it was open for 31 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. French Brewery was in an active brewing city. Fort Wayne, IN 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.
- Address Information: Spy Run Ave
- Brewery Owner: Charles L. Centlivre
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Breweries listed under Fort Wayne, IN 41 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| IN 41a | French Brewery | 1862 | 1893 |
| IN 41b | C. L. Centlivre Brewing Co. | 1893 | 1918 |
| IN 41c | Centlivre Brewing Corp. | 1933 | 1961 |
| IN 41d | Old Crown Brewing Corp. | 1961 | 1973 |
Breweries listed under Fort Wayne, IN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| IN 39a | Herman Berghoff Brewing Co. | 1887 | 1899 |
| IN 40a | Berghoff Bros. Brewery Inc. | 1934 | 1934 |
| IN 41a | French Brewery | 1862 | 1893 |
| IN 42a | Certia & Rankert Brewery | 1874 | c1877 |
| IN 43 | L. J. Horning Brewery | 1879 | 1879 |
| IN 44 | Henry Hubach Brewery | 1874 | 1875 |
| IN 45 | Fred Kley Brewery | c1874 | Unknown |
| IN 46 | Linker Hey & Co. Brewery | 1874 | 1882 |
| IN 47 | J. M. Reidmiller Brewery | 1874 | 1875 |