Dorothea Schmidt Brewery – IA 117a

Dorothea Schmidt Brewery opened in 1874 and closed in 1879 it was open for 5 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. Dorothea Schmidt Brewery was located in Fort Dodge, IA, which only had 3 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 Fort Dodge, IA 117

    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    IA 117aDorothea Schmidt Brewery18741879
    IA 117bMrs. Dorothea Murphy Brewery18791884

    Breweries listed under Fort Dodge, IA

    Brewery IDBrewery NameStart DateEnd Date
    IA 116aJohn Koll Brewery18741879
    IA 117aDorothea Schmidt Brewery18741879
    IA 118F. Wertmire BreweryUnknownUnknown