John W. Free Brewery opened in 1874 and closed in 1875 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. John W. Free Brewery was in an active brewing city. York, PA was listed as having 8 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 York, PA 860 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| PA 860 | John W. Free Brewery | 1874 | 1875 |
Breweries listed under York, PA | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| PA 859.1 | Barnitz & Bro Brewery | c1850 | c1860 |
| PA 859.2 | Eichelberger & Bro. Brewery | c1858 | c1860 |
| PA 860 | John W. Free Brewery | 1874 | 1875 |
| PA 861a | Kurtz Nes & Son Brewery | 1850 | 1877 |
| PA 862 | A. Pfeiffer Brewery | 1882 | 1884 |
| PA 863a | Andrew Schlegel Brewery | 1863 | 1873 |
| PA 863.1 | August Webel Brewery | c1860 | Unknown |
| PA 864a | York Brewing Co. | 1893 | 1920 |