Alfred E. Smith Brewery opened in 1879 and closed in 1891 it was open for 12 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. Alfred E. Smith Brewery was in an active brewing city. Wheeling, WV was listed as having 10 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 Wheeling, WV 25 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| WV 25a | Hagener Brewery | 1840 | Unknown |
| WV 25b | Frank Rodacker Brewery | Unknown | Unknown |
| WV 25c | J. P. Brockhardt & Co. Brewery | 1874 | 1875 |
| WV 25d | Brockhardt Bros. Brewery | 1875 | 1877 |
| WV 25e | John Kinghorn & Smith Brewery | 1877 | 1879 |
| WV 25f | Alfred E. Smith Brewery | 1879 | 1891 |
| WV 25g | Smith Brewing Co. | 1891 | 1902 |
Breweries listed under Wheeling, WV | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| WV 23a | P. P. Beck Brewery | 1847 | 1848 |
| WV 24 | Benwood Brewing Co | 1934 | 1934 |
| WV 25a | Hagener Brewery | 1840 | Unknown |
| WV 26 | Kinghorn & Co. Brewery | 1874 | 1875 |
| WV 27 | Henry Knoke Brewery | 1874 | 1875 |
| WV 28a | John Pfarr Brewery | 1854 | Unknown |
| WV 29a | Brewery in Operation bu Name Unknown | 1822 | 1845 |
| WV 30 | Uneeda Brewing Co. | 1903 | 1914 |
| WV 32a | Frederick Ziegler Brewery | 1855 | 1873 |
| WV 33a | Peter & Th. Zimmer Brewery | 1860 | 1875 |