Bluff City Brewery Inc. opened in 1933 and closed in 1952 it was open for 19 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. This listing was active during Prohibition which makes it an oddity. Some breweries were able to stay in business by producing "near-beer" which was very low alcohol, some switched over to bottling sodas or other beverages, some became Ice-houses or other related businesses. Bluff City Brewery Inc. was located in Alton, IL, 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 Alton, IL 1 | |||
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| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| IL 1a | George Yackel Brewery | 1842 | Unknown |
| IL 1b | Yackel Brewing Co. | Unknown | 1882 |
| IL 1c | Bluff City Brewing Co. | 1882 | 1891 |
| IL 1d | Bluff City Brewery | 1891 | 1911 |
| IL 1e | Bluff City Brewery | 1911 | 1920 |
| IL 1f | Bluff City Brewery | 1920 | 1933 |
| IL 1g | Bluff City Brewery Inc. | 1933 | 1952 |
Breweries listed under Alton, IL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewery ID | Brewery Name | Start Date | End Date |
| IL 1a | George Yackel Brewery | 1842 | Unknown |
| IL 2a | Philip Peters Brewery | 1874 | 1877 |
| IL 3 | B. Runzi & Co. Brewery | 1874 | 1875 |