Henry Elias & George Schmitt Brewery – NY 388e

Henry Elias & George Schmitt Brewery opened in 1868 and closed in 1881 it was open for 13 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. Henry Elias & George Schmitt Brewery was in an active brewing city. New York City, NY was listed as having 220 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.

• Brewery Owner: Schmitt & Christian Koehne

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