Empire Brewery – WI 507c

Empire Brewery opened in 1885 and closed in 1897 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. Empire Brewery was in an active brewing city. Watertown, WI was listed as having 9 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.

• Related Breweries: acquired by Red Brewery - WI 504a and used as malt house until 1889
• Brewery Owner: A Fuermann Brewing Co.

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