Schmulbach Brewing Company - Advertising

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It's relatively easy to come by Schmulbach Brewing collectibles. The only problem is that the most common finds are bottles. While I have enjoyed bottle collecting, it's also been fun to discover some of the more rarer Schmulbach gems. For example, a Schmulbach door knob, or my latest find, this Schmulbach Brewing Co. match case. An Ebay buy, the advertising piece reminds us of the pre-prohibition brewing era, where small breweries were a common theme. Especially in hardworking (and hard drinking) industrial towns such as Wheeling, West Virgina. In 1881 Henry Schmulbach acquired a large share of stock in the Nail City Brewing company, and one year later he took over the company and transformed it into the Schmulbach Brewing Company. The brewery was located at the east end of Thirty-third street. By the spring of 1890, Schmulbach was brewing 50,000 barrels a year, and eventually that would be increased to 200,000 barrels a year. Schmulbach's bottles of brewed beer could be found in West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. So it's hard to tell exactly how many more Schmulbach advertising pieces are in existence. Although this was an Ebay purchase, and an exciting one at that, I would much rather find my Schmulbach memorabilia by coincidence, or being at the right place at the right time. Garage sales and flee markets are just more exciting. None the less, I'm glad to bring another piece of Wheeling back home.