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Collectible Books and Comics: Presented by The Central Valley Consignment Center

Sun, Nov 17, 2024 12:00PM EST - Sun, Dec 1, 2024 12:00PM EST
Lot 4

(3) Pre-prohibition 1890’s Brewery Ledgers for Mountain Brewery Placerville

Estimate: $250 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$200 $25
$1,000 $50
$3,000 $100
Each ledger is 13.75” x 8.5” Ledgers are nicely bound and intact. Each ledger has a record of all materials purchased by the Mountain Brewery carried on by the Giebenhain Brothers (owner’s). Fred Giebenhain is famous for initially arriving in El Dorado County in 1852 and mining gold at Mud Springs and then opening a bakery in Gold Hill. In 1857 he bought out the Mountain Brewery where he brewed the Mountain Steam Beer that won first prize at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. He operated the brewery until prohibition in 1918.Processing and shipping within the Continental US $35 plus a 1.5% replacement cost insurance fee. Discounts given on combined lot shipping

Condition

Good.