German Br C Co
Cumberland, MD
Purhcased Harpers Ferry Flea Market $1
GERMAN \ QUEEN CITY BREWING COMPANY FOUNDED IN 1901. THEIR MARKETING APPROACH WAS TO BLANKET THE AREA WITH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT COULD HAVE THE OLD GERMAN BEER LOGO OR SLOGAN ON IT! EVERYTHING FROM SIGNS TO SHOE HORNS, TOOTHPICKS, RAIN BONNETS, PERFUMES,( YES EVEN THE LADY DRINKERS OF THE DAY WERE TAKEN AS A SERIOUS MARKET TO APPEAL TO!!), AND COUNTLESS OTHER ITEMS.
GERMAN \ QUEEN CITY BREWING COMPANY FOUNDED IN 1901. THEIR MARKETING APPROACH WAS TO BLANKET THE AREA WITH ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING THAT COULD HAVE THE OLD GERMAN BEER LOGO OR SLOGAN ON IT! EVERYTHING FROM SIGNS TO SHOE HORNS, TOOTHPICKS, RAIN BONNETS, PERFUMES,( YES EVEN THE LADY DRINKERS OF THE DAY WERE TAKEN AS A SERIOUS MARKET TO APPEAL TO!!), AND COUNTLESS OTHER ITEMS.
Trade Names for Brewery at 208 Market Street & Wills Creek, Cumberland, MD:
German Brewing Company 1901-1917
Liberty Brewing Company (name changed due to WWI) 1917-1920
Brewery operations shut down by Mrayland State Prohibition in 1920
Issued permit for the production of non-alcoholic beverages during prohibition 1920
Queeno Co., Inc 1920-1933
1933 resumed operating under the name German Brewing Company 1933-1941
The queen City Brewing Co. (name changed because of WWII) 1941-1974
German Brewing Company 1901-1917
Liberty Brewing Company (name changed due to WWI) 1917-1920
Brewery operations shut down by Mrayland State Prohibition in 1920
Issued permit for the production of non-alcoholic beverages during prohibition 1920
Queeno Co., Inc 1920-1933
1933 resumed operating under the name German Brewing Company 1933-1941
The queen City Brewing Co. (name changed because of WWII) 1941-1974