Sold For:  or Sign In to see what it's worth.

Peter Barbey & Son (aka P. Barbey& son) Reading, PA 1880 - 1920

RARE PRE-PROHIBITION

Coaster Made in Germany

Authentic Original

You are bidding on this very rare very collectible coaster from Peter Barbey & Son . The coaster shows very slight wear but in amazing condition considering it age.

Stamped on the front side Made in Germany D.R.P. (Deutsche Reichs Patent)

Great color and condition

small water stains as seen in pictures

Produced way before Barbey's became Sunshine

Peter Barbey, the originator of this brewery, was born November 9, 1825, in Dierback, Canton of Bergzabern, Rhinepfalz, Bavaria, the son of Christopher and Katrina Barbey. Until the age of 14 Peter attended the schools there, after which he entered the brewing establishment of his uncle, where he remained three years learning the business of a brewer. At the age of thirty-two (in the year 1857), Barbey emigrated to the United States, and proceeding at once to Philadelphia engaged for two and one-half years in the pursuit of his trade. In 1859 he settled at Reading, where he entered the employ of Frederick Lauer for one year, and soon after opened a saloon. Peter Barbey began his prosperous career as a brewer here in 1869, when he established a brewing plant at River and Hockly Streets. Montgomery wrote of the Barbey Brewery: "the buildings are a three-story brewery, a six-story brick malthouse, two refrigerators and two ice houses-they cover a tract of three acres. In the malt house are five germinating floors, one storage floor, and two large drying kilns. Two engines, producing 60 horse-power, and two large duplex boilers, of 75 horse-power, are used. Thirty hands are employed." Barbey's son, John, became a partner in 1880, the firm henceforth trading as P. Barbey and Son . During the year 1885 twenty thousand barrels of beer and porter were manufactured and sold, although the full capacity was thirty-five thousand barrels, and the full malting capacity seventy-five thousand bushels of barley malt.

Free Priority Mail Shipping

IF YOU WANT TO END EARLY MAKE AN OFFER

Items in the Worthopedia are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright.