The Standard Brewing Co. Wooden Advertising Beer Crate Cleveland Ohio
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You are bidding on a wooden advertising beer crate. It is from The Standard Brewing Co. out of Cleveland Ohio. It measures 18" L x10 1/4" H x 11 3/4" W. The crate is in great condition with the exception of the oil/grease stain in the one bottom corner of crate. The metal strips are rusty. Here is a little history I found on this brewery. STANDARD BREWING CO. was founded in 1904 by Stephen S. Creadon and John T. Feighan. In 1905 they located their plant in an old flour mill at 5801 Train Ave. on Cleveland's near west side, where they produced Old Bohemian beer and, later, in recognition of their Irish heritage, Erin Brew. During Prohibition, Standard manufactured near-beer, soft drinks, and ice cream. With repeal, it became one of the fastest-growing brewing companies in the country. Although Standard confined its market to a 50-mi. radius of Cleveland, its profitable trade caused it to continuously expand plant capacity. After World War II, Standard initiated a 6-year, $5 million expansion program. It added a new cold-storage and fermentation plant, and in 1950 opened a new bottling and canning plant, raising capacity to more than 550,000 barrels annually. Standard claimed to be the first brewery in Ohio to introduce flat-topped cans. In 1950 the brewery employed 400 and broadened its market to include southern Michigan, western
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