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Buckeye Brewing Company History

The following couple of pages are headings from a book I am assembling about the Buckeye Brewing Company. The book contains three sections including: I. History, II. Memorabilia, and III. Dating Buckeye Breweriana.

The History chapter includes lots of photos you may have never seen. I have spent years researching the brewery including hundreds of hours in the library, surfing the internet, interviewing the “old timers”, etc.

In the Memorabilia chapter, I currently have over 350 (and growing) full color photos of Buckeye Brewery memorabilia including cans, bottles, signs, coasters, openers, etc. I expect to have over 500 photos in this section by the time I’m ready to release the book.

The last chapter of my book is perhaps the most interesting as it provides guidelines for dating Buckeye Brewing Company items.

If you are interested in ordering the book, please contact me. The book will not be a fancy bound publication as the costs associated with that are somewhat prohibitive. Rather, I’ll do a good job at some alternative – more cost-friendly method.

I haven’t set a price yet, but it will be enough to cover my printing costs – and that’s it.

Vic

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A. PRE-PROHIBITION (1838 – 1920)

BREWERY START-UP

Building of Brewery on Michigan Street

RISE TO “MAJOR PRODUCER”

John Schneider, Brewmaster, 1880-1883

Brewery Changes Name

New Bottling Plant

BUCKEYE BOTTLING WORKS

BATTLE OF THE TOLEDO BREWERIES

The Huebner Brewing Company

B. PROHIBITION (1919 – 1933)

C. POST-PROHIBITION (1934 – 1972)

BUCKY

THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION

THE PROSPEROUS YEARS

William R. Martin, President - 1947

The Introduction of B-F-T Beer

Otto W. Cummerow, President - 1954

Michael V DiSalle, Director - 1954

Distribution Facilities in Indiana

10 Millionth Barrel of Buckeye Beer

Buckeye Sparkling Dry Beer

New Label Design

Brewery Improvements

Richard (Red) Smith, President - 1960

The Sebewaing Brewery Acquisition

Tuborg Breweries, Ltd. of Copenhagen

Upgrade of Power Facility and Boilers

Bottling Plant Expansion Project

Gold Bond Beer

Twist-cap Closure Machine Implemented

THE ACQUISITION BY PETER HAND

Brewery Strike

Record Sales

Peter Hand Brewing Company Changes Name

The Switch to Draft Beer Production

The First “Lite” Beer

THE FALL OF MEISTER BRAU, INC.

Iroquois Beer

Meister Brau Financial Problems

The Sale of Buckeye, Meister Brau, and Lite

THE CLOSING OF THE BREWERY

Lawsuits

Demolition of the Brewery

REFERENCES FOR CHAPTER I

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