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> Subject:      Re: Original Ledgers from Stegmaier Brewery
> From:         [log in to unmask] (TheLorax50)
> Date:         1998/03/07
> Message-ID:   <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups:   rec.antiques
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> In article <[log in to unmask]>, [log in to unmask]
> (DLMF1) writes:
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> >We have the orginal set of ledgers from the Stegmaier Brewery dated back to
> >the
> >late 1800's.  Interested to know if they might have any value. Considering
> >donating some of the material to the historical society.
> >
> >
>
> Hello,
> Depending on the type of information the ledgers provided, they would
> definitely be of interest to several different types of collectors. Breweriana
> collectors are very organized. They have regional and national meetings, there
> are several clubs and many shows devoted to just items related to breweries.
> Local historical organizations or museums would also be interested, depending
> on the information, as would anyone who collected the local history of whateve
r
> town the brewery was located in.
>
> If you ledgers contain important company history and information, it would see
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> that a historical society would be a good place for them, as long as the
> historical society was active. If you donated your ledgers to a group that
> never had a way to offer them to the public, then it would be disappointing to
> any collectors or historians who wanted the material. A library might be
> another possibility for a good home for the ledgers.
>
> In Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles Resource Directory, 4th edition, by David
> J. Maloney Jr. there is a page and a half of people and organizations listed
> under the Breweriana heading. This book is easily located in the U.S. at any
> large book store. Or you can order it at www.maloneysonline.com One appraiser
> is listed, Judy Owens, Traverse City MI 616-946-2534.
>
> Good luck!
> Connie
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