John F. Betz and Son, Inc. - Brewery Specimen Stock Certifcate
Inv# GS5774 Specimen Stock
Stock printed by E.A. Wright Bank Note Co., Phila.
John F. Betz and Sons Brewery was a beer brewery in Philadelphia, founded in 1775 as the Robert Hare & J. Warren Peter Brewery, it closed in 1939. The brewery was located at 415 Callowhill, 5th & Lawrence Streets, Philadelphia, PA.
The person, John F. Betz can refer to either; John F. Betz (Sr.), John F. Betz (Jr.), or John F. Betz III. John F. Betz Sr. gave his grandson John F. Betz III a brewery, named the "Germania Brewery" in Philadelphia, as a Christmas gift in 1907. John F. Betz Sr. was the brother-in-law of D.G. Yuengling Sr., the founder of D.G. Yuengling & Sons Brewery.
Betz also started a brewery in Jersey City, New Jersey with Henry Lembeck named The Lembeck and Betz Eagle Brewing Company.
John F. Betz Brewery produced the following brands.
- Betz India Pale Ale 1933 - 1935
- India Pale Ale 1933 - 1935
- Betz Porter 1933 - 1939
- Betz Bock 1933 - 1939
- Betz Pilsener Beer 1933 - 1939
- Five Star Ale 1933 - 1939
- Old Stock Lager Beer 1933 - 1939
- Old German Beer 1934 - 1937
Stock and Bond Specimens are made and usually retained by a printer as a record of the contract with a client, generally with manuscript contract notes such as the quantity printed. Specimens are sometimes produced for use by the printing company's sales team as examples of the firm’s products. These are usually marked "Specimen" and have no serial numbers.
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