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Peter Schemm & Son Brewery of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Dates Trade Name Historic Address
1856 - 1858 H. Louis Hauser & Co 920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman
1858 - 1868 (Louis) Hauser & (Peter) Schemm 920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman
1868 - 1887 Peter Schemm 920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman
1887 - 1908 Peter Schemm & Son 920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman
1908 - 1920 Peter Schemm & Son, Branch of Robert Smit... 920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman
  • The Fate of the Brewery building is unknown

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30th May 1824    

Peter Schemm was born. In 1858 he joined Louis Hauser's brewery and helped steer the firm for 10 successful years. By 1868 Hauser was out of the business and Schemm continued on alone. He broug... View More

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20th July 1852    

Peter A. Schemm, eventual partner and heir to his father's Philadelphia brewery, was born.

1856     FoundedH. Louis Hauser & Co920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman

1858     (Louis) Hauser & (Peter) Schemm920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman

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Circa: 1860    

1868     Peter Schemm920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman

1887     Peter Schemm & Son920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman

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Schemm's Standard Light Lager
1895-1895
Standard Lagerbier
1895-1895
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Circa: 1895    

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Circa: 1895    

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Circa: 1895    

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Circa: 13th September 1898    

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Circa: 1898    

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13th September 1898    

Peter Schemm Sr. dies. He is president of the Peter Schemm & Son Brewery. After a brief time in dissolution his son Peter A Schemm reorganizes the brewery and operates it until 1908, when it is sold... View More
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1901    

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Circa: 1906    

1908     Peter Schemm & Son, Branch of Robert Smith Ale Brg Co.920 West College, 25th, Poplar & North Stillman

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6th June 1909    

Peter A. Schemm dies a short eleven years after his father. The previous year Mr. Schemm sold the brewery his father helped found in 1856.

1920 ClosedPeter Schemm & Son, Branch of Robert Smith Ale Brg Co.