Indianapolis Brewing Co.
Indianapolis, IN (1883 - 1934)

Information from American Breweries II ( Author: Dale P. Van Wieren, Publisher: Eastern Coast Breweriana Association - 1995)

Documented Serving Trays for this Brewer

Links to Other Sites

HistoricIndianapolis.com web article on the Indianapolis Brewing Co.

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

Width

Height

Depth

Style

Art Application

Unknown

1890

1903

13"

0.75"

Plate

Porcelain Insert

Comments:

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Indianapolis Brewing Co.,

C. Maus Brewery
1889 - 1903

Legal Name	AB-II Code	Dates
Casper Maus	IN 70a	1868 - 1889
Indianapolis Brewing Co., C. Maus Brewery	IN 70b	1889 - 1903
Indianapolis Breweries, Inc.	IN 70c	1933 - 1935
Indianapolis Brewing Co., Inc.	IN 70d	1935 - 1948

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The Indianapolis Brewing Co. is a bit more complex than our other By Brewer postings, as it is really the merger of three Indianapolis breweries: C.F. Schmidt Brewing Co., Casper Maus Brewery & P. Lieber Brewing Co., City Brewery. Trays are a bit difficult to align directly with one branch or the other, but we have done our best using the dates known. We have included all three AB-II listings to ensure each's lineage is accurately noted as a part of their joint history.

Legal Name	AB-II Code	Dates
Gack & Biser	IN 69a	1859 - 1863
P. Lieber	IN 69b	1863 - ????
Lieber & Co.	IN 69c	1874 - 1880
P. Lieber Brewing Co.	IN 69d	1880 - 1889
Indianapolis Brewing Co., P. Lieber Brewing Co.	IN 69e	1889 - 1904
Indianapolis Brewing Co., P. Lieber Brewery Co.	IN 69f	1904 - 1918
Mid-West Brewing Co., aka: Richard Lieber, Rich Lieber & Co.	IN 69g	???? - 1933
Gold Medal Brewing Co.	IN 69h	1933 - 1934

Maus Lineage

Lieber Lineage

Legal Name	AB-II Code	Dates
Schmidt & Jaeger	IN 73a	1858 - 1859
C. F. Schmidt	IN 73b	1859 - 1889
Indianapolis Brewing Co., C. F. Schmidt Brewery	IN 73c	1889 - 1915
Indianapolis Brewing Co., C. F. Schmidt Brewery	IN 73d	1915 - 1918

Schmidt Lineage

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

Width

Height

Depth

Style

Art Application

Standard Advertising Co.

1888 - 1901

1895

1901

16.5"

13.5"

0.75"

Inverted Pie

Lithograph

Comments:

Image Courtesy of Morean Auctions. Standard Advertising Co. tray, helps with dating as they are known to have manfactured lithograph trays from 1895 to 1901.

Indianapolis Brewing Co.,

C. Maus Brewery
1889 - 1903

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

Width

Height

Depth

Style

Art Application

Chas. W. Shonk

1891 - 1935

1904

1910

18.5"

15.25"

0.75"

Inverted Pie

Lithograph

Comments:

Image Courtesy of Morean Auctions. The beer contest medals on the tray are from 1900 & 1904, therefore the tray is no earlier than 1904. This is a large format tray, inches bigger than the normal 16.5" x 13.5" trays typically made during this time frame.

Indianapolis Brewing Co.,

P. Lieber Brewery
1904 - 1918

Manufacturer

Stock

Date

Width

Height

Depth

Style

Art Application

Chas. W. Shonk

1891 - 1935

1905

1910

12"

0.5"

Plate

Lithograph

Comments:

From the Collection of Mark Rogers. Branding on the tray notes St. Louis Grand Prize for 1904 and Gold Medals from Paris and Belgium for 1905, therefore the tray is no earlier than 1905.