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Frederick Pabst Signed Phillip Best Brewing Company Stock Certificate |
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One share of Phillip Best Brewing Company. Signed by Frederick Pabst as President. May 22, 1873. Certificate #87. Archival framing. On exhibit at Fraunces Tavern Restaurant in Manhattan. Historical Background: In 1864 Frederick Pabst bought a half-interest in the Phillip Best Brewing Company. The plant's production was then 5,000 barrels that year. Nine years later, the output was 100,000 barrels and Pabst was company president. He increased his brewery's capacity by convincing the stockholders that any profits should be put into bigger and better equipment. Inventory# 11703 $1,000 |
