Description: Plain Jane 1 CHECKS – LOT OF EIGHT (8 )ILLINOIS BREWING CO.- SOCORRO, NM – 1917 DESCRIPTION Lot of eight different checks, Illinois Brewing Co, Socorro N.M. 3 ¼ x 8 ¼.1917 Jacob Hammel emigrated to the United States from Bavaria in 1848, started his own brewery in Lebanon, Illinois, calling it the Illinois Brewery. In the early 1880's, Jacob's son, William G. Hammel was sent to New Mexico Territory for his health, soon joined in Socorro by his brother Gustav. The brothers' first business was a bottling plant on Manzanares Avenue -- the main street from the railroad depot to the plaza. In November 1882, William and Gustav acquired their first brewing license and by Spring of 1883, the Bullion, on of the several local newspapers, reported the Hammel Brothers as "manufacturers and bottlers of Beer and Ale." In May 1887, the name changed from the Hammel Bros. & Co. to the Illinois Brewing Company. The officers of the re-named enterprise were: Jacob Hammel, president; William G. Hammel, treasurer, and Gustav A. Hammel, secretary. By June of 1887, ice was being manufactured by the company in Socorro . 1893 signaled the end of the boom years in Socorro; the mines in the mountains to the west were closing. The repeal of the Silver Purchase Act that year took the Federal Government out of the silver business. The price of silver collapsed and the mines and smelters closed. People left Socorro and the population dropped from a high of over 4,000 to just over 1,000. Even some of the Hammel brothers left town, but the brewery and ice plant stayed open. In 1903, Jacob Hammel died and was succeeded as president of the company by his son William. In 1912, William Hammel acquired a soft drink franchise which, along with the ice business and brewery. In 1919, Congress and the states amended the Constitution to prohibit the production, distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages. The Illinois Brewery was shut down and William Hammel died a year later, bankrupt. Within a few years, two of his sons also died, leaving the ice and bottling operations to Clarence, who carried on successfully with the ice and bottling businesses. In 1986, he bequeathed the building to the Socorro County Historical Society as a museum. All exhibit use and wear, fold lines, a few with edge damage, overall Gd condition. (see scan). Domestic post will be $4.25 Thank you for your interest in the item. TERMS AND CONDITIONS All merchandise is unconditionally guaranteed as to originality and description.Payment is to be received within 3 days after notification.Due to several factors, we ship to U.S. only.Items are usually sent within 1-2 days upon payment. Please email me if special attention is needed.In most cases, the most cost efficient means of shipping will be offered. Books are generally sent USPS media mail.
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