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    Posted 9 years ago

    SpiritBear
    (813 items)

    C P B Co reads the monogram bordered by C. Pfeiffer Brewing Co. Detroit, Mich. U.S.A.

    Pfeiffer was founded as Conrad Pfeiffer Beer in Detroit, Michigan, in 1889. In 1902 it changed to C. Pfeiffer Brewing Co. and then, about 1933, became Pfeiffer Brewing Co.
    They sold out in 1972.

    The back seems to say Weyhing Bros. Mfg. Co. Detroit. They started in 1903.

    So that gives us a date-range: 1903 to Prohibition, then after Prohibition to 1933.

    But exactly what is it, and when is it from?

    Unsolved Mystery

    Help us close this case. Add your knowledge below.

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    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 9 years ago
      Hello Spiritbear , I belive that this is a button from an employees jacket ,That worked at the Brewery.from a unform.
    2. SEAN68 SEAN68, 9 years ago
      I could be wrong .. but lets see what others say............ very cool item you have there .
    3. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      That is very plausible. Thank you, Sean.
    4. SEAN68 SEAN68, 9 years ago
      Your very welcome SpiritBear!!
    5. NevadaBlades, 9 years ago
      From the angle that the picture was taken, it's kind of hard to tell what that little hook-like thing is on the back of the button or pin.
    6. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      I was trying to show the maker's name.

      It looks like the 'hook-like thing' had been a little loop which snapped off from where it attached.
    7. NevadaBlades, 9 years ago
      Sort of like a large button, then? My wife has a couple of heavy winter coats that have large buttons, each with a metal loop instead of holes. I have a blazer that also has buttons with metal loops instead of holes. So, I'm inclined to agree with Sean on this one. [;>)
    8. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      It is smaller in diameter than the button I just compared it to on my Wrangler blue-jeans. It is hardly over half an inch across.
    9. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      SB. You wanted a pic of my sugarbirds. I tagged a pic of 1 on my Wizard of Oz poste for you.
    10. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      Ah, I found it. Thank you.
    11. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 9 years ago
      Looks like a button to me, too, SpiritBear. The company that produced that item doesn't say anything about buttons, they did make badges for police and fire, pins, awards, items like that. There's a FB page for them, you could ask there, maybe they can help. The articles I read say the building is as much a manufacturing plant as a museum:

      https://www.facebook.com/Weyhing-Brothers-405262639483853/
    12. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      Thank you for the link and comment, but I'm afraid that I don't have FB.
    13. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      Same here. I escaped from fb & stay well clear !
    14. SpiritBear, 9 years ago
      ORoyORoyIsThatYourHorse, thank you for the link.

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