BRONX Brewery / BREWER Adolph G. Hupfel SIGNED Document “Hupfel Brewing Company” For Sale

- Document SIGNED by Bronx BREWER Adolph Glaser Hupfel -- “Hupfel Brewing Company” in operation (1873 – 1920) in NYC -

Original stock certificate “book stub” genuinely SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED by New York City BREWER Adolph Glaser Hupfel (1872 – 1945), who operated the Hupfel Brewing Company of New York (1873 – 1920). This stock book stub was removed by me from the original stock book which contained ALL of the issued stock certificates for “The North Side Board of Trade Building Company”. This stock book stub notes that “A. Hupfel Sons” was issued 10 shares of stock (certificate # 29) in the “The North Side Board of Trade Building Company”.

This was the ONLY stock certificate in the stock book issued to “A. Hupfel Sons”. This sale is for the SIGNED stock book stub ONLY, as the original stock certificate issued to “A. Hupfel Sons” was NOT found in the stock book when I purchased it upwards of 25 – 30 years ago.

”A. HUPFEL’S SONS BREWERY was located in the Bronx section of New York City and was in operation from 1873 to 1920. The brewery was initially owned by Xavier Gnant who opened the brewery in 1857. After Xavier Gnant passed away in 1863, the brewery was acquired by Anton Hupfel who also operated another brewery in Manhattan, “J. Chr. G. Hupfel Brewing Co.”. The brewery’s name was then changed to “Anton Hupfel” who ran the brewery until 1873, at which time he turned full control over to his two sons – J. Chr. G. Hupfel + Adolph G. Hupfel. The brewery’s name was subsequently changed to the “A. Hupfel’s Sons Brewery”. The two brothers were in partnership until 1883 when J. Chr. G. Hupfel departed to run his father’s other brewery, leaving Adolph G. Hupfel in charge of operating the Bronx brewery. It appears that LAGER beer was the only product of the Hupfel’s breweries.

“The North Side Board of Trade Building Company” was apparently a holding company established in the early 1900’s to manage the real estate and headquarters of “The North Side Board of Trade Building Company” in the Bronx. The “North Side” was a commonly recognized section of the Bronx, which was annexed by New York City in 1874. The company’s permanent headquarters building was completed around 1912 and was designed in a Neoclassical style by architect Albert E. Davis, who was also the Board’s founder. The headquarters served as a civic and commercial hub and was often referred to as the “birthplace of business in the Bronx”.

CONDITION: this stock book stub document is guaranteed authentic and original. It measures about 3 ¾ x 8 ¼ inches in size and is in EXCELLENT overall condition, with a bold signature by Adolph G. Hupfel. There are NO rips or tears, folds or other issues to note. There are five small holes along the extreme left border of this stock book stub, where it was originally bound in the original book of stock certificates for the “The North Side Board of Trade Building Company”. IMAGES were taken with BOTH a digital camera and flatbed scanner (see SCANS). The signature / autograph of Adolph G. Hupfel is guaranteed authentic. Winning buyer to pay $10 for shipping, postage & INSURANCE. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. PLEASE READ: I have been buying + selling American historical autographs & documents for over 40 years and a former member of both the “Manuscript Society” and the UACC. We ship everything INSURED (thru the USPS) with a value over $50. This helps us know that the item you took the time to purchase arrived safely. Packages are shipped out within 1 – 3 business days, but typically the next day. Please understand, we do not make any money on shipping costs, but rather run a deficit over the course of a year. Most buyers don’t realize that charges me a 13.6 percent FEE on the item sold, an additional 13.6 percent FEE on my quoted shipping charges, and another 13.6 percent FEE on the sales tax that collects on the item. Everything we sell is packaged with the utmost care. Please read my response over the last 25 years. The comments are often – the best packaging I have ever seen or “bullet proof” packaging. We do NOT offer returns for one simple reason. In the past, I have had some buyers purchase items from me and then proceed to shop them around during the return period to try and make a fast profit, without any financial risk. After they were unsuccessful, they returned the item to me. This information, however, made it back to me from different people I know who were directly offered my item immediately after I had sold it and before it was returned to me for a refund. offer with confidence! You will receive the exact item pictured and in the same condition as described in my listing.