Bartholomay Brewing Co.


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Bartholomay Brewing Co, 308 11th Street NW (1889-1891) 2,3
  Bartholomay Brewing Co, 1110 C NW (1891-1894)

Notes:
 This is the Washington DC branch of the Henry Bartholomay Brewing company in Rochester NY.
The earliest newspaper mention of this branch that I could find was from December of 1889 2.
They were originally at 308 11th Street NW, but in 1891, that building was condemmed to make way for a new post office. The building was described as having "tortuous concealed passages and other architectural freaks such as are found in medieval castles". 3
They moved to a building at 1110-1112 C Street NW1.


Bottles:
bartholomay_05 book # 66
This is a 9" aqua baltimore-loop blob top bottle embossed:
oval slug plate: BARTHOLOMAY BREWING Co. / 1110 & 1112 C. ST. N.W. / (picture of burning winged tire) / WASHINGTON, D.C.
bartholomay_02 book # 66
This is a 9" aqua blob top bottle embossed:
oval slug plate: BARTHOLOMAY BREWING Co. / 1110 & 1112 C. ST. N.W. / (picture of burning winged tire) / WASHINGTON, D.C.
 It's the same as the one above, except that it's not a baltimore-loop blob.
bartholomay_06 book # 66
This is a 9" aqua blob top bottle embossed:
oval pattern: BARTHOLOMAY BREWING Co. / 1110 & 1112 C. ST. N.W. / (picture of burning winged tire) / WASHINGTON, D.C.
 It's the same as the one above, except that it's embossed in an oval pattern, not a slug plate.



Other Items:
bartholomay_03 This is an advertisement from a Washington DC 1892 New National Theater Programme. It depicts the DC branch of the Bartholomay Brew Co at 1110-1112 C Street NW. Below the picture, it says:
LEADING BRANDS: / Apollo, Bohemian, Bavarian, and Stock Lager. / Our beers are guaranteed pure and of six / months maturity. Delivered in Cases of Two / Dozen Pints to any part of the city. / WASHINGTON BRANCH: / Telephone 441. 1110-1112 C Street N.W. / CHARLES L. BEATTY, Manager.


1 Boyd's Directory for the District of Columbia (various years)
2 Washington Evening Star, 14-Dec-1889, page 16 (earliest mention of Bartholomay Washington branch)
3 Washington Evening Star, 11-Dec-1891, page 6 (article: WHAT IS THIS BLACK HOLE?)


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