Edward Abner


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
    Listed under Saloons
  Edward Abner, NY Ave between 1st & 2nd West (1866)
  Edward Abner, 7th West near boundary (1868-1869)
  Edward Abner, 421 9th NW (1873-1878)
  Edward Abner, 413 9th NW (1879-1882)
  Edward Abner, 708 E Street NW (1880-1886)
  Edward Abner, 415 E Capitol Street NW (1887-1900)

    Listed under Bottlers
  Edward Abner, 421 9th NW (1878)
  Edward Abner, 413 & 415 9th NW (1879-1881)
  Edward Abner, 415 9th NW (1882)
  Edward Abner, 708 E NW (1883-1886)


Notes:
Edward Abner (1834-1913)2 was born in Weisbaden Germany3.
His obituary says he came to Washington DC and started in the "cafe" business in 18633. I don't know how a "cafe" differs from a "saloon", but he is listed in city directories as a "saloon" owner from 1866-1900. He's also listed as a "bottler" from 1878-1886.
I found no indication that he brewed his own beer, so it's likely he bottled someone elses beer.


Bottles:

abner_02 book # 1
Left bottle is a green 9" blob top and right is a teal 9.5" blob top with lightning stopper. They are both embossed:
round slugplate: E. ABNER / WASHINGTON / D.C.
back: THIS BOTTLE / IS NEVER SOLD
The right bottle is also embossed with a fancy "EA" trade mark on the base, which is shown on the next row.
abner_07 Bottom view of the teal bottle depicted in the row above
abner_20 book # 1
This is a smaller version of the teal bottle above. It's a 7.8" tall, teal blob top bottle with a somewhat unusual shape, embossed:
round slugplate: E. ABNER / WASHINGTON / D.C.
back: THIS BOTTLE / NEVER SOLD
base: TRADE / (E A logo) / MARK
abner_21 book # 1
This bottle's slugplate looks the same as the large bottles above, but the embossing on the back is different. It is a 9.5" aqua blob top bottle, embossed:
round slugplate: E. ABNER / WASHINGTON / D.C.
back: THIS / BOTTLE / NOT TO BE / SOLD


1 Boyd's Directory for the District of Columbia (various years)
2 Find-a-grave for Edward Abner
3 Washington DC Evening Star newspaper, 15-Nov-1913, page 6 (obituary for Edward Abner)


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