Christo Bottling Co


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Christo Bottling Co, 931 C St NW (1918-1922)
  Christo Bottling Co, 209 11th St NW (1924-1927)

Notes:
 The Christo Bottling Company was run by Herbert Guggenheim (b.1885, d.1953)2. His younger brother Sydney Guggenheim (b.1887, d.1928)3 was listed in city directories as a salesman for the company.
Christo was a brand that appears to have started in Richmond in 19094.
Guggenheim also sold ginger ale under the name G & G Bottling Co, which was located at the same address as his Christo Bottling company. After a trademark infringement lawsuit, the G & G Bottling Co ceased and the Guggenheim Co started.

There was also a Christo Cola bottling company in Alexandria VA.

Bottles:

christo book # 140
This is a 7.8" aqua machine-made crown top embossed:
round slug plate: PROPERTY OF / CHRISTO / BOTTLING CO / WASHN. D.C.
below slug plate: REGISTERED / THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD
back: CONTENTS 7 1/2 FL. OZ. / 22N


Other Items:
christo_02 This photo is circa 1920, and shows the Christo Bottling company on C Street. I don't think the "Piggly Wiggly" truck in front of it was in any way affiliated with the Christo company.
tray A tray from Christo Cola, Richmond VA.


1 Boyd's Directory for the District of Columbia (various years)
2 Obit, Washington Evening Star 8-Oct-1953, p.38
3 Obit, Washington Evening Star 16-Oct-1928, p.10
4 Richmond Times Dispatch, 4/2/1919, page 9


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