Samuel Farber / Whistle Bottling Co
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Whistle Bottling Co, N. St Asaph cor Pendleton, Alexandria VA (1920)
  Whistle Bottling Co, 401 F Street NE, Washington DC (1921)
  Farber Bottling Co, 401 F Street NE (1923-1924)
  Whistle Bottling Co, 703 N Capitol NE (1925-1928)
  Whistle Bottling Co, 703-5 N Capitol NE (1929-1930)
  Whistle Bottling Co, 1990 Bladensburg Rd NE (1931-1932)
  Whistle Bottling Co, 1842 Bladensburg Rd NE (1933)
  S. Farber Beer Distr. Co, 1842 Bladensburg Rd NE (1936-1938)
  Barq Bottling Co, 1842 Bladensburg Rd NE (1939-1940)
Notes:
Samuel Farber was born 1880 in Poland, and came to NY in 1903.
He came to Washington DC in 1910, originally as a grocer but later
became the proprietor of a bottling company. He retired in 1940.
I find it currious that many Farber bottles turn purple (Sun
Colored Amethyst), which usually indicates that a bottle was made
with Manganese, which was supposedly discontinued around 1915.
Did Farber's bottles continue to use Manganese in the 1920s after
everyone else had stopped, or was Farber making bottles before 1920?
Note that the first address I have for the Whistle Bottling Co was in
Alexandria VA. The Rammel Mfg Co. was at that same address in that same
year, so I don't know if they were connected. I'm also not sure if that
Whistle Bottling Co is connected to Samuel Farbers Whistle Bottling Co.
Whistle appears to be a national company that originated in the mid-west.
Samuel Farber Bottles:
book # 233 These are 7.7" ABM deco crown top bottles (1 SCA and 1 clear) embossed: front: SAMUEL FARBER / (6-sided star) / 6 1/2 FL. OZS. / WASHINGTON,D.C. back: SAMUEL FARBER / (6-sided star) / 6 1/2 FL. OZS. / REGISTERED |
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book # 234 This is a clear 8.7" ABM deco crown top bottle similar to the bottle above, except it's larger (10 oz), it's stipled, and it has a row of 3 circles on the front & back. It's embossed: front: SAMUEL FARBER / (6-sided star) / 10 1/2 FL. OZS. / WASHINGTON,D.C. back: SAMUEL FARBER / (6-sided star) / 10 1/2 FL. OZS. / REGISTERED base: 4 |
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book # 235 This is a clear 11.5" deco crown top bottle embossed: front: PLEA-MUTH / ROCK / (picture of rooster) / WASH, DC right: PLEA-MUTH / ROCK / (picture of rooster) / 24 FL OZ left: PLEA-MUTH / ROCK / (picture of rooster) / S.FARBER base: PAT APPLIED FOR / 38B9 |
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book # (unlisted) This bottle doesn't have a city embossed on it. It's a clear 8.6" deco crown top bottle with vertical ribs on the shoulder and heel. It is embossed: front & rear shoulders: FARBER'S base: S. FARBER / 62 B 32 / 6 1/2 FLU. OZ. |
book # 717 This is a 7.8" clear machine-made crown top embossed: both shoulders: WHISTLE / 6-FL. OZS. base: WASHINGTON / AGW / 12 4 / D.C. |
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book # 718 This is a 7.8" aqua machine-made crown top embossed: both shoulders: WHISTLE / REGISTERED / CAP. 6 1/2 OZ. around heel: WHISTLE BOTTLING CO WASHINGTON DC base: WHISTLE / REGISTERED / D O C 14 1 |
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book # 719 This is a stipled, sun-colored-amethyst (SCA) 7.8" machine-made crown top bottle embossed: front: WHISTLE / 6 1/2 FLD. OZS. / WASHINGTON, D.C. back: WHISTLE / REGISTERED / S. FARBER base: WHISTLE / REGISTERED |