The Guggenheim Co.


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  The Guggenheim Co, 209 11th NW (1925-1927)2
  The Guggenheim Co, 3301 K NW (1928-1934)

Notes:
Herbert Guggenheim (b.1885, d.1953)3 ran the Guggenheim company, at times with help from his younger brother Sydney Guggenheim (b.1887, d.1928), who was listed as the secretary-treasurer when he passed away in 19284.
The Guggenheim Company name seems to have replaced the previous company name, the G & G Bottling Co , after a lawsuit over it's similarities to the "C&C" trademark by the Cantrell & Cochrane LTD company from Ireland.
Herbert Guggenheim was also the proprietor of the Christo Bottling Co from 1917-19271, which was at the same address as this company.
Prior to that (and prior to prohibition hitting Washington DC), Herbert and his brother Sydney were in the wholesale wine/liquor business - see Sydney Guggenheim.
In 1930 Herbert was still listed as president of the company, but the 1931 directory listed hime as the vice president. The 1934 directory listed Milton S. Kronheim as the president of the company, with Herbert still as vice president. But the 1935 directory lists Herbert as the manager for the Milton Kronheim Estate. Herbert was never listed in the bottling business after 19341.


Bottles:

guggenheim_03 book # 282
This is an 8" aqua machine-made crown top bottle embossed:
oval slug plate: PROPERTY OF / THE / GUGGENHEIM CO / WASHINGTON DC
below slug plate: REGISTERED / THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD
back on heel: CONTENTS 7 1/2 FL OZ.
guggenheim_02 book # 283
This is an 8.7" un-embossed machine-made green bottle. The labels are marked:
upper label: EXTRA PALE DRY
main label: EXTRA DRY / NATIONAL / GINGER ALE / INVIGORATING REFRESHING
left side of main label: MINIMUM CONTENTS / 12 OZ
right side of main label: COPYRIGHT 1924 BY / THE GUGGENHEIM CO / WASHINGTON, D.C.
guggenheim_04 book # 285
This is a 10" aqua machine-made crown top bottle embossed:
heel: THE GUGGENHEIM CO. WASHINGTON, D.C.
base: 20N
The ceramic stopper has no markings on top, but on the bottom it says:
FOR / HUTTER / N.Y. / GERMANY


1 Boyd's Directory for the District of Columbia (various years)
2 Operation at 209 11th St in 1926 & 1927 was base on advertisements in the Washington Post newspaper during those years
3 Obit, Washington Evening Star 8-Oct-1953, p.38
4 Obit, Washington Evening Star 16-Oct-1928, p.10
5 Guggenheim v. Cantrell & Cochrane at https://www.leagle.com/decision/192690510f2d8951593



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