Schlitz
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co, 615 D SW (1887-1891)
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co (Samuel C Palmer agent), 615 D SW (1892-1897)
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co, 615 to 621 D SW (1898-1909)
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co, 3d c Randolph pl NE (1910-1915)
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Co, 1705 3rd street NE (1916-1917)
Notes:
Schlitz was one of the giant brewing companies that had a branch in Washington DC.
Numerous Washington Star newspaper ads from 1914 tout the fact that
Schlitz comes in a brown bottle, which protects the beer. I presume
that means the aqua colored bottle below is from before 1914.
It seems that prohibition brought an end to the Schlitz bottling plant
in Washington DC.
A label shown below says that Old Milwaukee Bock Beer was brewed by Schlitz,
and was sold by the
American Sales Co., Washington, D.C.
The copyright date on that label was 1936, so it was obviously after
prohibition ended.
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book # 626 These are 9.7" mouth-blown crown-top bottles. The left is aqua, the middle is amber, and the right is light-amber. They are all embossed as follows: front in slanted script: Schlitz heel: WASHINGTON BRANCH / REGISTERED |
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book # 626 This is similar to the above bottles, but it's got a lady-leg neck. It's embossed: front in slanted script: Schlitz heel: WASHINGTON BRANCH / REGISTERED base: 0128 / 2 |
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This is a segment from an 1888 Sanborn map, showing the Schlitz Bottling works
at 615 D Street SW. It shows a building for Horses, presumably used to deliver
beer, as well as the bottling works building.
Note that this on this same block was Robert Portner's bottling works at 626 Va Avenue. Also the Bergner & Engel bottling works moved into the spot listed as vacant at the corner of Virginia Avenue & 6th Street. |
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This is a 1908 letterhead from the Washington DC Schlitz bottling works.
It says: top edge: Henry Uihlein Pres't Edward G. Uihlein Vice Pres't August Uihlein Sec'y Alfred Uihlein Supt Main Letterhead: (picture of brewery) Schlitz THE BEER THAT MADE MILWAUKEE FAMOUS / JOS SCHLITZ BREWING COMPANY / OBSERVE Registered Rhomboid label on the gauranteed Schlitz Brewery Bottling BRANDED ON CORK OR SEAL / cable address schlitz milwaukee private code ABC CODE 4TH & 5TH EDITION A. I. WESTERN UNION & LIEBERS / OFFICE OF WASHINGTON BRANCH 615 D STREET, S.W. Washington, D.C. Dec 1st 1908 |
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This is the full 1908 letter that has the letterhead above, along with the envelope it came in.
It says: envelope return address: After five days, return to / 615 D STREET, S.W> / WASHINGTON, D.C. envelope postmark: WASHINGTON DC DEC 1 11:30 PM 1908 envelope address: M. O.C. Harvey / ofc Schlitz Brewing Co / Richmond, Va handwritten letter: Mr O.C. Harvey Richmond Va Dear Sir Kindly Report to Mr. F.W. Ochin on your arrival in Washington D.C. and he will introduce you to a good boarding house. Take a Capitol Traction street car and ask for transfer at 7th street S.W. and get off at D. street and you cannot miss the office. I am anxious for you to get this position as I feel satisfied you will like it and I know the men here will appreciate your service. Very Truly Yours, Emery A. Neill P.S. I have written Mr Kaufman and Quisiubury confer with them. |
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This is a label copyrighted 1934, that says: around edges: INTERNAL REVENUE TAX PAID / CONTENTS 12 FLUID OZ. around circle: BOTTLERS' LABEL AUTHORIZED BY JOS. SCHLITZ BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, U.S.A. / COPYRIGHT 1934 inside circle: Old Milwaukee / BEER / BOTTLED BY / AMERICAN SALES CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / BREWED BY Schlitz MILWAUKEE |
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This is a label that differs from the one above in that it says "BOCK BEER".
It's marked: around edges: INTERNAL REVENUE TAX PAID / CONTENTS 12 FLUID OZ. around circle: BOTTLERS' LABEL AUTHORIZED BY JOS. SCHLITZ BREWING COMPANY, MILWAUKEE, U.S.A. / COPYRIGHT 1934 inside circle: Old Milwaukee / BOCK BEER / BOTTLED BY / AMERICAN SALES CO. / WASHINGTON, D.C. / BREWED BY Schlitz MILWAUKEE |