Washington Bottling Co


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Washington Bottling Co, 465 Stafford alley SW (1910-1914)

Notes:
 This seems to be a short-lived company, as it's only listed in the DC directories from 1910 to 1914. They only made one type of bottle (shown below), although it comes in 2 sizes (7" and 7.5")2. It also has at least 3 known variations of the stamped lettering (slightly different letter sizes and arrangements)3. There are similar bottles from the Washington Bottling Co that are stamped with "BALTIMORE MD"3.

Bottles:

washington book # 162 (in the 'stoneware' section)
These are both 7.25" stoneware bottles. The one on the right still has it's wire metal stopper. Both are marked:
front: WASHINGTON BOTTLING CO. / GENUINE / BREWED / GINGER / BEER / ENGLISH PROCESS / WASHINGTON, D.C. / REGISTERED


1 Boyd's Directory for the District of Columbia (various years)
2 Antique Bottles from the Washington DC Area by Potomac Bottle Collectors, 4th edition
3 Ginger Beer & Root Beer Heritage 1790 to 1930 by Donald & Elizabeth Yates




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This page last updated on July 26, 2014.