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Est. 1850.
1875 Rectifiers listings show Charles Person & Son at the same address. Charles emigrated to the US from Alsace in France ca. 1840. The sons were Daniel H Person, William Person and Frank P Person. Daniel was Director of the Meadville Distilling Co. of Meadville PA.
The company used the brand names:
"Banner", "Buffalo Club", "Meadville", "Person's Kraüter Bitters", and "Person's Pennsylvania Pure Rye." |  | Business name timeline:
Charles Person (1870-1875), Charles Person & Son (1877-1879), Charles Person (1881-1883), Charles Person & Sons (1885), C Person's Sons (1887-1918)
Address timeline:
386-392 Elm | 
c. 1896 | Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
R D, W (1875), V (1887), I (1903)
Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Buffalo directory notes
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c. 1903 |
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Appearance in
directories:
1870, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Directories
consulted:
1870, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Buffalo directory
notes:
V-R = Liquors (1870) R D = Rectifiers, Distillers (1870) W = Liquors, Wholesale (1875) D= Distillers, V = Wines, Wholesale (1879), I = Wine & Liquor Importer (1897)
1875 directory identifies Liquors listings as Wholesalers. No Distillers/Rectifiers for 1877, 1887 and 1889, wholesale liquors missing for 1889. 1891, 1893, 1895. Display ads start showing up in 1895. 1897 - Wines & Liquor Wholesale merge into one category. 1908: no distillers/rectifiers., Importer listings end after 1908. Distiller only for 1916., no distiller for 1917 (possible that 1916 and 1917 listings were confused)
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