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THE THEOBALD & SON CO.
Columbus, OH.
1860-1916
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Est. 1860.
Display ad, 1897: "We wish to call your attention to our direct importation, through the Columbus Custom House, of Rhine wines, Sauternes, Clarets, Ports, Sherries and Madieras. Our wines are absolutely pure and the best grown. Prices low and nothing better for the sick room or table use. Our patrons will bear in mind that we fill orders of all values, from the smallest to the largest". Also 1898.

A letterhead dated 1902 shows "Theobald & Son" to consist of Frederick Theobald & Adolph Theobald.

By 1915, company directors are Chas. A Brunner, Chas. H. Kromer, Clay McIlvain, Oswald Schaad and John H Schmidt.

The company used the brand names:
"Cottage", "Marble Cliff", "Old Coon Sour Mash", "Old Land Mark", "Oldway", "The Old Coon", "Theobald", and "Wyandote Grove."

Business name timeline:
Theobald & Sons (1870-1873), Theobald & Son (1874-1903), The Theobald & Son Co. (1904-1914)

Address timeline:
255 S High (1870), 217-1/2 - 219 S High (1871-1876), 219-221 S High (1878-1884), 33 N High (1885-1887), 39 N High (1888-1902) & 38 N Wall (1902), 236-238 S High (1903-1916)

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
V-R, V&R (1874), L (1900)


Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Columbus directory notes



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1915

Appearance in directories:
1870, 1871, 1873, 1874, 1876, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

Directories consulted:
1870-1871, 1871-1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914

Columbus directory notes:
V= Wine & Liquor (Wholesale), V-R = Wine & Liquor (Retail), W = Whiskey (Wholesale), L = Liquors (Wholesale) D = Distiller, DA = distiller's agent

Two different directories cover the period 1872-1873, 1882-1889, 1875 has a single entry. All the High Street addresses change numbers in 1888, suggesting a 1887 renumbering. 1895 is missing.

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