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JOHN SCHWEYER & CO.
Chicago, IL.
1871-1918
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Est. 1871.
Schweyer is listed in directories from 1877-1918, first as just John Schweyer, then John Schweyer & Co. from 1889 to Prohibition. They were located at 609-613 W 12 th (1887-1908), becoming 1452-1458 W 12 th around 1909 with street renumbering.

Schweyer's "Arcola" brand whiskey was supplied by the Old Darling distillery of Prestonville, KY.

The company used the brand names:
"Arcola", "Chicago Club", "Loon Gin", "Nestor", "Oak Glen", "Old Cabinet", "Old Cabinet Penn", "Rich Valley", "Schweyer 10 X Cabinet", "Schweyer Cabinet", "Schweyer Cabinet Reserve", "Schweyer Pure Rye", and "Straight Trip."

Business name timeline:
John Schweyer (1877-1888), John Schweyer & Co. (1889-1918)

Address timeline:
581 W 12 th (1877), 468 W 12 th (1878-1879), 493 W 12th (1880-1883), 609-613 W 12 th (1887-1908), 1452-1458 W 12 th (1909-1918)


609-613 W 12th St., ca. 1902

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
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Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Chicago directory notes



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Appearance in directories:
1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1918

Directories consulted:
1860, 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918

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

1860 - distillers page v difficult to read, 1872 unreadable, 1873 much missing, 1875 partial no DR, 1900 missing, 1903 no Wine & Liquor, 1904 J-S is unreadable, 1909: Major street renumbering with relocation of the E/W divide, 1911: minimal listing, another street renumbering, 1912 is missing, 1914: half distillers missing, 1915 no street addresses for distillers, 1917 no distillers in the business database, but includes the Telephone directory listings, 1918 no distillers and based on telephone directory only. There is some confusion on the dates of the directory - there were 4 sets variously labeled 1916-1919 but there were multiple xing out and inaccuracies. 1917 is a good bet, 1918 could be later. 1918: 5 th Ave becomes Wells

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