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J B WATHEN & BRO.
Louisville, KY.
1881-1918
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Distillery: 26 th & Broadway, betw. Lewis & Beatty (1881-1908).

J B Wathen, Pres., M A Wathen, Sec. & Treas. (1886)

The company used the brand names:
"Commerce Club", "Criterion", "J. B. Wathen", "Kentucky Criterion", "Kentucky's Commerce Club", "Ky's Criterion", "Lackawanna Pure Rye", "Old Fashion Pure Rye", "Old Fashion Standard", and "Old Whiskey."

Business name timeline:
J B Wathen & Bro. (1881-1885), J B Wathen & Bro. Co. (1886-1887), J B Wathen & Bros. Co. (1888), J B Wathen & Bro. Co. (1889-1897), J B Wathen (1902), J B Wathen & Bro. Co. (1903), J B Wathen & Bro. (1904), J B Wathen & Bro. Co. (1905), J B Wathen & Bros. (1906), J B Wathen & Bro. Co. (1907-1913), J B Wathen & Bro. (1914), J B Wathen & Bro. Co. (1915-1916), J B Wathen & Bros. Co. (1918)

Address timeline:
120 E Main (1882-1884), 141 W Main (1885-1894), 110 W Main (1895-1903), 730 S 26 th (1909-1918)

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
D, W (1883)


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

Appearance in directories:
1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918

Directories consulted:
1866, 1867, 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919

Louisville directory notes:
W = Wines & Liquors, I = Importers, D = Distillers, R = Rectifiers, DA = Distiller's Agents, B = Brokers (1892), S = Saloons (1905), M = Mail Order House (1915). Listings for wholesalers from 1866 to 1869 and for distillers 1866 through to 1906 were compiled from a typescript prepared by Norma Snyder. 1887 and 1889 wholesaler listings are partial, missing last names in the alphabet, 1890, 1895 missing their entirety. No copies of listings in any category for 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901. 1888 has a partial list of Importers (not found in copies for other years). 1905 copies include Saloons (not incorporated). 1906 is incomplete for distillers, missing wholesalers.

1881 witnessed a major city-wide street reorganization so all addresses change. In 1909, there is a second renumbering and this year shows both old and the new number in brackets.

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