Tuesday, February 2, 2010

WILMERDING & CO. - SAN FRANCISCO and NEW YORK

Here is an email I received from Kentucky Gem.   Posting it with his comments:



Check out the C. W. Staurts, McKennas, Untied We Stand and SHM on the barrel ends.


I suspect that the attached photo of a sign may account for some of the eastern production. Note; S.F. & New York. Also, notice the second barrel on the left from center at top. Mckenna's...

Smooth base for western distribution, C&I for eastern, and since they had the bottles, for western distribution when the S.F. glassworks couldn't keep up, or when the east coast venture fizzled.
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1 comments:

  1. Notice, also, that they were agents for W.A.Gaines Old Hermitage Distillery and his Old Crow Whiskey. In later years, it was the A.P.Hotaling Co who picked up Gaines brands.
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