Clothier
Logan County
Clothier Bottling Works
1915—1928
Clothier Bottling Works first appears in the 1915 Dun & Bradstreet. The base of the aqua Clothier Bottling Works bottle has a B (with serif), and a “1” below it. This B indicates it was manufactured by the Brockway Glass Company, allowing us to date it between 1925 and 1934. The example with the circle slug plate and the diamonds around its neck is, I believe, a ROOT glass company mold that dates to the late 1910s.
Clothier Bottling Works is noted to be an unincorporated branch of Nunnenkamp’s Meat Market, and disappears after 1921, though Nunnenkamp continues and from 1922 beyond is listed as a bottler. He is listed beneath “Clothier Bottling Works” in the 1923 and 1930 Beverage Blue Books as well. In other words, Clothier Bottling Works continued past its listings in Dun & Bradstreet, both evidenced by the relisting of Nunnenkamp as a bottler and the aqua bottle dating between 1925 and 1934. Clothier Bottling Works officially “closed” when it became Whistle Bottling Co. in 1928 (
An aqua green, ABM Clothier Bottling Works. Front.
An aqua green, ABM Clothier Bottling Works. Reverse.
A colorless, ABM Clothier Bottling Works w/ ring of diamond around the neck. Front.
A colorless, ABM Clothier Bottling Works w/ ring of diamond around the neck. Reverse.
Whistle Bottling Co.
1920s
The Whistle Bottling Company of Clothier appears in a
The only clue we receive for dating this bottle is the “O” in a square on the base. This is an early Owens-Illinois Glass Company manufacturer mark, dating from 1919—1929. The code to the left of the symbol indicates this particular bottle was made in 1927.
A "Quality Sugar Beverages" from the Clothier Whistle Bottling Company. Front.
A "Quality Sugar Beverages" from the Clothier Whistle Bottling Company. Reverse.
A "Quality Sugar Beverages" from the Clothier Whistle Bottling Company. Base.
A waisted bottle from the Clothier Whistle Bottling Company. Front.
A waisted bottle from the Clothier Whistle Bottling Company. Reverse.
A waisted bottle from the Clothier Whistle Bottling Company. Base.
References
Kenny, H. (1945). West Virginia place names: Their origin and meaning, including the nomenclature of the streams and mountains. George Banta Publishing Company. Menasha, WI.