Davis
Tucker County
Chas. Campbell
1903—1916
Charles Campbell first appears as a bottler in Davis in 1903 (Mercantile Agency, 1903) and last appears in 1916 (Mercantile Agency, 1916). Unfortunately, for now, any other information regarding Campbell is unavailable to me or hasn’t been located yet. Information needed.
A hutchinson style example of a Chas. Campbell bottle from Davis.
Chas. Campbell, Davis hutchinson-style soda bottle. No town name.
An aqua green, ABM Chas. Campbell with a circle slug.
An aqua green, ABM Chas. Campbell. Town name is arched.
C. Campbell, Davis soda bottle. BIMAL, colorless.
Davis Bottling Works
Information needed.
The 1923 Beverage Blue Book differentiates between the two bottlers in town at this point—Davis Bottling Works and J.F. Kramer. This at least shows that this was not Kramer’s bottling operation, though it does not rule out Campbell.
A BIMAL Davis Bottling Works with amethyst glass from sun exposure. It is tall, with a diamond design inside an oval slug plate.
John F. Kramer
1903—1923
John F. Kramer, according to Dun & Bradstreet, began as a confectioner until 1905, disappearing for a year likely setting up his bottling business, then continuing as solely a bottler from 1907 onward (Mercantile Agency, 1907). By September of 1923, he only operates a grocery store (Mercantile Agency, 1923). An obituary for his son, Harry B. Kramer, a bottler in Coalton and Elkins, indicates that he was a bottler in at least 1903, when John and Harry Kramer began bottling together "(“Tri-State Obituary,” 1945).
Kramer's Bottling Works hutch soda bottle w/ mug base.
Kramer's Bottling Works, Davis soda bottle. BIMAL, aqua blue, larger lettering.
Kramer's Bottling Works, Davis soda bottle. BIMAL, colorless, oval slug plate.
Kramer's Bottling Works, fully spelled out. BIMAL, colorless.
An aqua green Kramer bottle, BIMAL.
A clear/amethyst Kramer bottle, BIMAL.
A clear/amethyst Kramer bottle with an oval slug plate. BIMAL.
An aqua blue Kramer bottle with small letters. ABM.
An amber Kramer bottle, small letters. ABM.
An "art deco" style Kramer bottle with a ring of diamonds around its neck. This was a popular mold used by many bottlers. ABM.
References
Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Company & Dun And Bradstreet. (1900) Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book: September, Vol. 130, part 2. New York, September 1. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sep1900v130p2/.
Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Company & Dun And Bradstreet. (1901) Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book: July, Vol. 133, part 2. New York, July 1. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/jul1901v133p2/.
Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Company & Dun And Bradstreet. (1903) Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book: September, Vol. 142, part 2. New York, September 1. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sep1903v142p2/.
Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Company & Dun And Bradstreet. (1905) Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book: September, Vol. 150, part 2. New York, September 1. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sep1905v150p2/.
Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Company & Dun And Bradstreet. (1907) Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book: September, Vol. 158, part 2. New York, September 1. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sep1907v158p2/.
Mercantile Agency, R.G. Dun & Company & Dun And Bradstreet. (1923) Dun and Bradstreet Reference Book: September, Vol. 222, part 2. New York, September 1. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sep1923v222p2/.
Tri-state obituary. (1945, January 14). Cumberland Sunday Times, 20.