Dunbar

Kanawha County

 

Barq Bottling Co.

1948—1952

Barq Bottling Company, Inc. organized in 1948 (WV Sec. State, n.d.) with incorporators Walter H. Tuttle Jr. and Wayne A. Rich, among others. Their office was located at 2306 Charles Street (now Avenue instead of Street).

A blue-and-white painted ACL bottle from the Barq Bottling Company of Dunbar. Front.

A blue-and-white painted ACL bottle from the Barq Bottling Company of Dunbar. Front.

A blue-and-white painted ACL bottle from the Barq Bottling Company of Dunbar. Reverse.

A blue-and-white painted ACL bottle from the Barq Bottling Company of Dunbar. Reverse.

Dunbar Bottling Co.

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Dumpy Wumpy Beverages from Dunbar Bottling Co. Front.

Dumpy Wumpy Beverages from Dunbar Bottling Co. Front.

Dumpy Wumpy Beverages from Dunbar Bottling Co. Back.

Dumpy Wumpy Beverages from Dunbar Bottling Co. Back.

Grapette Bottling Co.

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Grapette Bottling Co. of Dunbar bottle. Front.

Grapette Bottling Co. of Dunbar bottle. Front.

Grapette Bottling Co. of Dunbar bottle. Reverse.

Grapette Bottling Co. of Dunbar bottle. Reverse.

Kanawha Bottling Works

1927—1930

Kanawha Bottling Works was sold by the trustees in an auction on October 12, 1929 (“Notice Of”, 1929); the same auction notice also notes the company began in 1927. Though it was sold, it does appear in the 1930 Beverage Blue Book (H.S. Rich & Co., 1930).

An "art deco" style, ABM bottle from Kanawha Bottling Works.

An "art deco" style, ABM bottle from Kanawha Bottling Works.

References

H.S. Rich & Co. (1930). The beverage blue book, 1930, the standard directory buyers' guide and reference volume for the beverage industry.

Notice of trustees sale. (1929, September 27). Charleston Daily Mail, 29.

West Virginia Secretary of State. (n.d.). Business entity details: Barq Bottling Co., Inc. https://apps.wv.gov/SOS/BusinessEntitySearch/Details.aspx?Id=QK2MlQBGH8V7+VXFLCUIZg==&Search=RrsFjIv7IrofDsjSfGI1cw%3d%3d&Page=0