John G. Epping Bottles

[jblaylock]

I'm following SPB, have some info to add, just crazy busy at work and home.

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[algilp3]

Guys,

Don't forget about Lebanon, Ky. Epping left Campbellsville and went to Lebanon for a while. Several of the later bottles all have Lebanon, Ky on them. I know Epping was still in Campbellsville, Ky in 1937 and 1938 b/c of the 7 up bottles. Sometime after 1938 Epping left for Lebanon.

 

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The Courier Journal ~ Louisville, Kentucky ~ November 12, 1936

New Albany, Indiana




The Courier Journal ~ Louisville, Kentucky ~ September 14, 1937

Lebanon, Kentucky

 

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Yesterday & Today ...


504 State Street ~ New Albany, Indiana ~ 1936



504 State Street ~ New Albany, Indiana ~ Google Earth ~ 2016

 

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Yesterday & Today ...


264 Walton Avenue ~ Lexington, Kentucky ~ Circa 1938



264 Walton Avenue ~ Lexington, Kentucky ~ Google Earth ~ 2016

 

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In search of ...

1. Address for Epping Bottling in Lebanon, Kentucky. All I have been able to determine so far is that it was located somewhere north of Columbia Avenue.

2. Address for Epping Bottling in Campbellsville, Kentucky

 

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Here's another location/address I came across but currently know very little about ...

In 1927, the John G. Epping Bottling Works of Louisville acquired the NuGrape Bottling Company of Lexington, bottlers of NuGrape and Orange Crush. Their plant was located at 210 Clark Street, with Hilary Bell the General Manager.

http://lexhistory.org/wikilex/epping-bottling-works

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The Kentucky Kernel ~ Lexington, Kentucky ~ Feb 17, 1928

(This was a college newspaper for the University of Kentucky in Lexington)

210-212 Clark Street Lexington, Kentucky

 

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P.S.

I have conducted an exhaustive search for the Lebanon and Campbellsville addresses but cannot find them!

HELP! :flag:

 

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Notice in this article where it says ...

"The John G Epping Bottling Works has been under the direct supervision of Colonel Epping since 1913."

John Epping was 36 years old at the time and his mother had been deceased since 1911. I wonder why the article says he didn't take over direct supervision until 1913? If he wasn't in charge prior to 1913, then who was? I'm also wondering if this has anything to with the name change from Broecker to Epping?

From ...

The Courier Journal ~ Louisville, Kentucky ~ July 3, 1934

 

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Just for the record ...

"John Epping weighed over 400 pounds"

1910 American Bottler



1911 American Bottler



Courier Journal 1910