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H.C. Breimeyer BottlingCompany
1940-1942 North 9[SUP]th[/SUP]Street
St. Louis, Missouri
The earliest year I find an H.C. Breimeyer is in an 1885 city directory. Looks like he has partnered with Gerhard Sudhoff. G. H. Sudhoff & Co. was a soda bottling operation in St. Louis from approx. 1865 to 1891. He was located at 921-923 N. 8[SUP]th[/SUP] Street. In 1891, I find no listing for Sudhoff but a listing for H.C. Briemeyer doing business at 2111 N. 9[SUP]th[/SUP]Street. In 1897 The operation moves to 1940 North 9[SUP]th[/SUP] Street and will remain there at least until 1936.
G.H. Sudhoff dies in 1893 at the age of 73, so I am guessing that Gerhard retired in 1891 and Breimeyer takes full ownership and moves the operation to 9[SUP]th[/SUP] street.
Here is an 1886 directory clip that shows the partnership and two Sudhoff bottles that date to that era.
Here are some of my earliest bottles from H. C. Breimeyer. By the way the H.C. is an abbreviation for Henry Charles. These bottles will date from the early 1900’s.
And some quarts. Dating from the 1920’s to the 1930’s.
1940-1942 North 9[SUP]th[/SUP]Street
St. Louis, Missouri
The earliest year I find an H.C. Breimeyer is in an 1885 city directory. Looks like he has partnered with Gerhard Sudhoff. G. H. Sudhoff & Co. was a soda bottling operation in St. Louis from approx. 1865 to 1891. He was located at 921-923 N. 8[SUP]th[/SUP] Street. In 1891, I find no listing for Sudhoff but a listing for H.C. Briemeyer doing business at 2111 N. 9[SUP]th[/SUP]Street. In 1897 The operation moves to 1940 North 9[SUP]th[/SUP] Street and will remain there at least until 1936.
G.H. Sudhoff dies in 1893 at the age of 73, so I am guessing that Gerhard retired in 1891 and Breimeyer takes full ownership and moves the operation to 9[SUP]th[/SUP] street.
Here is an 1886 directory clip that shows the partnership and two Sudhoff bottles that date to that era.
Here are some of my earliest bottles from H. C. Breimeyer. By the way the H.C. is an abbreviation for Henry Charles. These bottles will date from the early 1900’s.
And some quarts. Dating from the 1920’s to the 1930’s.