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Union Soda Water Company
2014 Menard (1901-1906)
N.E. Cor. 18[SUP]th[/SUP] & Allen Ave (1907-1946)
St. Louis, Missouri
Union Soda Water Company starts up in a 1901 partnership by a Herman Christen, Frank Witter & Phil Wolf. After only one-year Phil Wolf leaves the company. Although the name of the company is Union Soda Water Co., I do have a bottle that is labeled only as Witter & Christen. This guy is in rough shape and I probably need to upgrade. Also shown is a 1904 advertisement.
A 1905 Squib ad for Union Soda Water Co. and just a few ads below on the same page is their old partner and now rival Phil Wolf. I do not have any bottles related to Phil Wolf Soda Water Co.
Here are some early Union Soda Water bottles. All have a W& C inscription on the bottom of the bottle. They are all the 6-oz size and date to the early 1900’s. The third bottle shown was dropped by me while cleaning some years ago. As you can see the bottle did not break apart and yet is still solidly intact.
Business is booming and in 1905 a new building is erected at 18[SUP]th[/SUP] and Allen St. This area now is a merging ramp from I 55 to I 44 near downtown St. Louis. I do have a picture though.
Sadly in 1906 Herman Christen dies and his wife Ida holds half interest in the company. Frank Witter purchases the stock from Ida in 1909 and is now sole owner. A 1911 ad shows a John Witter is now secretary of the company.
2014 Menard (1901-1906)
N.E. Cor. 18[SUP]th[/SUP] & Allen Ave (1907-1946)
St. Louis, Missouri
Union Soda Water Company starts up in a 1901 partnership by a Herman Christen, Frank Witter & Phil Wolf. After only one-year Phil Wolf leaves the company. Although the name of the company is Union Soda Water Co., I do have a bottle that is labeled only as Witter & Christen. This guy is in rough shape and I probably need to upgrade. Also shown is a 1904 advertisement.
A 1905 Squib ad for Union Soda Water Co. and just a few ads below on the same page is their old partner and now rival Phil Wolf. I do not have any bottles related to Phil Wolf Soda Water Co.
Here are some early Union Soda Water bottles. All have a W& C inscription on the bottom of the bottle. They are all the 6-oz size and date to the early 1900’s. The third bottle shown was dropped by me while cleaning some years ago. As you can see the bottle did not break apart and yet is still solidly intact.
Business is booming and in 1905 a new building is erected at 18[SUP]th[/SUP] and Allen St. This area now is a merging ramp from I 55 to I 44 near downtown St. Louis. I do have a picture though.
Sadly in 1906 Herman Christen dies and his wife Ida holds half interest in the company. Frank Witter purchases the stock from Ida in 1909 and is now sole owner. A 1911 ad shows a John Witter is now secretary of the company.