Display ad, 1877: "Established in 1854. Hubert Murray, (Successor to Murray Brothers) Importer, Rectifier and Wholesale Dealer in Wines and Liquors. Sole Agent for Kelly's Island Grape Brandy." Business name timeline: Murray Bros. (1870-1873), Hubert Murray (1875-1908)
Address timeline: 19-21 Terrace (1870-1899), 339 Niagara (1900-1908) | | Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below): V-R, W V (1887), I (1897), D R (1899)
Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Buffalo directory notes
Appearance in
directories: 1870, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1906, 1908
Directories
consulted: 1870, 1873, 1875, 1877, 1879, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Buffalo directory
notes: V-R = Liquors (1870) R D = Rectifiers, Distillers (1870) W = Liquors, Wholesale (1875) D= Distillers, V = Wines, Wholesale (1879), I = Wine & Liquor Importer (1897)
1875 directory identifies Liquors listings as Wholesalers. No Distillers/Rectifiers for 1877, 1887 and 1889, wholesale liquors missing for 1889. 1891, 1893, 1895. Display ads start showing up in 1895. 1897 - Wines & Liquor Wholesale merge into one category. 1908: no distillers/rectifiers., Importer listings end after 1908. Distiller only for 1916., no distiller for 1917 (possible that 1916 and 1917 listings were confused)
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