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Letterheads dated 1908 and 1911 show the company officers to be Wm. Bott (President), D.F. Cannon (VP) and M.J.Cannon, (Secretary and Treasurer). It also lists the company directors as being William Bott, D.F. Cannon, Jos. F. Bott, M.J. Cannon and H. L. Haigh.
The history and origins of the Bott and Cannon company have not yet been researched fully, but Bott was a famous name in Columbus.
Joseph Frank Bott, one of the company directors and shown in the photograph at right below, formed a partnership with his brother William to run a billiard hall located opposite the State House. Both brothers came to Columbus from Zanesville, OH, children of Magdelena and Casper Bott. The Botts were originally from Bavaria in Germany.
The Bott Bros. billiard hall was highly successful and allowed the pair to organize Bott Bros Manufacturing Co., which sold supplies, appliances, billiard tables and fixtures to other cafes and billiard halls.
J F Bott sold his interest in the manufacturing company in 1908 but remained as director of the Bott & Cannon Co.
Thanks to James Bott for sharing the results of his research into Bott family history.
The company used the brand names:
"Cannon", "Columbus", "Edgewater ", "Old Botts", "Old Bunny", and "Old Cannon." | | Business name timeline:
Bott & Cannon (1888-1906), The Bott & Cannon Co. (1907-1914)
Address timeline:
201 N High (1888), 12 W Long (1889-1891), 18 W Long (1892-1901), 269 N High (1902-1914) | 
269 N High St., c. 1911. | Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
V, L (1900)
Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Columbus directory notes
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Appearance in
directories:
1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914
Directories
consulted:
1870-1871, 1871-1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914
Columbus directory
notes:
V= Wine & Liquor (Wholesale), V-R = Wine & Liquor (Retail), W = Whiskey (Wholesale), L = Liquors (Wholesale) D = Distiller, DA = distiller's agent
Two different directories cover the period 1872-1873, 1882-1889, 1875 has a single entry. All the High Street addresses change numbers in 1888, suggesting a 1887 renumbering. 1895 is missing.
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