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In 1872, Orene Parker owned an interest in RD #405, 5th District, Gethsemane, KY., but sold his interest to M C Beam. By 1903, company letterheads were claiming ownership of RD #47 of the 5th District, also located at Gethsemane.
The "Old Maid" brand was originally used by Boone Bros. RD #422 at Bardstown, in which Orene Parker also had an interest. The Boone Bros. distillery was a descendant of the Old Boone Distillery, est. at Meadow Lawn, KY, in Jefferson County., which claimed to be the first distillery in Kentucky (Snyder, OBM6/74).
The company used the brand names:
"1884 Rye", "Boone Co.", "Defiance", "Mayfield", "Old Griffin", "Old Maid ", and "Old Petoskey." |  | Business name timeline:
John Parker & Co. (1886), Orene Parker (1890-1900), The Orene Parker Co. (1902-1918)
Address timeline:
25 Pike (1886-1890), & 24 W 7 th (1886-1890), 12-14 Pike (1892-1918) | | Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
W (1888), D
Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Covington directory notes
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c. 1898 | 
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Appearance in
directories:
1888, 1890, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1918
Directories
consulted:
1867, 1874, 1878, 1880, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914, 1916, 1918
Covington directory
notes:
V= Wine & Liquor (Wholesale), V-R = Wine & Liquor (Retail), W = Whiskey (Wholesale), L = Liquors (Wholesale) D = Distiller, DA = distiller's agent
Copies of listings for distillers limited to 1867, 1874, 1878, 1880, 1882, 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1898.
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