STOLL, VANNATTA & CO.
Lexington, KY.
1891-1898
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James S Stoll & Sanford K Vannatta (Bloomington, IL) wholesaled "Old Elk" whiskey, which was being produced at their Commonwealth distillery (RD #12, 7th Dist.) in KY. After the distillery was deeded to the Trust, James S Stoll continues wholesaling as Stoll & Co.

Business name timeline:
Stoll, Vannatta & Co.

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
W, D

Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Lexington directory notes

Appearance in directories:
1898

Directories consulted:
1875-1876, 1898-1899, 1902, 1904-1905, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914-1915, 1916-1917, 1919

Lexington directory notes:
V = Wine & Liquor (Wholesale), V-R = Wine & Liquor (Retail), W = Whiskey (Wholesale), L = Liquor (Wholesale), D = Distiller, DA = Distiller's Agent. Wholesale. Entries in the 1902 directory are followed by numbers in parentheses, suggesting that a city street renumbering occurred in the previous year.

Directory and background information was researched, compiled and donated by Bill Ambrose.

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