Est. 1869. In 1892, the company was drawing liquor from warehouses of the J B Wathen & Bro. Co. distillery (RD #363, 5th District of KY): see the distillery listing for more details.
Their "own" Distillery (#815) was in Louisville and owned by John G Roach & Co. An ad in Fike suggests that they were established in 1869.
A flyer from 190_ notes that Secretary of the company was Or. H Berlinger.
The company used the brand names: "Guckenheimer", "Maple Hurst", "Martin's Premium Malt", "Mo=Ka", "Our Hobby", "Red Leaf", "Rich Grain Private Stock", "Rich Grain Rye Malt", "Rich Grain Superior", "Rich Grain White Corn", "Sideboard", "Standard AA", "Standard AAA", "Triumph", "Tuxedo", and "Unicorn." | | Business name timeline: Rich Grain Distilling Co.
Address timeline: 414 Delaware | | Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below): D, W (1909)
Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Kansas City directory notes
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Appearance in
directories: 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916
Directories
consulted: 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Kansas City directory
notes: W = Wine & Liquor Dealers, Wholesale, D = distilleries (1881), V-R = Wine & Liquor Dealers, Retail (1889). Directories for 1870-1874, 1878, 1880-1885, 1895, and 1901 came in the form of type-written transcriptions rather than photocopies.
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