FLECKENSTEIN, MAYER CO., Portland, OR. (1876-1915)

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FLECKENSTEIN, MAYER CO.
Portland, OR.
1876-1915
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Est. 1876.
Business was originally established by Henry Fleckenstein but around 1876 he formed a partnership with S. Julius Mayer. The 1901/1902 directory shows Henry to be President and S Julius Mayer as Secretary and Treasurer. They survived under various company names and at various addresses until Prohibition in 1915. They had a branch office in Cincinnati.

A billhead dated 1906 shows the company to consist of S. Julius Mayer, President, and M. Monte Mayer, Secretary.

The company used the brand names:
"Billie Taylor", "Elk Tooth", "High and Dry", "Old Hickory", "Our Monogram", and "The Penwick."

Business name timeline:
Fleckenstein & Mayer (1880-1887), Fleckenstein, Mayer Co. (1889-1911, Inc: 1912-1915)

Address timeline:
24-26 Front (1880-1887), Oak NE cor 3 rd (1889), Oak NE cor 2 nd (1901), 235 Oak (1903-1906), 68-72 2 nd (1907-1915)

233-235 Oak St., ca. 1905

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
I W

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

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BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!
BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!	BUY ME!

1906

Appearance in directories:
1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915

Directories consulted:
1865, 1871, 1872, 1875, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1901-1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908-1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916

Portland directory notes:
W = Liquors, wholesale, W-R = Liquors, Retail. D = distillers. Directory copies include saloons for most years: they have not been included in the database. 1865: copy quality is poor and transciption mistakes are likely. 1883: no addresses. Some of the listings were researched in person in the Portland central library (5/2006).

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