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The following is taken from the "Pittsburgh and Allegheny Illustrated Review: Historical, Biographical and Commercial". It was published by J M Elstner & Co., Pittsburgh, PA., in 1889:
John Z. T. Robitzer. - Wholesale Liquor Dealer; 717 Liberty Street.
Mr. John Z. T. Robitzer, a portrait of whom appears with this article, is one of the youngest and best known of the wholesale liquor dealers of the city of Pittsburgh. His trade has been entirely local, and the success which he has attained is a sufficient evidence that he understands the selection of goods, and deals with his customers upon the most equitable basis. Mr. Robitzer is justly termed a self-made man of the times, as all he possesses is due to his energy and industry, having commenced business without capital, and now ranking among the largest houses in his line of business in the city.
He occupies for business purposes a three-story brick building at 717 Liberty street, running through to Penn avenue, this being one of only three buildings on Liberty street having this depth. Here he carries a large stock of foreign and domestic wines and case goods, and all the leading brands of whisky, in addition to his famous Silver Wedding pure rye whisky, which he distills himself.
Mr. Robitzer is the successor of one of the oldest liquor houses in the city, which was established over forty years ago by Leopold Sahl, succeeded by Seifert & Co., then by Charles G. B. Weihl, and finally by John Z. T. Robitzer, the present proprietor, who is a native of Pittsburgh. |
The company used the brand name: "Silver Wedding." | | Business name timeline:
Robitzer & Bertalott (1881-1885), John Z T Robitzer (1887-1910)
Address timeline:
307 Liberty (1881-1882), 237 Liberty (1883), new 717 Liberty Ave (1884-1910) | | Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
W
Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Pittsburgh directory notes
Appearance in
directories:
1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1887, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910
Directories
consulted:
1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Pittsburgh directory
notes:
V= Wine & Liquor (Wholesale), V-R = Wine & Liquor (Retail), W = Whiskey (Wholesale), L = Liquors (Wholesale) D = Distiller, DA = distiller's agent
Major street name renumbering in 1884 and again 1896, again in 1899 (Ohio Ave). Washington became Warrington in 1910. Just liquor dealer pages until 1899, except in 1874, 1878, 1880. 1875, 1887 are missing. 1877 and 1878 pages are identical, so one is missing. 1886, 1891, is partial listing. 1901 - started showing phone exchanges and numbers for all. 1907. No Distillers, Liquors begins with "Bigley". 1909, 1912, no distillers.
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