1878: "P. F. Rauber & John Rauber. Importers and wholesale dealers in wines, brandies, gins, old bourbon and monongahela whiskey. Manufacturers of double rectified whiskey and spirits, copper distilled whiskey". 1884: "Brunswick Rye a speciality". 1895: "Brunswick Rye and Belle of Monroe" a speciality. 1907: "Brunswick Rye, Rochester Club and North King".
The company used the brand names: "Belle of Monroe", "Belle of Rochester", "Brunswick Rye", "Champlain", "Double Rectified", "Eagle Rye", "Flour City Club", "J. R. C", "North King", "Plumsure", "Rochester Club", and "Wheat Malt." | | Business name timeline: P F Rauber & Bro. (1878-1895), John Rauber (1896-1897), John Rauber Estate (1898-1900), John Rauber & Co. (1901-1914)
Address timeline: 132 W Main (1878-1879), 92-94 W Main (1884-1890), 214-216 W Main (1891-1911), 127-129 State (1913-1914) | | Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below): D R
Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Rochester directory notes
Appearance in
directories: 1878, 1879, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914
Directories
consulted: 1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917
Rochester directory
notes: D = distillers, R = rectifers.
My copies are restricted to distillers & rectfiers only, no wines or liquors, although the copies include full display ads from all years and some of these include liquor dealers. There was a city-wide street renumbering in or about 1883.
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