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| Glass Category: | Liquor advertising | | Glass Type: | Thick walled molded barrel, 23 molded flutes around base | | Label Type: | Wheel-engraved | | Dimensions: | 2-1/4" x 1-13/16" x 1-7/16" | | Edmonson: | HSG, p. 124, entry #10 | | State: | KY | | City: | Lexington | | | | | | Notes: | |
Stoll & Co. listed from 1902-1916.
The history of this company has been extensively researched by Bill Ambrose (2002).
The Stoll family, operating as Stoll & Co., established the Commonwealth distillery in 1880 (RD #12, 7th Dist.). Their principal brand was "Old Elk". The company was dissolved in 1885 and the Commonwealth Distilling Co., (Richard P Stoll, Charles H Stoll, James S Stoll and others) assumed responsibility for running the distillery. When the Commonwealth was deeded to the Trust in 1899 and subsequently razed, Stoll & Co. was reformed by James S Stoll, late of Stoll & Vanetta.
In December 1902, Stoll & Co. incorporated, with James S Stoll as President, George J Stoll III (Stoll's son) as VP and Samuel C Stofer as Secretary and Treasurer.
The company then acquired control of the Ashland (RD #1, 7th Dist.) and Bond & Lillard (RD #274, 8th Dist.) distilleries from the Trust, so they now controlled the "Bond & Lillard", "Old Tarr", "Ashland" and "Old Elk" brands.
In March 1905, the company acquired the Belle of Nelson (RD #271, 5th Dist.) and E L Miles (RD #146, 5th Dist.) distilleries, both located in New Hope, KY., making them the largest distilling concern in KY.
In 1907, Stoll & Co. merged with Stoll, Hamilton & Co.. James S Stoll was President, John G Stoll (son of Richard P Stoll) and George J Stoll were VPs, Samuel C Stofer was Secretary & Treasurer.
Richard P Stoll had died in 1903 and was followed in 1908 by James S Stoll. The combined Stoll family distilling interests were turned over to the Trust (KD&W), at which point the Ashland was torn down.
Stoll & Co. continued under the control of Samuel Stofer until Prohibition.
Brand names used by this company include: "Ashland", "Ashland", "Bond & Lillard", "Old Buck Horn Rye", "Old Elk", "Old Elk", "Old Tarr", and "Old Tarr."
Company name timeline:
Stoll & Co. (1902-1911), Stoll & Co. Inc. (1912-1916)
Address timeline:
409-411 W Main
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