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MARYLAND DISTILLING CO.
Baltimore, MD.
1894-1919
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The Distillery was located in Relay, MD. "Calvert whiskey" was named after Lord Calvert, the first governor of MD.

Directory Notes:
Display ad, 1895, p. 952: "Distillers of Calvert Pure Rye Malt Whiskey". 1897, p. 1045: Albert Gottschalk, President., p. 979 (1899), (1900), p. 1012 (1901), p. 1092 (1902): "J Henry Thomas, sec., Joseph Gottschalk, Treas." Similar on p. 1169, 1903, p. 1138 in 1904., p. 1148 in 1905, p. 1208 in 1906. 1766 Gay address is noted as a temporary location in 1904. "Calvert The Banner" ad on p. 1341 (1914), p. 1389 (1915)

The company used the brand names:
"Calvert ", "Calvert ", "Calvert Pure Rye & Malt", and "Calvert the Banner."

Business name timeline:
Maryland Distilling Co.

Address timeline:
Saratoga, North and Davis (1894-1916), & office: 108 Light (1901-1904), 1766 N Gay (1904-1907), Guilford Ave (1910-1916), Guilford Ave & Saratoga (1917-1919)

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
D


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



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c. 1898

Appearance in directories:
1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919

Directories consulted:
1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891, 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, 1919

Baltimore directory notes:
V= Wine & Liquor (Wholesale), V-R = Wine & Liquor (Retail), W = Whiskey (Wholesale), L = Liquors (Wholesale) D = Distiller, DA = distiller's agent



The Directories are full of display ads that are not available and have not been logged. L&W Retail is missing for 1871, partial (early letter of the alphabet are missing) for 1875, 1877, 1879, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1899. No Distillers for 1884. Nothing for 1918. There was a city-wide number change in the 1887 directory. Old numbers appear after the new address.. Tel numbers are shown beginning 1902. In 1904, "temporary locations" are given following a fire (February, 1904), with many new addresses appearing in 1905 and many more in 1906. In 1910, at least two streets appear to have changed names (Canton becomes Fleet?). Retailers listings drop dramatically beginning 1890 but picks up again in 1895. Tel Numbers appear with the 1902 directory.

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