Fuelling (Louis) & Sons Bottling Company Stationery, c. 1950

Name/Title

Fuelling (Louis) & Sons Bottling Company Stationery, c. 1950

Entry/Object ID

AM1993.39.8

Scope and Content

Fuelling (Louis) & Sons Bottling Company Letterhead & Envelope, c. 1950. A = Stationery of Louis Fuelling & Sons, Inc., "Manufacturers of Carbonated Beverages. Exclusive Bottlers of Dr. Pepper, Kist. 1001-03-05 Dewey Avenue, St. Joseph, MO." Also at bottom: "Country Club the Bright Beer". B = Airmail Envelope return address "Dr. Pepper. Louis Fuelling & Sons, P.O. Box 68, St. Joseph 1, MO." Two uncancelled 3¢ stamps. Albert Andriano began a bottling company in St. Joseph in 4855. After the Civil War, Joseph Andriano, Albert's son, purchased the business and later formed a partnership with Louis Fuelling to whom he sold out in 1871. Harry Miller purchased the business in 1921 and retained it until 1953 when it was sold to Midland Bottling Co. Around 1976 the bottling business was sold to Pepsi Cola General Bottlers, Inc. At that time it was believed to be the oldest continuous operating soft drink bottling plant in the country.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stationery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Paper

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

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Manufacturers

Search Terms

Dewey Avenue, 1001-1005, Bottling Company, Fuelling & Sons Bottling Company, Dewey Avenue

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Louis Fuelling