Arlington Bottling Co


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Arlington Bottling Co, 27th & K sts NW (1886-1914)
  Arlington Bottling Co, 26th corner K street NW (1915)
  Arlington Bottling Co, 2622 L st NW (1916-1941)
  Arlington Bottling Co, 1021 27th st NW

Notes:
    Charles P. Jacobsen was born in Baltimore on May 1, 1860. Charles was the son of Captain Hermann Jacobsen, who married Christian Heurich's sister Elisabeth, which makes Charles the nephew of Christian Heurich. Charles was employed at Heurich's brewery as a boy, and later founded and was president of the Arlington Bottling Company, which bottled Heurich's beers. 2
    Besides being president of the Arlington Bottling company, Jacobsen was President of the Frazee Potomac Laundry Company, the first dealer in Ford Automobiles in Washington (1901), owner of the Hotel Sterling, and in his later years was the vice-president of the Christian Heurich Brewing Company. 2
    The website for the Sterling Laundry Co had this to say (it has since been removed):
    Mr. Charles P. Jacobsen worked for his uncle- Christian Heurich in the early 1900's and built the Arlington Bottling Company in Georgetown, at 1021 27th St. N.W. In 1930, Sterling Laundry Co., Inc., was incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia by the then 70 year old Charles Jacobsen. The laundry took over the bottling area of the plant. The business was then turned over to two of his sons: Eugene and Charles. In 1946 after he had left the USMC, Eugene Jr. (Randy) took over as President. Sterling enjoyed increased success under Randy Jacobsen. In 1962 the building at 1021 27th St. had to be torn down to make way for part of the present Whitehurst Freeway.

One of the Potomac Pontil newsletters has a letter from a descendent of Jacobsen's that explains how he was related to Christian Heurich and gives some other information.

A 1907 newspaper ad lists "Arnold & Co.'s India Pale Ale" from Arlington Bottling Co, 27th & K sts NW, Phone West 34 or 120.


Bottles:

arlington_20 (enlarge) These are 7.5" hutchinson style bottles. The left one is aqua, and the right one is clear. They are both embossed:
slanted script: The Arlington Bottling Co / Chas Jacobsen Prop / Washington DC / Registered
around the bottom edge: THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD
bottom: A B Co (picture of an anchor)
arlington_19 (enlarge) This is a 7" aqua hutchinson embossed:
oval pattern: THE ARLINGTON / BOTTLING CO / CHAS. JACOBSEN / PROP. / WASHINGTON DC / 1893
around the bottom edge: THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD
bottom: A B Co (picture of an anchor)
arlington_16 (enlarge) This is an 8.7" aqua baltimore-loop top bottle embossed:
oval pattern: THE ARLINGTON / BOTTLING CO / CHAS. JACOBSEN / PROP. / WASHINGTON DC
bottom: A B Co (picture of an anchor)
arlington_11 (enlarge) This is an 8.7" aqua baltimore-loop top bottle embossed:
round sluglate: THE ARLINGTON / BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON DC
back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE / SOLD
bottom: A B Co (picture of an anchor)
arlington_09 (enlarge) This is a 9.5 aqua blob top embossed:
slanted script: The Arlington Bottling Co / Chas Jacobsen Prop / Washington DC / Registered
around the bottom edge: THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD
bottom: A B Co / TRADE MARK

arlington_03 (enlarge) These are aqua blob top bottles. The one on the left is 9.2", and the one on the right still has the original stopper. The only difference in the embossing is that the one on the right has a circle around the anchor. They are embossed:
oval pattern: CHARLES JACOBSEN / THE ARLINGTON / ABCo TRADE MARK / BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON DC
below the oval pattern: REGISTERED / 1904
arlington_04 (enlarge) This bottle has an unusual shape and top. It's a 10.25" amber blob top embossed:
oval pattern: CHARLES JACOBSEN / THE ARLINGTON / ABCo TRADE MARK / BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON DC / REGISTERED / 1903
back: EHE CO
arlington_05 (enlarge) These are aqua BIM crown top bottles. The one on the left is 8.7" and the one on the right is 9.5". Both are embossed:
front: Arlington / BOTTLING A.B.Co COMPANY / CHARLES JACOBSEN / WASHINGTON DC / REGISTERED
arlington_17 (enlarge) These are BIM lady-leg style crown-top bottles. The left is 9.3" and honey-amber, and the right is 9.5" and aqua. They're both embossed:
slanted script: The Arlington Bottling Co / Chas Jacobsen Prop / Washington DC / Registered
around the bottom edge: THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD
bottom: A B Co / TRADE MARK (picture of anchor)

arlington_18 (enlarge) These are BIM crown-top bottles (similar to above but not lady-leg style). The left is a honey-amber and the right is blue-aqua. They are both 9.5" tall and embossed:
slanted script: The Arlington Bottling Co / Chas Jacobsen Prop / Washington DC / Registered
around the bottom edge: THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD
bottom: A B Co / TRADE MARK (picture of anchor)

arlington_10 (enlarge) These are BIM crown-top bottles (similar to above but with a different shaped neck). The left is a clear 8", the center is aqua 8", and the right is clear 9". They are all embossed:
slanted script: The Arlington Bottling Co / Chas Jacobsen Prop / Washington DC / Registered
around the bottom edge: THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD
bottom: A B Co / TRADE MARK (picture of anchor)

arlington_13 (enlarge) This is a picnic-sized 11.9" amber BIM crown-top embossed:
slanted script: The Arlington Bottling Co / Chas Jacobsen Prop / Washington DC / Registered / A
back: E HE CO
bottom: A B Co / TRADE MARK (picture of anchor)
arlington_08 (enlarge) These are 9.5" BIM crown top bottles. The only difference between the two is that one has a circle around they anchor. They're embossed:
oval pattern: CHARLES JACOBSEN / THE ARLINGTON / A.B.Co / BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON DC
below oval pattern: REGISTERED / 1903
back: E HE CO
bottom: 746
arlington_12 (enlarge) This is a 9.5" amber BIM crown-top embossed with:
oval pattern: CHARLES JACOBSEN / THE ARLINGTON / A.B.Co / BOTTLING CO / WASHINGTON DC
below oval pattern: REGISTERED / 1903
back: E HE CO
bottom: 746
arlington_07 (enlarge) These are BIM crown top bottles. The bottle on the left is 8.7" aqua, and the one on the right is 9.5" amber. They are both embossed:
circular pattern: ARLINGTON BOTTLING CO / TRADE / A.B.Co / MARK / WASHINGTON DC
arlington_21 (enlarge) this is an 11.5" picnic sized aqua crown top bottle embossed:
circular pattern: ARLINGTON BOTTLING CO / TRADE / A.B.Co / MARK / WASHINGTON DC
arlington_14 (enlarge) This is a 9.8" aqua BIM crown-top embossed with:
circular pattern: ARLINGTON BOTTLNG CO / PINK OF PERFECTION / (picture of flower) / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / WASHINGTON, D.C.
back: 1 PINT / 20N 1
arlington_15 (enlarge) This is a huge, 14.2" green machine-made crown-top, with a ceramic stopper and no embossing. It has a label that says:
label: PERFECTION / DISTILLED / WATER / PINK OF PERFECTION / (picture of flower) / TRADE MARK REGISTERED / BOTTLED BY / THE ARLINGTON BOTTLING Co / WASHINGTON, D.C.
arlington_06 (enlarge) This is a 9" seltzer bottle embossed:
front: THE ARLINGTON BOTTLING CO / TRADE MARK / A.B.CO.INC. / REGISTERED / CONTENTS / 28 OZ. / WASH, D.C. / WASH, D.C.


Other Items:
arl_bot_ad Enlarge This is an old ad from page 511 of a 1925 phone book for Washington DC. Note that 1925 was during prohibition, so there is no mention of beer bottling.
arl_bot_ad2 Enlarge This is an ad for Christian Heurich's beer, specifying the Arlington Bottling Co as the bottler.
arl_bot_1887 Enlarge This is an advertisement from the 1887 book "Washington Hisorical sketches of the Capital City of our Country", by John P. Coffin. The book says the building has a large space on the ground floor of 25x130 feet, covered by a substantial brick building, with steam bottle-washing machines, immense vats for steaming beer for export, rotary fans driven by steam power, and other improvements. It also says that the capcity of the works is 800 boxes of two dozen bottles per day, and requires 25 hands and eight wagons to deliver. 3
blotter_01 (enlarge) This is an ink blotter. It has a picture of a horse & buggy for delivering Heurich's beer. The buggy says:
Top: TELEPHONE CALL 634-3
Middle: HEURICH's BEERS / FOR FAMILY USE BOTTLED BY / THE ARLINGTON BOTTLING CO / CORNER 27th & K ST NW
Bottom: CHARLES JACOBSEN PROPRIETOR



1 Boyd's Directory for the District of Columbia (various years)
2 Records of the Columbia Historical Society of Washington DC 1960-1962
3 Washington Historical sketches of the City of our Country by John P. Coffin



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