Company Names, addresses, dates¹:
  Rother's Vinegar Depot, 57 Greene Street, Georgetown ²
  Arny & Shinn, 57 Greene Street, Georgetown (1855-1862)
  R.A. Shinn, 57 Greene Street, Georgetown (1863-1871)

Notes:
Charles W. Arny (born 1831 in DC) and Riley Shinn started a bottling company at the corner of Greene and Olive streets in Georgetown about 1854. In 1863, Arny had left and Shinn was the sole proprietor. In 1871, Shinn sold the company to Palmer and Green. Samuel Palmer had been an employee with Arny & Shinn since 1861.²

Arny was listed in an 1858 directory as a bottler of porter, ale, and mineral waters, living on Washington street near Bridge Street¹.

Shinn owned the Union Hotel in the 1860s. He also owned a bottling establishment that turned out stout, ale & porter⁴.
Shinn made many improvements to the bottling establishment between 1860 and 1862. He made large profits during the civil war, when he supplied carbonated liquors, malt drinks, beer and ale to the entire district, sending out ten and twelve wagonloads a day. He made an income of $28,000 in 1864⁵.

Arny & Shinn's bottling building is listed in early directories either at "corner of Greene and Olive Streets", or "57 Greene Street". In 1881, Greene Street was renamed as 29th street (today it is called 29th Street N.W.).

The book Historical & Commercial Sketches of Washington from 1884 says that the building was "first generally known as Rother's Vinegar Depot"². I've seen pictures on the web of an old torpedo shaped bottle embossed with "J. ROTHER", that is suposedly from Washington DC. The bottle does not have any embossing to indicate it is from Washington, but it may be that it was from Rother's Vinegar Depot.



Bottles:

(enlarge)	This is a 7.3" aqua short-blob embossed: front: ARNY & SHINN / GEORGETOWN / D.C. back: THIS BOTTLE / IS / NEVER SOLD bottom: (iron pontil mark)
(enlarge)	These are 7" teal-green short blob top bottles embossed: front: ARNY & SHINN / GEORGETOWN, / D.C. back: THIS BOTTLE / IS / NEVER SOLD They embossing seems identical, but the applied tops have different shapes.
(enlarge)	These are 7.2" aqua short blob top bottles embossed: front: ARNY & SHINN / GEORGETOWN / D C back: A & S / THIS BOTTLE IS / NEVER SOLD The "ARNY & SHINN" and the "A & S" are in block letters. The left bottle has a metal lightning stopper still intact.
(enlarge)	These are teal squat blob bottles with double-tapered collar tops. The one on the left is 7" and has large (block) letters. The one on the right is 7.5" and has small letters. Both have applied lips and are embossed: front: ARNY & SHINN / GEORGETOWN, / D.C. back: THIS BOTTLE IS / NEVER SOLD
(enlarge)	This 9.7" stoneware bottle holds 1 quart and is debossed: front: ARNY & SHINN / SUPERIOR / ROOT BEER
(enlarge)	Similar to above, this is a 9.7" stoneware bottle that is debossed: front: ARNY & SHINN / SUPERIOR MEAD The blue-green color on top was because somebody painted it. I plan to try to remove that paint at some point.
(enlarge)	This 10" stoneware bottle holds a quart and is debossed: front: ARNY & SHINN / SPRUCE BEER According to Wikipedia, "spruce beer" is a beverage flavored with the buds, needles, or essence of spruce trees.
(enlarge)	This is a 7.5" stoneware bottle debossed: front: R.A. SHINN / GEO'TOWN D.C.
(enlarge)	The left is a 7" teal squat bottle. The right is the same except that it's got block letters (which have been painted to show them off). Both bottles are embossed: front: R.A. SHINN / GEORGETOWN / D.C. back: S / THIS BOTTLE IS / NEVER SOLD
(enlarge)	The left is a 7.2" aqua blob-top bottle with block letters. The right is the same except that it's got regular letters and it's an even 7" tall. Both bottles are embossed: front: R.A. SHINN / GEORGETOWN / D.C. back: S / THIS BOTTLE IS / NEVER SOLD The one on the right has a "2" embossed on the bottom.