Crowley & Coleman
Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Crowley & Coleman, D south n 3rd West (1862-1863)
  Coleman & Crowley, H south n 4 1/2 West (1865)
  Crowley & Coleman, H south n 4 1/2 West (1866-1867)
Notes:
John Crowley and Thomas Coleman are listed as Mineral Water bottlers in
the 1862 and 1863 directories. In the 1864 directory, they are both listed
separately (both living at "D south n 3rd West"), with no mention of a
mineral water business. Then in 1865, they're back together, but this
time as "Coleman & Crowley", and at a new address. That may have been
a mistake, because in 1866, Crowley once again had top billing.
In 1902 Crowley was listed as a Saloon owner.2
Bottles:
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This is an aqua 7.5" blob top bottle marked: front: CROWLEY & COLEMAN / WASHINGTON / D.C. back: C & C |
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This is 6" dark-green shard. Presumably it was a short-blob like the bottle above.
It's marked: front: CROWLEY & COLEMAN / WASHINGTON / D.C. back: C & C |
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This is an aqua 7" squat blob top bottle marked: front: CROWLEY & COLEMAN / WASIIINGTON / D.C. back: C & C |
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Were you paying attention to the above bottle?
It doesn't say "WASHINGTON", it says "WASIIINGTON"! The "H" was not crossed.
Here's a close up view. Other examples of this bottle have the "H" crossed properly.
So the mistake was noticed and fixed, but I wonder how many bottles like this one
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This is a similar aqua 7" squat blob top like the above bottle, but without the mistake.
It's marked: front: CROWLEY & COLEMAN / WASHINGTON / D.C. back: C & C |
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This is an advertisement from the 1867 Boyds Washington DC city directory. |