William N.H. Maack


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Maack & Arny (pre-1855)
  William N.H. Maack, 426 4 1/2 west (1855)
  William N.H. Maack, 428 4 1/2 west (1861-1865)
  William N.H. Maack, N south cor 4 1/2 west (1866-1867)
  W.N.H. Maack & Co, Washington DC (1874-1875)2
  William N.H. Maack, 1304 4 1/2 SW (1877)
  William N.H. Maack, 1300 6th SW (1878-1892)

Notes:
William N.H. Maack was born in 1822 in Germany. American Brweries II2 says the WNH Maack & Co brewery lasted only from 1874 to 1875, however DC directories list William NH Maack as a brewer in the 1860s, and as a bottler in the 1880s.
Maack was teamed up with Charles W. Arny, as evidenced by the "MAACK & ARNY" bottle below. In the 1855 city directory, Maack was listed on his own and Arny was listed with "Arny & Shinn" at 57 Green street. So presumably "MAACK & ARNY" was prior to 1855. I also suspect that "MAACK & ARNY" was at 57 Green street (corner of Olive and Green streets) in Georgetown. Green street is now called 29th street NW.

Bottles:

maack_arny_1 (enlarge) This is a dark-green 7.2" short blob top bottle marked:
front: MAACK & ARNY / GEORGETOWN / D.C.
back: THIS BOTTLE IS / NEVER SOLD
bottom: (iron pontil)
maack (enlarge) Aqua 7.1" short blob top bottle marked:
front: W.N.H. MAACK / W. C. D. C.
back: THIS BOTTLE IS / NEVER SOLD
The "W.C." stands for "Washington City"
maack_4 (enlarge) This is an aqua 7.2" short blob top bottle marked:
front: W.N.H. MAACK & Co / W. C. / D. C.
back: THIS BOTTLE / NEVER SOLD
maack_2 (enlarge) This is an aqua 7.4" squat blob top bottle marked:
front: Wm N.H. MAACK / WASHINGTON / D.C.
back: THIS BOTTLE / IS / NEVER SOLD
maack_3 (enlarge) This is an aqua 6.5" squat blob top bottle marked:
front: Wm N.H. MAACK / WASHINGTON / D.C.
back: M / THIS BOTTLE IS / NEVER SOLD


1 Boyd's Directory for the District of Columbia (various years)
2 American Breweries II by Dale P. Van Wieren



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