Louis Steerman


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
Grocer:
  Louis Steerman, 426 10th NW (1888)
  Louis Steerman, 424 10th NW (1889-1892)
Bottler:
  Louis Steerman, 1847 14th NW (1893)
  Louis Steerman, 1917 14th NW (1894-1895,1899)
Saloon Owner:
  Louis Steerman, 1917 14th NW (1896-1898)
  Louis Steerman, 1917 14th NW (1900-1904)

Notes:
 Louis Steerman (1864-1940)2 was born in in Russia. He's listed in city directories was a grocer, then a bottler, then a saloon owner.

Bottles:
steerman_01 book # 665
This is a 9" tall aqua blob top bottle embossed:
round slug plate: LOUIS STEERMAN / TRADE MARK / (picture of a steer) / REGISTERED / 1895 / 1917 14th ST. N.W. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
below slug plate: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD
steerman_02 book # 665
This is a 9" tall clear blob top bottle. It differs from the bottle above in the color, the shape of the slug-plate, and the fact that some of the embossing on this one is in script. It is embossed:
oval slug plate: Louis Steerman / TRADE MARK / (picture of a steer) / REGISTERED / 1895 / 1917 14th ST. N.W. / Washington, D.C.
below slug plate: REGISTERED / NOT TO BE SOLD
base: S.C.R.


1 Boyd's Directory for the District of Columbia (various years)
2 Find-a-grave entry for Louis Steerman


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