M. Wertlieb


Company Names, addresses, dates
  M. Wertlieb, 300 14th Street, S.E. Washington DC
  Wertlieb's, Corner 14th & C Streets, S.E. Washington DC

Notes:
I can't find any references to "M. Wertlieb" in the city directories for bottlers, brewers, saloons, grocery stores, or wine & liquor dealers. I was also unable to find "M. Wertlieb" in the U.S. Census.
All known Wertlieb bottles seem to be machine-made (even the blob-tops)1, so I'm guessing that his bottles are from somewhere around 1905-1920. The bottles below lists the address as "Corner of 14th & C Streets SE", and "300 14th Street SE". From looking on a modern map, it looks like these 2 addresses refer to the same building (currently home to Payne Elementary School).

Bottles:

wertlieb_02 (enlarge) This is a 10.5" clear blob top bottle with a very wide (4.125" diamater) base, and a porcelain lightning-stopper. The bottle is embossed:
round slug plate: M. WERTLIEB / 300 - 14TH ST. S.E. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
wertlieb_01 (enlarge) This is an 11.5" clear crown top bottle with a porcelain lightning-stopper. The bottle is embossed:
round slug plate: WERTLIEB'S / COR. 14TH & C STS. S.E. / WASHINGTON, D.C.
below slug plate: THIS BOTTLE IS REGISTERED / NOT TO BE SOLD / MIN CONTENTS 24 OZ.
back side on heel in small letters: D.O.C.45-12


1 Antique Bottles from the Washington DC Area by Potomac Bottle Collectors, 4th edition



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