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If You Have Any Information On The Bottles Marked, No Info, Please Send Me An Email. I Am Looking For The History Of The Companies Specifically. Thank You!

Medium Blob Tops

Astoria

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Astoria Bottling Co.

Address: 116 Fulton ave.

No info on this bottle.

SEE FIRST VARIANT ABOVE.
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Astoria Bottling Co. / Raab and Weber

Address: 116 Fulton ave.

No info on this bottle.

SEE SECOND VARIANT BELOW.
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Botjer, Henry C.

Address: 365 3rd ave. / 404 Jackson ave.

Henry Botjer was born in Germany in 1872, was a member of many lodges clubs and societies, got married in 1898, and died in Queens.
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Eagle Bottling Co.

Address: 1613 Broadway

No info on this bottle.
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Stahl, Jacob

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.
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Weiss, Fred

Address: 151 Flushing ave.

No info on this bottle.

College Point

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Connors, Wm.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

SEE SMALL VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.
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Donnelly, J. M.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.
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Hendrick's Bottling Works

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.
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Kellermann's Bottling Works

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Flushing

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Garrison, C. V.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Long Island City

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Beck, M.

Address: 91 Borden ave.

No info on this bottle.
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Klenk, Fritz

Address: 408 Flushing ave.

No info on this bottle.
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Schlick, Frank

Address: 555 Academy st.

Frank Schlick opened a "sky scraper" warehouse at 38 Newton rd. in Long Island City.
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Zanetti, Peter

Address: 116 Vanderventer ave.

No info on this bottle.

Metropolitan

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Brendel, J.

Address: 63 Emma st.

John Brendel was a registered democrat.
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Mussel, Edward

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle. I could not locate where the "Metropolitan" region of Long Island once was either. But it is safe to assume, since the present day metropolitan areas are close to the city, that this bottle is indeed from queens.

Queens

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Volkert, C. L.

Address: 270 Prospect st.

No info on this bottle.

However, this is the only blob top known from the Borough of Queens. The area used to be considered Long Island as seen on other bottles on this page. This bottle must have been made between 1899 and 1910. The borough was founded in 1899 and the age of blob top beers ended in approximately 1910.

Ridgewood

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Fischer, G.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Rockaway - Beach

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Bennett, George

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

This bottler was a member of the Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE).

SEE NEWER VARIANT BELOW.

SEE SMALL AND LARGE VARIANTS FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.
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Bennett, Geo.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

SEE NEWER VARIANT BELOW.

SEE SMALL AND LARGE VARIANTS FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE. 
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Bennett, Geo.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

SEE OLDER VARIANT ABOVE.

SEE LARGE AND SMALL VARIANTS FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.
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Darde, Harry

Address: Railroad & Eldert ave.

Harry Darde died at the age of 48 on March 14th, 1903.

SEE SMALL VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.
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Finan, Robt.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

SEE SECOND VARIANT BELOW.
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Finan, Robt.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

This variant of the bottle is aqua as opposed to the sun colored clear in the above example.

SEE FIRST VARIANT ABOVE.
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Klapper, Henry

Address: Boulevard & Lincoln ave.

Henry Klapper, who was born on January, 2nd, 1867, had 3 brothers and sisters, Susan (Brooklyn), William (Hempstead), and Charles (Rockaway Beach). Their parents were William and Josephine Klapper. Henry was the youngest of the children. He was born and grew up in Manhattan where he received a public school education. His first job was at Lord & Taylors at the wage of $1.50 per week. After he left that job, he went onto working in a jewelry case manufacturing company, and later an assistant delivery clerk in a flouring mill. He then moved to onto the ice business in 1884. He then worked for the Jamieson & Bond Bottling Company before opening his own bottling business in 1887. He was married to a Ms. Emma Coggins of Brooklyn, and a member of the Republican party. He also belonged to the Star of Hope Lodge No. 430, and the Volunteer Hose Company.
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Manhattan Bottling Co.

Address: Seaside

No info on this bottle. However, the address is pretty interesting.
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Ott, Louis C.

Address: Hammel's ave. cor. Cedar pl.

Louis Ott began his career in 1886 as a volunteer firefighter for the Atlantic Engine Company located on Beach 86 st., later moved to Beach 94 st. After deciding to go into the hotel and liquor business, Ott had his liquor license approved for the neighboring town of Hempstead on September 26, 1890. He ran two hotels, one on the west side of the LIRR (Long Island Rail Road) in Broad Channel, Jamaica Bay, and the other on Brooklyn ave. and Rockaway rd. in the town of Valley Stream, located on Long Island. He was also a bottler who's biggest contract was for the Joseph Fallert Brewing Company Limited of Brooklyn. He specifically bottled their brand of standard lager beer. Closer towards the end of his career he added a fishing service to the Broad Channel branch of his hotel. He would rent rowboats for $0.50, motorboats for $3, and guides for $3, each category per day.
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Rohr, Charles

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

This bottler was a member of the Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE).

SEE SMALL VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.
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Sierichs, Henry, & Co.

Address: UNKNOWN

The company opened in 1875 in Manhattan and closed in 1917 in Queens.

This bottler was a member of the Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE).

SEE MANHATTAN VARIANTS UNDER Blob Tops: Manhattan PAGE.

SEE SMALL VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.

Rockaway - Far

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Kane Bros.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this company due to an error on either the embossing of the bottle, or the historical records. The only name similar "Kane Brothers" in Far Rockaway was the "O'Kane Brothers". However, there were also four other individual "Kane" names listed as operating in Far Rockaway and the immediately surrounding neighborhoods. Until I can find a specific reference, I will not put down the history of any of the above mentioned companies.
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Klein & Muller

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.
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Mimnaugh Bottling Co.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.
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Schaumloffel, M. E.

Address: UNKNOWN

The company was sold and had its name changed to the Manhattan Bottling Company in 1909.
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Van Brunt, J. H.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.
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White, John

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Large Blob Tops

Long Island City

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Flaherty, Edward

Address: 52 Boulevard

No info on this bottle.

SEE SMALL VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.

Queens

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Plaza Bottling Co.

Address: 174 Jamaica Ave.

No info on this bottle.

Rockaway - Beach

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Bennett, George

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

This bottler was a member of the Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE).

SEE MEDIUM AND SMALL VARIANTS FURTHER UP AND DOWN THE PAGE.

Rockaway - Far

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Carroll, Brock L.

Address: UNKNOWN

The company opened in 1878 and closed in 1905.

SEE SMALL VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.
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Geis, Wm. V.

Address: UNKNOWN

This bottler was a member of the Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE).

SEE SMALL VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.

Steinway

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Folcke, Hermann

Address: 403 Winthrop ave.

The address is confusing as Winthrop avenue is not found in Steinway. The closest match is 403 Winthrop street in Brooklyn, but in that case the embossing on the bottle wouldnt not be Steinway / Long Island City which are next to each other in northern queens.

No info on this bottle.

Woodhaven

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Wittmann, J.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

SEE ALTERNATE VARIANT BELOW.

SEE SMALL VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.
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Wittmann, J.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

SEE ALTERNATE VARIANT ABOVE.

SEE SMALL VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.

Small Blob Tops

College Point

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Boller, Wm. C.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.
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Connors, Wm.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

SEE MEDIUM VARIANT FURTHER UP THE PAGE.
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Kraemer, Harman

Address: 52 3rd ave.

No info on this bottle.
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Tewes, Herman

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Long Island City

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Clarke, Owen

Address: 53 Jackson ave.

No info on this bottle.
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Flaherty, Edward

Address: 140 Jackson ave.

No info on this bottle.

SEE LARGE VARIANT FURTHER UP THE PAGE.

Queens

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Reimers, John

Address: Cor. Ivy st. & Myrtle ave.

No info on this bottle.

Rockaway - Beach

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Bennett, Geo.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

This bottler was a member of the Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE).

SEE MEDIUM AND LARGE VARIANTS FURTHER UP THE PAGE.
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Darde, Harry

Address: Railroad & Eldert ave.

Harry Darde died at the age of 48 on March 14th, 1903.

SEE MEDIUM VARIANT FURTHER UP THE PAGE.
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Rohr, Charles

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

This bottler was a member of the Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE).

SEE MEDIUM VARIANT FURTHER UP THE PAGE.
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Sierichs, Henry, & Co.

Address: UNKNOWN

The company opened in 1875 in Manhattan and close in 1917 in Queens.

This bottler was a member of the Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE).

SEE MANHATTAN VARIANTS UNDER Blob Tops: Manhattan PAGE.

SEE MEDIUM VARIANT FURTHER UP THE PAGE.

SEE SECOND COLOR VARIANT BELOW.
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Sierichs, Henry, & Co.

Address: UNKNOWN

This is an aqua colored variant as opposed the the violet variant seen above.

SEE FIRST COLOR VARIANT ABOVE.

Rockaway - Far

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Carroll, Brock L.

Address: UNKNOWN

The company opened in 1878 and closed in 1905.

SEE LARGE VARIANT FURTHER UP THE PAGE.
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Geis, Wm. V.

Address: UNKNOWN

This bottler was a member of the Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY (SEE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE).

SEE LARGE VARIANT FURTHER UP THE PAGE.
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Walsh, D. J.

Address: Cornage ave.

There is an ad in the 1922 issue of Rely-On Bottler in which George Bohlen is offering for sale a Hammond Bottle Washer and a Carbonic Generator.

Whitestone

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Martens, D. & P.

Address: 11th ave. & 23rd st.

No info on this bottle.
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M. M. C. C.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Woodhaven

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Theuret, Harry J.

Address: UNKNOWN

Harry Theuret was born in 1861 and died in Queens in 1917 at the age of 56.
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Wittmann, J.

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

SEE LARGE VARIANT FURTHER DOWN THE PAGE.

Interesting Side Note - Rockaway Bottlers Protective Association of Rockaway Beach NY
Circa 1890 - All members were owners of bottling companies, 4 out of 4 are on this page.

President - Geo Bennett
Vice President - Henry Sierichs
Secretary - William V. Geis
Treasurer - Charles Rohr

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