Charles G Edelen's Bottling House 1890

As Anheuser Busch was a very successful company they heavily relied on local Baltimore bottlers to transfer their kegged beer to bottles for local sales before establishing their own bottling house. Edelen originally partnered with E. G. Plum & Co but dissolved that partnership in 1889 and by 1890 he alone was the sole agent for Anheuser Busch but only for the very short time of one year. Edelen's bottles are very scarce and that one year is likely all that he was in business with Anheuser Busch or any other brewery.

The 1890 image of Edelen's Bottling House at 707 W. Pratt St.

George Ehert's Baltimore Branch 1892-1899

George Ehert's Hellgate Brewery in New York was very successful and Ehret opened up bottling branches up and down the coast including Havre de Grace, Frederick and of course Baltimore. Franz Gardner was a local Baltimore bottler who became the agent for Ehret and Ehret's beer was sold on draught and bottled at 13 S. High St which was his home and the home of the Gardner hotel. Gardner also has earlier bottles not related to Ehret which are documented under his name. Also interesting to note is that the "WW" that appears on the embossed bottle and the stopper is that of William Walters a well known Baltimorean, skilled businessman and expansive philanthropist. What hand he had in this endeavor is unknown but his initials appear on the bottle and on some of the porcelain stoppers.

By 1890 the Gardner Hotel took up 9-11 S. High Street with Gardner's house at 13. A nice summer garden was in the rear of the hotel, no doubt a good place to sit with a nice cold Ehret's Munich-style lager beer.

Henry Eigenbrot's Lager Beer Brewery 1891-1899

Eigenbrot's Lager Beer Brewery was very successful and remnants of his brewery can still be seen today on Wilkens St, now Willards St. Originally the brewery of Odenwald & Joh. Ferdinand Joh, Henry marries Ferdinand's daughter and in 1891 the brewery became the Eigenbrot Brewery . Henry sold the brewery in 1899 to the Maryland Brewery Company which in turn sold the brewery to the Gottlieb-Baurenschmidt-Strauss (GBS) company in 1901. Embossed bottles from those endeavors are discussed on those pages. The Adonis with Sun logo was trademarked by Eigenbot on 27 Sept 1892.

By 1890 the Eigenbrot's brewery was massive with ample buildings including a bottling house to meet to great demand for his lager beer. Plus the Gwynn's Falls made an excellent location to dispose of the brewery's effluent, a very common practice from breweries and other manufacturing companies before any EPA regulations.

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Horizontal oval slugplate with no glasshouse identified.

Aqua Blob Deadman

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Vertical oval slugplate with no glasshouse identified.

Clear Loopseal R

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Private mold, some applied, blown by EHE.

Aqua Loopseal VR

Aqua Crown Deadman

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Aqua Loopseal

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Private mold blown by EHE Co.

Amber Blob R

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Amber Crown Deadman

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Aqua Loopseal VR

Clear Blob VR

Clear Loopseal VR

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Private mold blown by EHE Co.

Amber Blob C

Amber Loopseal C

Amber Crown U

Aqua Blob VR

Aqua Loopseal C

11 1/2 inch picnic Loopseal VR

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Round slugplate with no glasshouse identified.

Aqua Crown VR

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Amber Crown

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11 1/2 inch picnic Aqua Loopseal

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Herman R. Elbring & Co's Bottling House 1877-1888

Herman Elbring first has a long history related to Schuetzen Park, a German based shooting society. He then appears in Baltimore articles in 1877 associated with bottling Schlitz's Export Lager. First incorporated as Elbring & Co., this company is dissolved by 7 Jan 1878 and "H. R. Elbring" continues. His bottling house was at Baltimore and Holliday (Pine) Sts, then moving to 90 S. Eutaw St. Herman continues the relationship with Schlitz and one of his employee's is Henry Lemkuhl who will go on to take over the bottling house in 1890 while still maintaining the contract with Schlitz. Lemkuhl's bottles are documented in his section.

By 1890 Elbring's Bottling House is now fully in the hands of Lemkuhl and Lemkuhl continues to bottle for Schlitz

Baltimore Beer Bottles

Charles G Edelen's Bottling House 1890

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George Ehert's Baltimore Branch 1892-1899

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Henry Eigenbrot's Lager Beer Brewery 1891-1899

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Herman R. Elbring & Co's Bottling House 1877-1888

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Charles G Edelen's Bottling House 1890

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George Ehert's Baltimore Branch 1892-1899

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Henry Eigenbrot's Lager Beer Brewery 1891-1899

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Herman R. Elbring & Co's Bottling House 1877-1888

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