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Tip Top Bottling Company
1712 Madison (1903-1905)
1432 Jefferson Ave. (1906-1942)
St. Louis, Missouri
Bell Extract & Bottling Company
1525 Elliot Ave. (1908-1909)
3223 Easton Ave. (1910-1913)
1432 Jefferson Ave. (1915-1918)
St. Louis, Missouri
In this thread I have combined two companies that I believe were closely related. Not only do the managers of these companies swap locations from time to time but they share the same address for three years. It seems likely that Bell Extract & Bottling Co. was suppling the flavoring and extract formulas for the TipTop Bottling Company as well as producing their own line of soft drinks.
The first listing I find in city directories for Tip Top is in 1903 and a William Knost is president. Knost is president until 1906 and in 1907 he is simply listed as “soda water” and is located at 1525 Elliot. William Schroeder is now president of Tip Top and will be in this position until 1912.
The first listing I find for Bell Extract & Bottling is in 1908 and William Knost is president. He will remain at this position until 1913. At current time I have no advertisements for Bell only directory listings.
Here is an image of the building on Jefferson Ave.
Here is an early bimal Tip Top bottle and a 1911 newspaper ad.
1913 listings show William Knost as president of Bell and a Henry Kruse listed as secretary. Oddly enough in the same year Henry Kruse is also the new president of Tip Top.
1914 listings show Henry Kruse as president and William Knost vice president of the Tip Top Bottling Co. I can find no more managers listed for Bell Extract & Bottling Co., but now since both companies are at the same address perhaps these men are managing both companies. After 1918 I find no more listings for Bell.
I have only one bottle in my collection from Bell Bottling Co. The directory listings are for Bell Extract and Bottling Co., but this bottle simply states Bell Bottling Co. A six-ounce version and alongside are three early different versions of 6 1/2-ounce Tip Tops.
1712 Madison (1903-1905)
1432 Jefferson Ave. (1906-1942)
St. Louis, Missouri
Bell Extract & Bottling Company
1525 Elliot Ave. (1908-1909)
3223 Easton Ave. (1910-1913)
1432 Jefferson Ave. (1915-1918)
St. Louis, Missouri
In this thread I have combined two companies that I believe were closely related. Not only do the managers of these companies swap locations from time to time but they share the same address for three years. It seems likely that Bell Extract & Bottling Co. was suppling the flavoring and extract formulas for the TipTop Bottling Company as well as producing their own line of soft drinks.
The first listing I find in city directories for Tip Top is in 1903 and a William Knost is president. Knost is president until 1906 and in 1907 he is simply listed as “soda water” and is located at 1525 Elliot. William Schroeder is now president of Tip Top and will be in this position until 1912.
The first listing I find for Bell Extract & Bottling is in 1908 and William Knost is president. He will remain at this position until 1913. At current time I have no advertisements for Bell only directory listings.
Here is an image of the building on Jefferson Ave.
Here is an early bimal Tip Top bottle and a 1911 newspaper ad.
1913 listings show William Knost as president of Bell and a Henry Kruse listed as secretary. Oddly enough in the same year Henry Kruse is also the new president of Tip Top.
1914 listings show Henry Kruse as president and William Knost vice president of the Tip Top Bottling Co. I can find no more managers listed for Bell Extract & Bottling Co., but now since both companies are at the same address perhaps these men are managing both companies. After 1918 I find no more listings for Bell.
I have only one bottle in my collection from Bell Bottling Co. The directory listings are for Bell Extract and Bottling Co., but this bottle simply states Bell Bottling Co. A six-ounce version and alongside are three early different versions of 6 1/2-ounce Tip Tops.