A Guide to the Stimmel Distilling Company Form, c.1915
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number Ms2010-028
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Processed by: Carmen Boggs-Parker Special Collections Staff
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Stimmel Distilling Company Form, Ms2010-028, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Stimmel Distilling Company Form was purchased by Special Collections in 2010.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Stimmel Distilling Company Form commenced and was completed in June, 2010.
Biographical/Historical Information
The Stimmel Distilling Company was a distiller of liquors and beers located in Norfolk, Virginia. The company appears in the 1915 and 1916 Norfolk City directories. In 1916, the state of Virginia banned the sale of alcohol, which may explain why the distillery does not appear in subsequent directories.
Sources:
http://www.npl.lib.va.us/SMRT/City_Directories.html
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/virginias-prohibition-history
Scope and Content
The collection contains an advertising and order form produced by the Stimmel Distilling Company based in Norfolk, Virginia. The front of the form lists the prices of whiskeys on special. The "Bottled In Bond" whiskeys listed include Winona Club, Holesum, Mellwood, Overholt, Old Taylor, Beechmont, and Pure Corn. The form also lists the prices of some of the "High Grade Blends" which include Tokyo Club, Silver Eagle, Tabard inn, Sherwood, Kentucky Judge, and Old Stimmel. On the reverse of the form is an order blank.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Related Material
For other distilling and prohibition related collections:
Ivanhoe, Virginia, Moonshine Still. Glass Plate, Ms2009-028. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database.
United States Bureau of Internal Revenue Distillery Forms, Ms2008-095. Finding aid available in EAD on the Virginia Heritage Project database.
Index Terms
- Cocktail History Collection
- Cocktails--History
- History of Food and Drink