McManus Stories
Henry F. McManus in the 1898 Fitchburg directory
Cigars and tobacco at 184 Water Street; home at 186 Water Street, the address on the museum bottle.
Person: Henry F. McManus
Directory year: 1898
Business: Cigars and tobacco, 184 Water Street, Fitchburg
Home: 186 Water Street, Fitchburg
Printed page: 203
Directory entry
Under the surname McManus, the entry reads:
Henry F., cigars and tobacco 184 Water, h 186 do.
Here, “h” indicates home and “do.” repeats the street name: Water Street. The entry distinguishes the business address, 184 Water, from his residence, 186 Water.
The bottle address
The H. F. McManus bottle carries the address 186 Water Street, Fitchburg. The directory supplies a matching name and address, supporting an association with Henry F. McManus. It does not date the bottle or identify its manufacturer.
The 1909 newspaper article names Henry F. McManus at 13 and 15 Market Street, South Fitchburg, with a bottling department. Further directories or licence records can help establish the continuity between the Water Street and Market Street businesses.
Directory page
Citation: Fitchburg directory, 1898, p. 203. [New Haven]: The Price & Lee Co. Digitised copy contributed by the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Internet Archive.
View the directory on Internet Archive. The supplied viewer link opens a two-page spread; the entry is on printed page 203.