Supports a decomposed continuity chain; founding details, ownership sequence, production dates, and later brand rights should be checked against records.
The section combines family history, physical-site observation, corporate succession, secondary research, and remembered objects such as bottles and the family punch bowl.
Thompson traces the 1935 Stitzel-Weller opening, the Van Winkle family's operating mythology, the 1972 sale, and the later reuse of the site, labels, artifacts, and family reputation by different owners and brands.
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