1857-1937
Kilner Brothers Glass Company was established in 1857 after James Kilner & Sons split in two, following the death of James Kilner Sr. in the same year. Kilner Brothers produced medical, dispensing, drug, soda water, mineral water, and beer…
1875-1920
Started by Samuel H. Klein of the Klein Brothers distillery. Advertisements for the liquor (as the one below) were known to be scandalous for the time, often depicting young men in mortar boards reminiscent of the institution for which the…
"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in the capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #15643943,…
"No portion of said property shall ever be leased, rented, sold, or conveyed to or occupied by any person who is not of the Caucasian race, except in capacity of domestic servant employed by the owner of said property." (Source: Plat #14207173,…
1823-present
Louis Toussaint Piver took over Michel Adam’s perfume company in 1813, renaming the company after himself ten years later. The company was the official purveyor to the court of Louis XVI and to many royal families of Europe and…
"No part of the real estate hereon described shall ever be conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian and shall never at any time be used or occupied by any person who is not a Caucasian" (Source: Plat #13743566, Platbook 358, Page 1.…
"No part of the real estate hereon described shall ever be conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian and shall never at any time be used or occupied by any person who is not a Caucasian" (Source: Plat #13754291, Platbook 358, Page 3.…
"No part of the real estate hereon described shall ever be conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian and shall never at any time be used or occupied by any person who is not a Caucasian" (Source: Plat #13754290, Platbook 358, Page 2.…
"No part of the real estate hereon described shall ever be conveyed or leased to any person who is not a Caucasian and shall never at any time be used or occupied by any person who is not a Caucasian." (Source: Plat #13882141, Platbook 361, Page 10.…
1895-present
First introduced to the market in 1895 and marketed exclusively to dentists, Listerine quickly became a household name and became one of the first medical products offered over the counter in 1914. These two ads from 1917 advocate…
"No conveyance, contract or lease is to be made to or with any person not of the Caucasian Race." (Source: Plat #15383324, Platbook 402, Page 11. Recorded: July 9, 1952. Expired: January 1, 1970)Back to Restricted Chicago Homepage