Wachter Bros Wholesale Confectioners (circa 1950)
Kehne Brothers Confectioners (circa 1916)
Frederick, MD
The Main Wholesale Confectioner ghost signs:
Address: 47 East All Saints Street
Type: Painted
Sign Text: Wholesale Confectioner
Condition: Fair
Date: c. 1916
This 1916 building was part of the George B.
Kehne’s complex on East All Saints Street
adjacent to the B&O Railroad. Kehne advertised
himself as a “wholesale confectioner” and
“Bottler of High Grade Soda Water.” The
business expanded to a new bottling building at
41 East All Saints Street with a row of garages
along the back (now 45 East All Saints Street).
In the 1950s, the business changed ownership
and was operated as the Wachter Bros.
Wholesale Confectioner (Reed, MHT NREligibility
Review Form).
The Wachter Additional ghost signs were added in 1955
Address: 47 East All Saints Street
Type: Painted
Sign Text: Wholesale Confectioner
Condition: Fair
Date: c. 1916
This 1916 building was part of the George B.
Kehne’s complex on East All Saints Street
adjacent to the B&O Railroad. Kehne advertised
himself as a “wholesale confectioner” and
“Bottler of High Grade Soda Water.” The
business expanded to a new bottling building at
41 East All Saints Street with a row of garages
along the back (now 45 East All Saints Street).
In the 1950s, the business changed ownership
and was operated as the Wachter Bros.
Wholesale Confectioner (Reed, MHT NREligibility
Review Form).
The Wachter Additional ghost signs were added in 1955
Todd sat int he car and I got out to tak the pictures. A guy rode by on his bike and yelled out what sounded like "falafel me" No clue what that means...but I hightailed it back to the relative safety of the car!