Company Names, addresses, dates¹:
  Portner & Co, Norheast corner King & Fayette Sts Alexandria VA(1862-1865)²
  Robert Portner Alexandria VA (1865-1868)²
  Robert Portner, 600 block N St Asaph, Wythe & Washington Sts Alexandria VA (1869-1883)²
  Robert Portner Brewing Co Tivoli Brewery Alexandria VA (1883-1916)²
  Robert Portner, 626 Va Ave SW Washington DC (1877-1884)
  Robert Portner Brewing Co, 626 Va Ave SW Washington DC (1885-1890)


Notes:
Robert Portner (born 3/20/1837) voted for Abe Lincoln in 1860. He moved to Alexandria during the Civil war. After the war he sold “Tivoli” beer. “Tivoli” is “I lov it” spelled backwards. In 1894, his brewery was the largest in the South.³


Bottles:

(enlarge)	This is one of the few Portner bottles marked "Washington" vs. "Alexandria". It is a 9" blue-aqua blob top with remains of the metal wire around the blob and a crudely formed bottom, marked: front: R. PORTNER / WASHINGTON, D.C.
(enlarge)	This is a 9.2" green bottle with an applied blob top and no embossing except on the bottom, where it is marked: bottom: R. PORTNER / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA
(enlarge)	This is a 9.2" green bottle with an applied blob top, marked: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING Co. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD
(enlarge)	This is a 9" amber bottle with a baltimore-loop top, marked: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING Co / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA VA back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO / BE SOLD
(enlarge)	This is a 7.2" amber bottle with a blob-top, marked: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA VA
(enlarge)	These are blob top beer bottles (technically the one on the right is a Baltimore Loop). The painted one looks ice-blue in normal room lighting. The 2 in the middle have ceramic stoppers that say "R. PORTNER BREWING Co. Alexa Va TRADE MARK TIVOLI". The one on the left has a more primitive stopper. They are all marked the same except for the location of the "THIS BOTTLE NOT TO BE SOLD" message: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD
(enlarge)	This is unusal because it says "Rob" instead of "Robert". It's a 9.3" aqua blob top marked: front: ROB PORTNER / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA.
(enlarge)	These are 8" aqua hutchinson bottles. The one on the left has a "HYCEIA" trade mark, and the one on the right has the "TIVOLI" trade mark. I beleive that "TIVOLI" was for beer and "HYCEIA" was for soda3. They are marked: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: REGISTERED NOT TO BE SOLD
(enlarge)	This is a 9.5", machine-made, amber crown-top bottle, marked: front: ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA.
(enlarge)	These are BIM crown top bottles. The one on the left is 7.6" and clear; the one on the right is 8" and sun-colored-amythest. They are marked with: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA. back: THIS BOTTLE / NOT TO BE SOLD
(enlarge)	These are BIM crown top bottles. The one on the left is 9.3" and aqua; the one on the right is 9.5" and slightly sun-colored-amythest. They are marked with: front: ROBERT PORTNER / BREWING CO. / TRADE / TIVOLI / MARK / ALEXANDRIA, VA.
(enlarge)	This is an 8.3", BIM, clear crown top with an unusual shape, marked: front: PORTNER'S / TRADE MALT MARK / EXTRACT
(enlarge)	This is an 8.5", BIM, amber bottle with a "rope" design on the edges, marked with: front: PORTNER'S / TRADE MALT MARK / EXTRACT
(enlarge)	This is a 9.5", BIM, SCA crown top bottle marked: front: MALT BEVERAGE / PORTNER BREWING CO / ALEXANDRIA, VA.

I bought this old ceramic beer mug on eBay. It says Robert Portner Brewing Co. TRADE TIVOLI MARK ALEXANDRIA, VA. U.S.A.	(enlarge)
This is a page from an unusual book I have. The book has pictures of Vessels of the United States Navy, but it is also an advertisement for Robert Portner's beer. The list of Navy ships in the back has vessels that had their "Keel Laid" between 1862 and 1896, so it was probably published in 1897.	(enlarge)
This is a 5" diameter tip tray. It advertizes Portners HOFBRAU Lager Beer, made with Bavarian hops and Canadian malt.	(enlarge)
This is a corkscrew that says: front/back: COMPLIMENTS OF / ROBERT PORTNER BREWING CO. / J.W. GIBSON, Mgr / DANVILLE, VIRGINIA bottom: NEED NOT PULL KEEP TURNING	(enlarge)
This is a postcard with caption "Portner Tower, Manassas, VA". Portner owned a mansion in Manassas named Annanburg, which included this 3-story sandstone tower in the front yard. Tower was built in 1892 and torn down in 1978. 3	(enlarge)
This is a postcard with caption "Annaburg Residence of Mrs. Robt. Portner, Manassas, Va.".	(enlarge)
This is a postcard with caption "No. 1 - Prince William Hotel, Erected by Mr. Robert Portner at a Cost of $50,000, Manassas, Va.". It's postmarked June 23, 1906.	(enlarge)
This is a token, probably made of brass. I don't know what it was for, or how it was used. It says "R.PORTNER" on the front and has a "V" (Roman Numeral 5?) on the back. Email me if you know anything about this token.	(enlarge)
This is a receipt for 16 Dozen Soda Waters for $5.60. Date is August 10, 1908.	(enlarge)
This looks like a receipt but has a letter on the back. The letterhead is from the Southern Depot at 83 Main Street, Norfolk VA, but mentions the Alexandria brewery and the principal depot at 624-28 Virginia Ave, Washington City D.C. The letter on the back is dated "April 28/78". The hadwriting is too hard for me to decipher.	(enlarge)
This is a letter that is postmarked 1898. It has a picture of the Portner brewery in Alexandria VA.	(enlarge)
This ad came out of a book or magazine. It advertizes Hofbrau Lager Beer.	(enlarge)
This 7-ounce glass is etched: "ROBERT PORTNER BREWING Co / HOFBRAU / PALE EXPORT / Lager Beer / BAVARIAN HOPS. CANADIAN MALT. / TIVOLI / Alexandria Virginia"	(enlarge)