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nership was not, however, made public until 1867, 

 from which year the business was continued under 

 the firm and style of Dr. J. G. B. Siegert & Son. 



After the death of Dr. Siegert, which occurred 

 in the year 1870, in Ciudad Bolivar, his son Carlos 

 became the sole possessor of the right and knowledge 

 to manufacture the Angostura Bitters, and, assisted 

 by his brother, Alfredo, he continued the business 

 under the old name and style until the year 1872, 

 when admitting into partnership his brother Alfredo 

 C. Siegert, the name of the firm was changed to Dr. 

 J. G. B. Siegert & Sons. 



In their efforts to keep pace with the ever in- 

 creasing demand for their celebrated compound, and 

 to be able to promptly execute the orders for the 

 article, which was a matter of impossibility in Vene- 

 zuela, owing to the constant disturbances, the two 

 brothers decided in 1875 to remove their place of 

 residence to the British Island of Trinidad, in the 

 West Indies, and established their Bitters Manufac- 

 tory in the town of Port-of -Spain. 



In 1876 they admitted into partnership their 

 younger brother, Luis, and the business was continued 

 under the same name and style. 



In 1880 Carlos Siegert and his two brothers erec- 

 ted a large building exclusively for the manufacture 

 of the Angostura Bitters. The building has since 

 been enlarged, and now measures seventy yards front 

 by eighty yards deep. 



Luis Siegert, one of the most popular men who 

 ever resided in Trinidad, died in June 1905, and his 



