This company (with its strange name) has been in the liquor business since the late 19th century. Based in New England.
Some background on the fascinating Mr. Smith; Not only did he operate as a wholesale and retail liquor dealer in three different cities, Salt Lake 1872-75; Philadelphia 1875-1886; and finally, and most famously in Minneapolis from 1886-1915, Smith was a numismatic writer and coin collector of high merit.