Retail pharmacy ephemera : Pre-1850, A-L.

  • Ephemera

About this work

Description

Box file containing items of ephemera in acid free sleeves advertising pharmaceutical businesses. They are arranged alphabetically by chemist / druggist / pharmacist / apothecary as far as can be determined. Chemicals, candles, patent medicines, veterinary medicines, beauty products, drapery, glassware, perfumes, ink, tea, coffee, chocolate, wines, soda water, cigars, snuff, vinegars, spices, fish sauces, paint and oils were also sold and fitting out of family medicine chests, French polishing, tooth extraction and cleaning, bleeding, leeches applied, photography and cupping were also offered on the premises in some cases. They are from the 17th, 18th and early 19th centuries and are mostly a mixture of business cards and stationery. They include: a medical lottery for a pharmacy shop in London, Samuel Abel (Albany Street, London), Alder & Co. (High Street, Cheltenham), Richard Allen (Watford), Charles Amoore (Castle Street, Hastings), J. Amphlett (Mealcheapen Street, Worcester), George Anderson (Bradford and Worcester), Apothecaries Hall, T.B. Armitt (Northampton), T. Barrett (Sheaf Street, Daventry), J.G. Beavan & Co. (114 High Street, Cheltenham), F.H. Beesley (2 Wells Row, Islington), John Blissard (Long Buckby), F.J. Bond (Bishopsgate St. Without, London), H.J. Boord (Brock Street, Bath), J. Bostock (Leek), Botwright & Kemp (Upper Street, Islington, London), John P. Boyce (Chertsey and Egham, 1830s),John Broad (from Godfrey & Cooke's) 27 Coles Terrace, Barnsbury Road, Islington, London, James Brown (St. George's Road, Camberwell), J.D. Browne (Glauber's Head, Middle Row, Maidstone), James Buckland (92 Queen Street, Portsmouth Common), Butler's Medical Hall (Lower Sackville Street, Dublin), John Chapman (Oxford), John Cheshire (Wharf Road, Grantham, E.H. Cole (Holsworthy), Collins (136 Fore Street Hill, Exeter), Cox & Robinson (High Street, Stony Stratford), Thomas Cozens (14 Castle Street, Leicester Square), J. Cross (medical label printers) 18 Holborn, London, William Curtis (51 Gracechurch Street), John Dance (Market Place, Fairford), Samuel Davies (late Whittell & Davies, 12 Bridge Street Row, Chester), Decastro (Wilton Place, Belgrave Square, London), Pharmacie Deschooffs (rue de la Montaigne, Bruxelles), Henry Dickinson (Gloucester), J.H. Donaldson (77 Leonard Street, Finsbury, London), Dutton (60 High Street, Hastings), Dyson & Fraser (Market Place, Wisbech), Joseph edge (Towcester), H.H. Edgecumbe (Melksham), William Edwards (Llangefni), J.C. Etheridge (Market Place, Yeovil), Evans & Capper (Worcester), Edward Evans (Worcester), John Evans (Broad Street , Worcester), Jonathan Fallowfield (36 Lower Marsh, Lambeth, London), Ferret (Grane-Rue, Dieppe), J.H. Fleetham (Westgate, Ripon), C.J. Fox (Market Place, Witney), Freeman & Dayrell (Saville House, Clifton), Dr. Gachet (80 Faubourg St. Denis, Paris), C. Gibbons (Weston-super-Mare), J. Gifford (158 Strand, London), Godfrey & Cooke (Southampton Street etc., London), John Hayman (Golden Square, London), G.P. Henry (High Street, Peckham), John Hinge (chiropodist, or operator for corns and toe nails. Attending at coffee houses across London), Hingston & Co. (Cheltenham), E. Hollier (late Turner & Hollier, High Street, Dudley), D.P. Hughes (3 Burlington Place, Old Kent Road, London), William Hughes (High Street, Grantham), W. Humphreys (Drury Hill, Nottingham), Johnson (Goole and Howden), John Jones (Market Place, Usk), John Knight (12 Rendezvous Street, Folkestone), Knight & Wakeman (387 High Street, Cheltenham), Thomas Knott (220 High Street, Exeter), H. Lamb & Co. (High Street, March), W. Lang (94 Fore Street, Exeter), Joseph Leaper (Bishopsgate Street, London), H. Lee (50 Sidbury, Worcester), William Littell (131 High Street, Cheltenham), G. Loft (18 Wind Street, Swansea) and W. Luff (late T. Ward & Co. (24 Corn Market, Oxford).

Physical description

1 box ; 34 x 33 cm.

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    EPH202B

Permanent link