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Manhattan

Locals:

Baer Brothers

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Bendiner & Schlesinger

Address: 3rd ave. & 10th st.

The company was founded in 1843 at 47 3rd ave. in Manhattan. It was first a pharmacy but then changed into a laboratory in 1902.

The company still exists today.

Bigelow's Pharmacy

Address: 102 6th ave.

The company was established in 1838. The company has had many presidents, vice presidents, and first ladies visit throughout the years. The company is still in business and has earned the title of the oldest apothecary in the United States.

Cassebeer, H. A., Apothecary

Address: 292 6th ave. / Madison ave. & 75th st.

The company opened in 1778. There is not much info on this bottle, except opening date, yet the company did put out alot of ads in American Bottler and the Boston Medical Journal.

Caswell & Masse Chemists

Address: 1117 Broadway

The company opened in 1752 in Newport R.I. by Dr. William Hunter, providing the nearby community with colognes, perfumes, and bath products. By 1855 Dr. Hunter gave classes on anatomy and surgery and invented orange soda to give to his patients while they were taking his medicines at the shop. In 1780 George Washington selected his favorite fragrance, Number 6, from the line of colognes made by the company, immediately making his business more popular. Soap made by Caswell & Masse was take by Lewis and Clark on their journey across the wilderness which is today the western U.S.

The first New York City store opened in 1833. In 1887 the company made front page in the New York Times. In 1926 the company opened its flagship store in Lexington and 48th street in Manhattan.

The company still operates today.

Gardner, R. W.

Address: 185 Williams st.

This bottle would have been syrup of hydroidic acid, had the label survived. R. W. Gardner opened in 1895. The company published a book in 1926 describing the uses of their medications, the title was "Gardner's Syrup of Hydroidic Acid / Therapeutical Indications with Clinical Data by R. W. Gardner, Pharmaceutical Chemist"

Hastings & Miller / Hasler Preparations

Address: 113 Nassau st.

No info on this bottle.

Hughes, A. E., & Co

Address: 430 Hudson st.

No info on this bottle.

Other addressed variants were made.

Imperial Chemical Mfg. Co.

Address: 135 W. 23rd st.

The business opened in 1901 and closed some time in the 1930s.

James, Frederick K., Wholesale & Retail Druggist

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Lehman, A. & R. S., Pharmacists

Address: 375 3rd ave. cor. 27th st.

No info on this bottle.

Possibly associated with Lehman Druggists from Tottenville Staten Island.

Marsh, G. A.

Address: 2306 3rd ave.

No info on this bottle.

This is a rare bottle because it has "Harlem" embossed on it. So far it is the only known example.

Munsch & Co. - Hotel Roosevelt

Address: 45 E. 45th st. Madison ave.

No info on Munch & Co. but the Hotel Roosevelt opened in 1924. The bottle must be from either that year, or 1925.

O'Neil, H. M., Druggist

Address: 3rd ave. & 34th st.

No info on this bottle.

Riker's Drug Store

Address: 373 6th ave. / 771 Broadway / 586 Washington st. / Other locations in Brooklyn and throughout the state are also listed but not specified

It is tough to get exact dates but by the 1920s the company had grown to over 105 stores stretching throughout the five boroughs, and nearby states.

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Robinson, R. W., & Son

Address: 182, 184, & 186 Greenwich st.

No info on this bottle except a single flyer for one of their products. Here are some quotes from the ad:

"The Old Squaw's Cure for Fever and Ague"

"A simple, cheap, and effectual remedy for the distressing and obstinate complaints: Fever and Ague, Dumb Ague, Intermittent Fever & C."

"It contains no Quinine or Mineral Poisons"

"It is entirely vegetable, and what it purports to be -  An Indian Remedy"

Williams, R. H., Wholesale Druggist

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Mass Produced:

Department of Health City of New York (Cobalt)

Address: UNKNOWN

The cobalt bottle was a test jar for the department of health in the City of New York, not to be confused with the clear shot glass on the right which was used for the rest of the state. 

(See Dairy page for other Department of Health, City of New York Bottles.) 

Ely's Cream Balm for Hay Fever and Catarrah / Ely Bros

Address: 56 Warren st.

The bottle could be purchased from a druggist, or by mail, cost $0.50, and was taken through the nose.

Glover's Imperial Mange Medicine / For Man Or Beast

Address: 119 5th ave.

The bottle was manufactured as one of the products from the H. Clay Glover Co. this was a treatment for dandruff, and thin lifeless hair.

Maltine Mfg. Co. Chemists, The

Address: UNKNOWN

There are many examples of these bottles floating around out there, not hard to find, yet hard to track down the history. A big product of the company was Coca Wine, which was wine mixed with cocaine.

Radway, R. R. R. & Co

Address: Unknown

This was probably one of if not the most successful medicinal agent in the U.S. The company also shipped alot of bottles to Canada and Great Britain. Some of the products would have included, Cures for: "rheumatism, neuralgia, gout, sciatica, nervousness, fever and ague, indigestion, small pox, measles, cramps, spasms, lumbago, headache, and heart disease.

Richter Pain Expeller (2 diff. var.)

Address: UNKNOWN

There is no specific info on the company except that alot of these bottles exist.

The clear is "For Muscular Aches and Pains"

The aqua is "For Rheumatism, Gout, Neuralgia, Colds, Etc.

Tarrant Co. Chemists, The / Tarrant & Co. Druggists

Address: Somewhere on Greenwich st.

The company's slogans included “Importers and Jobbers of Drugs and Druggists’ Sundries” and “Manufacturers of Fine pharmaceuticals.” Some of their medicines included:

“Tarrant’s Effervescent Seltzer Apperient” and “Tarrant’s Cordial Elixir of Turkey Rhubarb.”

Brooklyn

Becker & Murken

Address: S. 4th st. & Driggs ave.

No info on this bottle.

Boenau, Theo. C., Pharmacists

Address: Garfield pl. & 7th ave.

No info on this bottle.

Brice, I. B., Druggist

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Conrad, L., Chemist

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Eccles Pharmacy

Address: Atlantic ave. & Smith st.

No info on this bottle.

Klee, Julius, Apothecary

Address: 258 Humboldt st.

No info on this bottle.

Tapken, Theodore

Address: 153 Franklin st.

No info on this bottle.

Queens

Hepburn's Flushing Pharmacy

Address: Main st. & Roosevelt ave.

I live a few blocks away and can tell you from being there in person that its a McDonalds now, and not a trace of its history anywhere else except for an old photo from the 1910s.

Voss, Chas J., Pharmacist

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Staten Island

Central Pharmacy

Address: UNKNOWN

No info on this bottle.

Lehman Druggist

Address: Arthur Kill rd. & Main st.

Formerly the Rinadler Fisher's Drug Store.