Berlin's Drug Store
Company Names, addresses, dates:
Berlin's Drug Store, 5 East Main Street, Berryville VA (1926-1936) 1
Berlin's Drug Store, 1 West Main Street, Berryville VA (1936-1945) 1,2
Notes:
Edward Perry Berlin (1895-1966)3 ran a drug store in Berryville VA.
He got his degree from the Medical College of Richmond in 1914.
He was manager of a Peoples Drug store in Washington DC, then returned to Berryville in
1927 and opened the Berlin Drug Store. He moved the location at one point, and in 1945
he sold it and opened a pharmacy in Winchester.2
In 1945, he sold it and it became
Pines Drug Store
and later White's Drug Store4.
In 1950, he went into the real estate business. He became active in community affairs,
and served as the town's mayor from 1952-1956.2
Bottles:
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This is a 5.5" tall, blown-in-mold amber bottle with a label: label: (skull & cross bones over the word "POISON" / TINCTURE OF IODINE / Alcohol 85 to 90 Per Cent / ... / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / Complete Drug Store Service / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA embossed on the base: THE / N D CO The "N D CO" on the base might stand for "National Drug Company". |
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This is a measuring spoon that has a dial on the handle that you can set to the time when your
next dosage is due. It's engraved: handle front: BERLIN'S DRUG STORE handle sides: BERRYVILLE, VA. / PHONE 80 handle end: NEXT DOSE / (clock dial with movable pointer) |
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This is a blue matchbook cover with silver writing. It says: front: PHONE 80 / ALL SMOKES KEPT / IN HUMIDOR CASE /(picture of mortar & pestle) / BERLIN'S / DRUG STORE / BERRYVILLE, VA. back: OUR NEW / FRIGIDARE / CONTROLLED / FOUNTAIN / SERVES YOUR / DRINKS COLDER |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: LIME WATER / ... / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / SATISFACTORY SERVICE / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: PURE GLYCERIN / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / SATISFACTORY SERVICE / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: ELIXIR OF / Iron, Quinine, Strychnine Phosphates / ALCOHOL 21 PER CENT / ... / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / SATISFACTORY SERVICE / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: MERCUROCHROME SOLUTION / 2% / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / SATISFACTORY SERVICE / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: CLYCERIN & ROSE WATER / ... BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / SATISFACTORY SERVICE / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: SPIRIT OF CAMPHOR / ALCOHOL 85 PER CENT / ... / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / SATISFACTORY SERVICE / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: EXTRACT OF VANILLA / Alcohol 43 to 47 Per Cent / For flavoring jellies, sauces, ice cream, etc. / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / Complete Drug Store Service / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: (skull & cross bones over the word "POISON" / TINCTURE OF IODINE / Alcohol 85 to 90 Per Cent / ... / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / Complete Drug Store Service / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: (skull & cross bones over the word "POISON" / CHLOROFORM LINAMENT / Alcohol 43 to 47% Chloroform 144 Mins. in Fl. Oz, / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / Complete Drug Store Service / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE / NOT FOR MEDICINAL USE / Used externally for various muscular aches and pains. / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / Complete Drug Store Service / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: ELIXIR / IRON, QUININE & STRYCHNINE / Alcohol 23 to 26 % / ... / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / Complete Drug Store Service / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: PURE OLIVE OIL / Suitable for Medicinal Purposes / or for Sald Dressing, Etc. / ... / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / Complete Drug Store Service / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |
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This 1.25" x 2.5" label is marked in dark blue & red: label: FLOWERS OF SULFUR / ... / BERLIN'S DRUG STORE / Complete Drug Store Service / BERRYVILLE, VIRGINIA |