John R. Dickey
Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Dickey Drug Co, Bristol VA
Notes:
According to the Bristol Bottles & History web site ,
John Roby Dickey (1856-1923) 2
came to Bristol in 1875 at the age of about 19. For a while he worked at his brother James' City Drug
Store. In 1880 he parnered with Dr. Jere Bunting as a druggist, and by 1882 he had his own drug
company. After the Pure Food & Drugs Act of June 30th 1906, he renamed his "Old Reliable Eye Water"
to "Old Reliable Eye Wash".1
For information on John R. Dickey, see the
Bristol Bottles & History web site .
Bottles:
This is a clear, 3.8" tall bottle embossed: horizontal front: JOHN R. DICKEY / OLD RELIABLE / EYE WASH horizontal rear: MANUFACTURED BY / DICKEY DRUG CO / BRISTOL, VA |