Johnson & Hillebrand / Johnson & Price


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Johnson & Hillebrand, 500 E. Main Street, Charlottesville VA (ca.1890s) 1
  Johnson & Price, 500 E. Main Street, Charlottesville VA (1902-1912) 2

Notes:
Edward Standfield Johnson (1868-1910)3 teamed up with Harry T. Hillebrand (18??-1912)4 sometime in circa the 1890s to form the Johnson & Hillebrand drug store, but apparently in 1899, Harry left Charlottesville and went to Puerto Rico, leaving the drug store (and his wife) behind1.

By 1902, Johnson had teamed up with a new partner, Cyrus S. Price (18??-1903)5. Unfortunately Mr. Price passed away in 1903, although the drug store continued to be called Johnson & Price until it closed down sometime on or after 1912. By 1914, the store had become the Timberlake Drug Store.

An interesting side note:
There are Vampire Killing Kits featured on the Ripleys Beleive-it-or-not web site. Apparently in the 19th century people would buy kits to protect themselves from Vampires. In one of the kits depicted on that web site there is an item wrapped in paper that says "Johnson & Hillebrand druggists" and "500 E Main St. Charlottesville, VA". The paper appears to say "Sulfate Of xxxxx", but I can't quite make out that 3rd word.


Johnson & Hillebrand Bottles:

hillebrand_01 hillebrand_02 This bottle is made of wood. The top presses in like a cork. It is 1.5" tall, with a label that says:
label: CALOMEL / JOHNSON & HILLEBRAND / Druggists, / 500 E. Main St., Charlottesville, Va.



Johnson & Price Bottles:
johnson_01 Clear 3.5" (1 oz) bottle embossed:
vertical: Johnson & Price / CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.



Other Johnson & Price Items:
johnson_03 This is a 2"x2"x5/8" cardboard box with a label that says:
label: JOHNSON & PRICE / DRUGGISTS / 500 E. MAIN ST. / CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
hand-written on label: Headache / Tablets


1 Richmond Times Dispatch, 27-Dec-1902, page 7 (article: WIFE CHARGES DESERTION)
2 Charlottesville city directories for the years: 1902,04,06,10,12,14,16,19,22,24,27,29,31,34,36,45,47,50,53,55-60
3 Find-a-grave for Edward Stanfield Johnson
4 Richmond Times Dispatch, 9-Oct-1912, page 11 (Obituary for Harry T. Hillebrand)
5 Richmond Daily Dispatch, 17-May-1903, page 15 (Obituary for C.S. Price)


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This page last updated on September 17, 2021.