Robert Brydon


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Robert Brydon, 238 Main St., Danville VA (1872-1893)
  Robert Brydon, 125 N. Union St., Danville VA (c.1898)

Notes:
 Robert Brydon (1845-1921)2 had a drugstore at 238 Main St., Danville VA from about 1872 to 18931.
He was born in Scotland, emigrated to Toronto Canada, then came to Danville in 1896 and became a druggist. He was a mason for over 50 years.5

His son, William M. Brydon (1872-1930) was a druggist in Danville, working for the West End drugstore3,4.

More information about Danville drug stores is available at rdricketts blog.

Bottles:

brydon_01 This is a clear 4.1" bottle embossed:
vertical: (mortar & pestle) ROBERT BRYDON / DRUGGIST / DANVILLE, VA.


Other items:
brydon_02 This is a snippet from an 1894 Sanborn Fire Insurance map, showing the drugstore at address 238 Main Street.


1 Early Danville Drugstores on rdricketts blog.
2 Find-a-grave entry for Robert Brydon, b:1845, d:1921 in Danville VA, spouse Ellen Page Brydon.
3 Virginia Death Certificate for William Meade Brydon, #19814, d:28-Aug-1930, Danville VA
4 City directories for Danville VA, years: 1881,1892,1902,04,06,08,17,21,27,29,30,31,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,50,52,54,55,58,60
5 Richmond Daily Dispatch newspaper, Mar-19-1921, page 4, obituary


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This page last updated on September 30, 2019.