Hagan, John L.
Central Pharmacy
Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  John L. Hagan's Pharmacy, Jefferson & Five Forks, Danville VA (c.1890s)
  Central Pharmacy, 260 Jefferson Street, Danville VA (c.1900-c.1931)
  Central Service Store, 258 Jefferson Street, Danville VA (c.1935-c.1943)
  Central Drug Store, 125 N Union Street, Danville VA (c.1937-1960+)
Notes:
John Lyle Hagan (1860-1930) was a druggist in Danville, VA2.
The 1892 Danville City Directory lists the John L. Hagan drug store at Jefferson & Five
Forks. The 1902 City Directory lists the Central Pharmacy at 260 Jefferson Street, and it
has the name "John L. Hagan" in parenthesis, presumably to indicate that he was the owner or
proprietor of that drug store. His name was also listed in parenthesis in the 1904 directory.
Hagan died in September of 1930, and the 1931 city directory was the last one to list the
Central Pharmacy, but subsequent years listed a "Central Service Store" and
"Central Drug Co", which may or may not have been affiliated with the original
Central Pharmacy. The Central Drug Co was listed up to the 1960 directory, and I
have not searched any directories after that one, so I don't know what year it closed down.
Most of the bottles below do not say "Danville" on them, but I beleive they are all from the same
John L. Hagan in Danville VA.
More information about Danville drug stores is available at
rdricketts blog.
John L. Hagan Bottles:
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This 6.25" bottle is partially amber colored (it's not stained - that's the color of the glass).
It may have been made when the glasshouse was transitioning from amber glass to clear glass.
It is embossed:
vertical in script in slugplate: John L. Hagan's / Pharmacy
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This is a 5.3" (4-ounce) amber bottle embossed in a slugplate:
horizontal: 3iv
vertical in script: John L. Hagan's / Pharmacy
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These are very similar to the bottle above, except the lip is distinctly different.
They are clear, 5.25", 4.75", 4.25", and 3.5" tall, and embossed:
vertical in script on slugplate: John L. Hagan's / Pharmacy
base (left bottle) : W T CO / B / USA / PAT JAN 18 98
base (middle bottles): W T CO / C / USA
base (right bottle) : W T CO / B USA / PAT JAN 18 98
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These are different from the bottles above in that they have a ridge on the shoulder.
They are clear 7.3", 6.4", and 5.8" bottles embossed:
vertical in script on slugplate: John L. Hagan's / Pharmacy
base: W T CO / A (or 'B') / USA
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These have the same embossing & shape as the bottles above - just shorter.
They are clear 5.3", 4.7", and 3.7" bottles embossed:
vertical in script on slugplate: John L. Hagan's / Pharmacy
base: W T CO / A / USA
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This bottle doesn't have a ridge on the shoulder, but it does have a collar below
the lip, so it's slightly different from all the bottles above. It's a clear
4.75" BIM tall bottle embossed:
vertical in script on slugplate: John L. Hagan's / Pharmacy
base: W T CO / C / USA
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It is a clear 2.75" (1/2 oz) bottle embossed:
horizontal: 3 1/2
vertical in script on slugplate: Jno. L. Hagan's / Pharmacy
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This is one of the few bottles on this page that actually says "Danville VA" on it.
It is a clear 5" (4 oz) bottle embossed:
horizontal: 3 iv
vertical in script on slugplate: Jno. L. Hagan's / Pharmacy / Danville, Va
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Central Pharmacy Bottles:
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This is the only bottle on this page that says "Central Pharmacy".
It is a clear, 4.3" tall BIM bottle embossed:
vertical in slugplate: CENTRAL PHARMACY / J.L. HAGAN PROP'R. / DANVILLE, VA.
base: W.T.&Co. / C / U.S.A. / PAT JAN 5, 1892
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Other Items:
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This picture was taken from Google in September 2019. It shows the building at 260 Jefferson
Street, so it presumably was the building that housed Hagan's Central Pharmacy.
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1 City directories for Danville VA, years: 1892,1902,04,08,17,21,27,29,30,31,35,37,39,41,43,45,47,50,52,54,60
2 Virginia Death Record 22009 for John Lyle Hagan, Sept 16, 1930
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