West End Pharmacy
Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  West End Pharmacy, 1007 Main Street, Danville VA (c.1902-c.1904)
  West End Pharmacy, 1001-1003 Main Street, Danville VA (c.1906-c.1930)
  West End Pharmacy, 1003 Main Street, Danville VA (c.1935-c.1937)
Notes:
William M. Brydon (1872-1930) was the vice-president and manager of the West End
Pharmacy, from on-or-before 1921 until his death in 19301,2.
His father Robert Brydon (1845-1921)3 ran the
Robert Brydon drugstore
More information about Danville drug stores is available at
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Bottles:
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Clear 4.5" bottle embossed:
vertical: (monogram WEP) WEST END PHARMACY / DANVILLE, VA
base: WT&CO / J / USA / PAT JAN 5, 1892
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Similar to above, but a slightly different style, plus it has the "3ii" marking indicating
the number of ounces it held. It's a clear 4.4" (2 oz) bottle embossed:
horizontal: 3ii
vertical: (monogram WEP) WEST END PHARMACY / DANVILLE, VA
base: WT&CO / F / USA
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Similar to above bottles, but a slightly different design again.
It's a clear 3.5" bottle embossed:
vertical: (monogram WEP) WEST END PHARMACY / DANVILLE, VA
base: WT&CO / B / USA
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Clear 6.7" (6 oz) and 5.8" (4 oz) bottles embossed:
horizontal: 6 (or '4' on the smaller bottle)
vertical: (monogram WEP) WEST END / PHARMACY / DANVILLE, VA
base: CLGCO
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4 smaller versions of the bottle above.
Clear 5.3" (3oz), 4.7" (3oz), 4.0" (1oz), and 3.2" (1/2 oz) bottles embossed:
horizontal: 3 (or '2' or '1' or '1/2')
vertical: (monogram WEP) WEST END / PHARMACY / DANVILLE, VA
base: CLGCO
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This bottle is embossed like the ones above, but it is shaped differently.
It's a clear 4.2" (1 oz) bottle embossed:
horizontal: 1
vertical: (monogram WEP) WEST END / PHARMACY / DANVILLE, VA
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This one doesn't have the WEP monogram. It's a clear 5.2" bottle embossed:
vertical in script: West End / Pharmacy / Danville, Va
base: W T & CO / U.S.A.
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1 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
2 Virginia Death Certificate for William Meade Brydon, #19814, d:28-Aug-1930, Danville VA
3 Find-a-grave entry for Robert Brydon, b:1845, d:1921 in Danville VA, spouse: Ellen Page Brydon
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This page last updated on September 30, 2019.