White & Co

Company Names, addresses, dates:
  White & Co, Farmville VA (1869-1909) 1
  White Drug Co, Farmville VA (1909-1940) 1

Notes:
White & Company was one of the earlier drugstores in Farmville, starting in 1869. Dr. J.L. White was the original proprietor. 1
In 1912, the McIntosh & Sanford drug store split up. McIntosh formed the Garland & McIntosh, and Sanford merged with the White Drug Company.1 That might explain why one of the bottles below has both "White Drug Co" as well as "McIntosh & Sanford" embossed on it, as the bottle was likely from the time when the old & new drugstores were in transition.

Bottles:

white_01 These are clear 4.0" and 3.5" bottles embossed:
vertical: WHITE & CO / (mortar & pestle with "W & CO" on it) / DRUGGISTS / FARMVILLE / VA.
white_02 This is a clear 4.6" bottle embossed:
vertical in script: White Drug Co. / McIntosh & Sanford / Prescription Druggists / Farmville, Va.
white_06 This is a clear 3.1" mouth-blown bottle with a generic embossing, and a WHITE DRUG CO label:
embossing: PRESCIPTION / WORK / (mortar & pestle) / OUR / SPECIALTY
label: POISON / WHITE DRUG CO / / FARMVILLE, VIRINIA



Other items:
white_03 This is a clear 2.75" dose glass, marked:
WHITE & CO. / GET IT WHERE / THEY HAVE GOT IT. / FARMVILLE, VA.
The gadations go up to 4 TABLE spoons or 1 WINE GLASS.
white_04 This 3.5" by 5.5" paper appears to be a prescription form used as a receipt. It looks like it's from 1922, but it's a little hard to read. I think it says:
Printed vertically: WHITE & CO., Druggists / FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA.
hand-written horizontally: Received of W.G. Walker Esq / $6.00 payment in full of / medical account. / W.E. Anderson / January 28, 22.
white_05 This is an almanac from the year 1891, that has White & Co printed on the back. It was printed by the "Burdock Blood Bitters" company, and has many adverstisements for Burdock Blood Bitters products throughout. On the back of the almanac it says:
Presented By / White & Co., / FARMVILLE,/ Prince Edward Co, VA.


1 Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society presentation "The Drug Stores of Farmville", by Jimmy Hurt April 2019


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This page last updated on October 12, 2022.