G.G. Congdon & Co.


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  G.G. Congdon & Co., Queen St. near Hope, Hampton VA (1897-1899)
  G.G. Congdon & Co., 18 West Queen Street, Hampton VA (1900-1902)
  G.G. Congdon & Co., 22 West Queen Street, Hampton VA (1903-1930)
  Garber's Pharmacy (trading as G.G. Congdon Co Inc), 22 West Queen Street, Hampton VA (1930-1935)

Notes:
 George Gardner Congdon (1871-1947)2 was a druggist.

His first drug store was the Ideal Pharmacy in Newport News in the early 1890s. He moved to Hampton and opened the Congdon Pharmacy on Queen Street, as well as the Bellamy Pharmacy on King Street. He also started 2 pharmacies in nearby Phoebus VA, one named the Congdon Pharmacy and the other named the Buck Roe Pharmacy . 1,3

His pharmacy at 22 Queen Street was referred to as: "Garber's Pharmacy (trading as G.G. Congdon Co Inc)" in city directories between 1930 and 19351.
I don't quite understand what that means, other than maybe the new name was "Garber's Pharmacy" but they also wanted to keep the old name as well.
In any case, starting in 1935 it became Carmine's Pharmacy, with some references saying it was the "successor to G.G. Congdon"1.

Bottles:

congdon_01 These are clear 6.4" & 4.5" bottles embossed:
vertical: G.G. CONGDON & CO. / DRUGGISTS / HAMPTON, VA.
congdon_02 Clear 5" & 3.3" bottles embossed:
vertical: CONGDON & CO. / HAMPTON, VA.
base (left bottle): *** / W T & CO / 1 / U S A / PAT JAN 22 78
base (right bottle): *** / W T & CO / G / U S A
congdon_03 These are clear 4" and 3.5" bottles embossed:
vertical: G.G. CONGDON / DRUGGIST
base (left bottle): *** / W T & CO / U S A / H / PAT JAN 22 78
base (right bottle): W T & CO / F / U S A / PAT JAN 22 78
congdon_04 Aqua 5" bottle embossed:
vertical: CONGDON'S / LUNG BALSAM
base: W T & CO / 3 / U S A
This bottle does not have any city markings, but an ad on page 4 of the Jan 28, 1909 Newport News Daily Press for Congdons Phoebus/Hampton pharmacies mentioned CONGDON'S LUNG BALSAM.
congdon_05 This is a clear, 4" BIM bottle with a label:
label: OIL OF CITRONELLA / G.G. Congdon Company / PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS / HAMPTON, VA.
embossed on the base: A G W


1 Book: Old Bottles of the Virginia Peninsula 1885-1941 by Fred Rawlinson, page 101
2 Virginia Death Record for George Gardner Congdon, File # 15942
3 Ad for Congdon's pharmacies in Phoebus & Hampton, Jan 28 1909 issue of Newport News Daily Press


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