Company Names, addresses, dates:
  J.T. McCrum, Lexington VA (ca.1860 - ca. 1888) ^1,2
  J.T. McCrum & Son, Lexington VA (ca.1888 - 1897) ^2,3
  McCrum Drug Co, Lexington VA (1897 - ca.1959) ^3,4

Notes:
James Thaddeus (J.T.) McCrum (1834-1897)⁵ started his drugstore business in Lexington somewhere around 1860. His obituary said (in 1897) that he had been in the drugstore busines for almost 50 years¹, and the 1860 Census listed him as a druggist with an estate worth $1500 dollars, probably enough money to have included a drug store.
The 1870 & 1880 Census listed his brother Barton R. McCrum as living with J.T., and working as a clerk in the drug store.

The earliest mention I could find of "J.T. McCrum & Son" was in an 1888 newspaper ad.
His son Hugh W. McCrum (1864-1898)⁶ would have been 24 years old that year.

After J.T.'s death in 1897, the company was sold to Captain Montgomery Beverly Corse (1866-1931)⁷, who resigned his position as assistant professor at VMI so he could run the company³. Corse kept the McCrum name, and called it the "McCrum Drug Company"⁸. Corse died in 1931. I was unable to determine who took over the McCrum Drug Company at that time, but the company continued on until at least 1959, which is the last year I could find any mention of it in newspaper ads & articles.⁴


JT McCrum & Son Bottles:

	This is a clear 4.5" bottle embossed: vertical: J.T. McCRUM & SON / DRUGGISTS / LEXINGTON, VA. base: W T & CO / D / U S A
	This bottle is embossed like the bottle above, but it's slightly taller, and it has a label. It is a clear 4.8" bottle embossed: vertical: J.T. McCRUM & SON / DRUGGISTS / LEXINGTON, VA. base: W T & CO / E / U S A / PAT JAN 5 1892 The label says: label: J.T.McCRUM & SON / DRUGGISTS/ LEXINGTON, VA. / Succus Alteran
	This is a clear 3.5" bottle embossed: vertical: J.T. McCrum & Son / LEXINGTON, VA. base: PAT JUN 17 88 / ???

	These bottles are all embossed the same. Their heights/sizes are, from left to right: 5.5" (4 oz), 5.2" (3 oz), 4.4" (2 oz), and 3.7" (1 oz). They are embossed: horizontal: 3iv (or 3iii, or 3ii, or 3i) vertical: McCrum's / (McCRUM DRUG CO) / LEXINGTON, VA. base (leftmost): WT&CO/ U /USA base (2nd from left): WT&CO / E / USA base (3rd from left): WT&CO / R / USA base (rightmost): WT&CO / USA
	This is a clear 5.7" (4 oz) bottle embossed: horizontal: 3iv vertical in script: The McCrum / Pharmacy base: W T Co This bottle does not say "Lexington" on it, but I suspect it's from the same McCrum drug company in Lexington as the rest of the bottles on this page.
	This is a 7.25" machine-made bottle with an applied colored label (ACL), as well as a partial paper label. It's marked: ACL: McCrum's / McCRUM DRUG CO, Inc) / LEXINGTON, VA embossed on the base: (Keystone symbol with a 'K' in it) 4
	This is a clear 2.1" bottle with cork & original contents. It is un-embossed, but it has a label: label (front): SUGAR-COATED / ROUND PILLS / (PINK) / CASCARA / COMPOUND / MANUFACTURED / FOR / McCRUM DRUG CO. / LEXINGTON, VA. label (right-side): DOSE: 1 OR 2 PILLS label (left-side): Each pill contains: Cascarin, 1-4 gr.; Aloin, 1-4 gr.; Podophllum resin, 1-6 gr.; Ext. Belladonna leaves, 1-8 gr.; Strychnine sulphate, 10-60 gr.; Oleoresin Ginger, 1-8 gr.

	This post card was published by the McCrum Drug Co. Based on the primitive cars and the horses in the background, I would guess it's from about 1910. Written on the curb below the building on the right is "Mc Crum's", so I presume that means the building on the right was McCrum's drug store.
	This is another postcard that depicts McCrum's drug store. It looks to be slightly newer than the one above, probably about 1920s. While there are similarities, I think this is a different building than the one in the postcard above as this one has 2 stories and the one above has 3.
	This is a Victorian Trade Card, depicting a woman at a well with a man looking over a wall. On the back it describes the picture and advertises Dr. Jayne's Tonic Vermifuge, and at the bottom, it says: PRESENTED BY / J. T. McCRUM, / Lexington, Rockbridge Co., / Virginia
	This is a matchbook cover. It says: front: McCrum's / LEXINGTON VA top: PHONE 75 back: McCRUM'S / SODA / FOUNTAIN / "Excellent Sandwitches / Sodas - Ice Cream" / Delivery Service ..