Camm Brothers


Company Names, addresses, dates:1
  Camm Brothers (Edward & James G), Opera House 1104 Main, Lynchburg VA (1887)
  Camm Brothers (Edward & James G), Opera House 1104 1/2 Main, Lynchburg VA (1890)
  Camm Brothers (Edward & J Govan), Opera House 1104 Main, Lynchburg VA (1897)
  Camm Brothers (Edward & J Govan), Opera House 1104 Main, Lynchburg VA (1899)
  Camm's Drug Store (Lbg Chemical Co proprs), 1104 Main, Lynchburg VA (1900)
  Camm Brothers (Edward Camm Mgr, J Govan Druggist), 1104 Main, Lynchburg VA (1907)

Notes:
Searching for Camm Brothers in the Chataignes Lynchburg City Directories is confusing. It seems the Camm Brothers drug store manufactured & sold soda pop, but over the years the soda manufacturing/bottling broke out into a separate business that was also called "Camm Bros". The Soda bottling company was at 1020 Main Street, close to the drug store. There are soda bottles that have the name "CAMM BROS" embossed on them.
Here's a list of the individual Camm brothers, based on the limited number of Lynchburg city directories that I have access to:
Edward Camm Jr: 1881 was a clerk for Faulkner & Craighill drug store. 1887-1907 proprietor of Camm Brothers drugstore 1104 Main Street. 1104 Main was also listed as his residence.
James Govan Camm: 1881 was a clerk for Faulkner & Craighill drug store. 1887-1907 proprietor of Camm Brothers drugstore 1104 Main Street.
John Camm: 1890-1907 was listed as proprietor of Camm Bros Bottlers at 1020 Main (as opposed to Camm Bros Druggists at 1104 Main).
Charles Camm: 1887 was a clerk for Camm Bros druggists. 1890 co-proprietor of Camm Bros bottling (as opposed to Camm Bros Druggists). Not listed in 1897 directory.
To see a related CAMM bottle, see my Faulkner & Craighill page.


Bottles:

camm_01 This is a clear, 5.5" bottle embossed:
vertical in fancy letters: Camm Bros. / Druggists / Lynchburg, Va.
base: * * * / O / U.S.A. / PAT'D JAN 5 1892
camm_02 This is a clear, 3.5" bottle embossed:
vertical in slug plate: CAMM BROS. / DRUGGISTS / OPERA HOUSE / LYNCHBURG VA.
base: W T & CO / R
W T & CO / R


1 Chataignes Lynchburg City Directory, 1881,1887,1890,1897,1899,1900,1907





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