F.C. Helbig


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  F.C. Helbig, 1301 12th Street, Lynchburg VA (1887,1890)
  F.C. Helbig, 719 Main Street, Lynchburg VA (1897)
  F.C. Helbig, 815 Main Street, Lynchburg VA (1899-1909)
  Frederick C. Helbig, 905 Main Street, Lynchburg VA (1910-1923)

Notes:
Frederick Conrad Helbig (1864-1965) lived to the ripe old age of 100. 2
He shows up in Lynchburg city directories as a drugstore owner from 1887 to 1923. In many of the subsequent years, his occupation is listed as pharmacist, but he's not listed as a drugstore owner, and it doesn't specify which drugstore he was working at. 1



Bottles:
helbig_01 This is a clear 5.3" bottle embossed:
vertical: (mortar & pestle with "FCH") / F.C.HELBIG / DRUGGIST / LYNCHBURG VA
base: PATD JUN 4 89 / BB&CO

The label is on inside-out, with the printed side in, and the un-printed side out. The unprinted side is handwritten. The label says:
Printed Side: F.C. HELBIG / DRUGGIST / 905 Main St. Lynchburg, VA.
Hand-written Side: ??? Extract / (can't make out the rest)
helbig_02 helbig_03 This is a the same bottle as above, with separate photos showing the embossing and the writing on the label.


1 Lynchburg City Directories for years: 1885,87,90,97,99,1900,07-10,13-21,23,24,26-40
2 Find-a-grave entry for Frederick Conrad Helbig


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This page last updated on January 29, 2025.