W.W. Friend


Company Names, addresses, dates:1
  W.W. Friend & Co, Manchester VA
  William W. Friend, 1801 Hull St., Manchester/Richmond VA (1902-1920)
  William W. Friend, 2349 W Broad St., Richmond VA (1922-1923)

Notes:
 The city of Manchester merged with the city of Richmond in 1910. So presumably the bottle below that is embossed with Richmond is from after 1910.

Bottles:
friend_02 This is a clear 3.8" bottle embossed:
vertical: W.W. FRIEND & CO / DRUGGISTS / MANCHESTER, VA.
base: PAT DEC 13 87 / C.L.G.CO. 2
friend_01 This is a clear 3.6" bottle embossed:
horizontal: 3i
vertical: W.W. Friend / Pharmacist / RICHMOND, VA.
base: G.L.C. CO.
friend_03 This is a clear 4.5" bottle embossed:
horizontal: 3ii
vertical: W.W. Friend / Pharmacist / MANCHESTER, VA.
base: W T CO / B / U S A
friend_04 This is a clear 4.25" bottle embossed:
vertical: W.W. Friend / PHARMACIST / MANCHESTER, VA.
base: B. R. G. Co.


Other Items:
friend_05 This is a cardboard pill box from 1908 that says:
W.W. Friend. / Pharmacist. / ... 1-10-08 ... / Cor Hull St & Cowardin Ave MANCHESTER, VA.


1 Book: "Bottled in Richmond 1811-1930", by Vernon Grant


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