The Allen Drug Store


Company Names, addresses, dates1:
  Fred F. Allen Co., 2612 Washington Ave., Newport News, VA (1898-1899)
  Fred F. Allen Co., 3003 Washington Ave., Newport News, VA (1900-1904)
  Allen Drug Store, 2612 Washington Ave., Newport News, VA (1905)

Notes:
 Fred F. Allen (b:1870)2 ran a drugstore in Newport News VA.
I suspect the "& Co." in his drug store name referred to his brother James, who was listed as a drug store clerk in the 1900 US Census, and passed away in 19053.
In 1899, Allen was elected president of the newly formed Newport News Druggist Assocation4.
In 1898 Allen put an ad in the newspaper encouraging customers to visit his soda fountain5. Apparently he took an interest in soda fountains, because in 1905, he accepted a position with the American Soda Fountain Company, and moved to Baltimore MD.3



Bottles:

allen_01 This is a clear, 2.1" shard (whole bottle would have been about 2.5" tall). It is embossed:
vertical: NEWPORT NEWS / The Allen Drug Store / VA.


1 Addresses & dates from Book: "Old Bottles of the Virginia Peninsula 1885-1941" by Fred Rawlinson
2 US Census 1900, Fred F. Allen b: Aug-1870, occup: Druggist
3 Newport News Daily Press newspaper, 2-Feb-1905, page 4
4 Newport News Daily Press newspaper, 30-Sep-1899, page 3
5 Newport News Daily Press newspaper, 22-Jul-1898, page 2


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This page last updated on July 30, 2020.