Martin's Pharmacy
William R. Martin


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  W.R. Martin, 94 Main Street, Norfolk VA (1895)
  William R. Martin, 226 (94) Main Street, Norfolk VA (1897-1898) 2
  Martin's Pharmacy, 226 Main Street, Norfolk VA (1899)
  Martin's Pharmacy, 222 Main Street, Norfolk VA (1900-1912)
  Martin's Pharmacy, 218 E Main Street, Norfolk VA (1913-1916)
  Martin's Pharmacy, 265 Granby Street, Norfolk VA (1916-1925)

Notes:
 (more information will be added when I get around to researching this druggist)

Bottles:

martin_01 martin_02 This is a clear 3.5" bottle embossed:
vertical: Martin's Pharmacy / NORFOLK VA.
base vertical: USA / ***
base horizontal: WT&CO / B / PAT / DEC 11 1894
It also has a partial label that says:
label: Ess. of Peppermint / Martin's Pharmacy / W.R. MARTIN / 94 Main St. near Academy of Music, NORFOLK VA.
martin_03 These bottles are embossed the same as the bottle above, but without labels. Left is 4.1" and right is 3.5". They are embossed:
vertical: Martin's Pharmacy / NORFOLK VA.
left-bottle base, horizontal: WT&CO / H / USA / PAT DEC 11 1894
left-bottle base, vertical along left edge: ***
right-bottle base: WT&CO / D / USA / PAT DEC 11 1894


1 Norfolk City directories, 1851,66,72,74,75,77,80,82,83,86,88,89,91,92,94,95,97-99,1900-10,12-14,16,19,20,22,25,30
2 Street addresses changed in 1897; 94 Main Street became 226 Main Street, but was the same location


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