Trotter's Pharmacy


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  John M.F. Trotter, 388 Main Street, Norfolk VA (1895-1912) 1,2
  Trotter's Pharmacy, 401 Granby Street, Norfolk VA (1915-1924)
  Trotter's Pharmacy, 302 E City Hall Avenue, Norfolk VA (1925)

Notes:
 John M.F. Trotter (1868-1939)3 was a druggist in Norfolk.

In December of 1923, Trotter's drug store at 401 Granby Street burned. The building was damaged and Trotter estimated he lost $25,000 worth of stock. 4
Trotter opened a new pharmacy at a 302 City Hall Avenue, but in 1925, that building was also damaged by a fire, which "considerably damaged the prescription department". 5
I couldn't find any mention of Trotter's drug store after that year.

His death certificate, in 1939, said he was working as a druggist in the Granby Pharmacy, so he continued to work as a pharmacist after his own store shut down.

Bottles:
trotter_01 This is a clear 6" mouth-blown bottle embossed:
vertical slugplate: TROTTER'S / NORFOLK, VA.
base: C L G CO


1 Norfolk City directories, 1894,95,97,98,99,1900-10,12-16,19,20,22-25,27-28,30
2 Norfolk Landmark, 28-Sep-1895, p.1 (earliest Ad I could find for Trotter's Drug Store)
3 Find-a-grave entry for John M.F. Trotter
4 Norfolk Post, 12-Dec-1923, p.1 (Article: "Fire Captain Is Injured")
5 Virginian-Pilot and the Norfolk Landmark, 30-Jun-1925, p.3 (Article: "Trotter's Pharmacy is Damaged by Fire")


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