Bell Drug Co.


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1,2,3,4
  Blackstone & Bell, Accomac VA (1883-1899)
  Wm. P. Bell & Co., Accomac VA (1899-ca.1927)
  Bell Drug Co., Accomac VA (ca.1938-ca.1940)

Notes:
William Parramore Bell (1860-1935)5 owned a drugstore in Accomac VA (formerly called Drummontown VA). He started with a business partner, and the drug store was called "Blackstone & Bell". In 1899, Mr Blackstone left to start a banking business, and Bell continued the store under the name "Wm. P. Blackstone & Co.".1,2

At some point the name changed to "Bell Drug Company", which is the name printed on the bottle below. The last mention I found was from 19404, which was after William's death, so the company apparently continued on without him, at least for a while.


Bottles:

bell_01 This is a clear 4.3" screw-top bottle with a label that says:
label: ELIXIR TERPIN HYDRATE / AND CODEINE N.F. / ... / BELL DRUG COMPANY / DRUGGISTS / ACCOMAC VIRGINIA

1 Peninsula Enterprise, 3-Jun-1899 p.3 (Blackstone & Bell disolved)
2 Peninsula Enterprise, 5-Nov-1921 p.1 (mention of "Wm. P. Bell & Co" established 1883)
3 Various Virginia state drugstore directories mentioning Bell's drug store by any name, years: 1901,04,06,10,11,12,13,16,19,21,27,35,38
4 Eastern Shore Herald, 19-Oct-1940 p.3 (mentions of Bell Drug Co. in Accomac)
5 Find-a-grave for William Parramore Bell


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