Leadbeater


Company Names, addresses, dates:1
  Stabler, King & Fairfax Sts, Alexandria VA (1792-1796)
  Stabler Apothocary, 107 S. Fairfax St. Alexandria VA (1796-1829)
  Stabler Apothocary, 105-107 S. Fairfax St. Alexandria VA (1829-1852)
  Leadbeater Apothocary, 105-107 S. Fairfax St. Alexandria VA (1842-1933)
  Stabler-Leadbeater Museum, 105-107 S. Fairfax St., Alexandria VA (1939-present)

Notes:
Edward Stabler started the business in 1792. His son William took over in 1831. John Leadbeater was Willaim Stabler's brother-in-law, and he took over the business in 1852. His son Edward S. Leadbeater took over in 1860. The shop closed down in 1933 during the depression. Today it's a museum. 1

Bottles:

leadbeater_01 (enlarge) Clear 6.5" bottle embossed:
vertical: E.S.LEADBEATER & SONS / WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS / ALEXANDRIA VA / EST'D 1792
leadbeater_04 (enlarge) Aqua 6" unembossed bottle with label:
label: E.S.LEADBEATER & SONS / Druggists / FAIRFAX STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA. / ESTABLISHED 1792.
The left side of the label has a fancy picture with a ribbon that says "PURITY" and "ACCURACY", as well as a circle that says "LABOR OMNIA VINCIT", which is latin for "hard work conquers all".



Other related stuff:
leadbeater_02 (enlarge) Today, the Stabler-Leadbeater apothecary is a museum at 105-107 S. Fairfax Street, Alexandria VA (about a block off of King Street in old town Alexandria).
leadbeater_03 (enlarge) Here's a view of 105-107 S. Fairfax Street from across the street. The two addresses are connected together - the right side is where you enter the gift shop, then you can take a tour of the left side and the upstairs.


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This page last updated on December 17, 2010.