Zimmerman Link Co


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  Charles R. Link & Co, 121 East Main St, Charlottesville VA (1902-1904)
  Post Office Drug Store, 121 East Main St, Charlottesville VA (1906)
  Zimmerman-Link Co Inc, 121 East Main St, Charlottesville VA (1910-1914)
  Zimmerman-Link Co Inc, 109 West Main St, Charlottesville VA (1916)
  Miller-Link Drug Store, 109 West Main Street, Charlottesville VA (1919)

Notes:
The 1910, 1912 & 1914 Charlottesville city directories say the president of Zimmerman-Link was J. H. Moomau, the vice-president was Charles R. Link, with no mention of Zimmerman. It may have been that Zimmerman had passed away by then, but they kept his name.
The residential section of the 1910-1912 directories list a Mary Zimmerman as the widow of Angelus Zimmerman, so maybe it was Mary or Angelus who this drug store was named after.
There was a fire in 1916, and the store apparenently burned down the building2.
The 1916 City Directory says the store had moved to 109 West Main Street, and that Dr. Guy Miller was the proprietor.
The 1919 city directory lists Miller-Link at that address, and subsequent years list just Guy L. Miller at that address.

Bottles:

zimmerman_01 Clear 8" bottle with a Ceramic stopper. It is embossed and it has a label:
embossing: SOLUTION / CITRATE OF MAGNESIA / DOSE FOR ADULTS / ONE HALF TO ONE FULL BOTTLE / CHILDREN / IN PROPORTION TO AGE / CITRATE / MAGNESIA
label: Effervescing Solution of / Citrate of Magnesia / ... ZIMMERMAN LINK CO / PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS / 218 WEST MAIN STREET. CHARLLOTESVILLE, VA.
zimmerman_11 zimmerman_12 This bottle is much older than the label. I suspect someone just slapped the label on an old bottle, but it could be that Zimmerman-Link re-used an old bottle. The bottle is 8.75" tall, has a ground lid, and has a glass pontil scar on the base as shown in the 2nd picture.
The label says:
SULPHUR / ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.




Other Items:
zimmerman_02 This is a label that says:
LIME WATER / DOSE- For an adult, 1 tablespoonful; children from one to two teaspoonfuls in a little milk. For sick stomach, to be repeated after each effort to vomit. / ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
zimmerman_03 This is a label that says:
ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. / GASOLINE / KEEP AWAY FROM FLAME OR FILRE.
zimmerman_04 This is a label that says:
ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / CREAM OF TARTAR. / DOSE- As an aperient, from one-half to one teaspoonful. ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
zimmerman_05 This is a label that says:
BENZINE / CAUTION - Do not use near a fire or flame. / ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
zimmerman_06 This is a label that says:
SYRUP SQUILLS / CONTAINS ABOUT 5 P.C. ALCOHOL / Six months old, 4 drops | Five years old, 15 drops / One year old, 6 drops | Ten years old, 25 drops / Two years old, 10 drops | Adults, one teaspoonful. / As an emetic, repeat every 15 minutes till it acts. / ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
zimmerman_07 This is a label that says:
ELIXIR / Quinin, Iron and Strychnine / ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
zimmerman_08 This is a label that says:
LINSEED OIL / ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
zimmerman_10 Top label says:
SULPHUR / ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
Bottom label says:
LISTERINE / ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO., Inc., / DRUGGISTS, / 121 East Main Street, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
zimmerman_09 This is a set of directions that says:
GENERAL DIRECTIONS. / The usual does is 3 pills taken at bed time. / For Billiousness and Sick Headaches, ake 3 pills the first night, at bed time, and one or two each nightg following for 3 or 4 days, or until the tongue cleans off and the bowels assume a healthy condition. / Habitual Constipation: one pill 3 times a day before the meal until the bowels act freely and then one every night or every other night as may be needed to keep the bowels gently open. / Dyspepsia and Indigestion, Nausea and Loss of Appetite: follow directions under Habitual constipation and be prudent in diet. The above directions mayu be changed to suit certain exceptional cases. / ZIMMERMAN-LINK CO. / DRUGGISTS / CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.


1 Charlottesville city directories for the years: 1902,04,06,10,12,14,16,19,22,24,27,29,31,34,36,45,47,50,53,55-60
2 Richmond Times Dispatch newspsper, 17-May-1916, page 3 (article: Building Gutted by Flames)


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