Dr. John W. Robertson


Company Names, addresses, dates
  Dr. John W. Robertson, Onancock, VA (ca.1910-ca.1975) 1

Notes:
Dr. John Williams Robertson (1887-1981)2 was a Doctor in Onancock VA for nearly 70 years. He graduated from the University of Maryland Medical School, and returned to Onancock in 1910, joining his father's medical practice. He brought the first X-ray machine to Virginia's Eastern Shore and installed it in his office.1

He was also an accomplished photographer, and he published 3 books of pictures and history of the Eastern Shore. 1


Bottles:

robertson_01 This is a clear 5.2" bottle. It has gradations embossed on the edges (Ounces & CC's), and is also embossed:
vertical in slug plate: JOHN W. ROBERTSON, M.D. / X-Ray Equipped / Onancock, VA
base: (a 5-sided star)


1 Richmond Times Dispatch newspaper, 2-Oct-1981, page 67 (obituary for Dr John W. Robertson)
2 Find-a-grave for John Williams Robertson


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