Company Names, addresses, dates: ¹
  William E. Armstrong, 225 n Sycamore, Petersburg VA (1895)
  William E. Armstrong & Co, 225 n Sycamore, Petersburg VA (1897-1903)
  William E. Armstrong & Co, 223-225 n Sycamore, Petersburg VA (1905)
  William E. Armstrong & Co, 225 n Sycamore, Petersburg VA (1907-1909)
  William E. Armstrong & Co, 223-227 n Sycamore, Petersburg VA (1911-1913)
  William E. Armstrong & Co, 404-406 n Sycamore, Petersburg VA (1915-1918)
  William E. Armstrong & Co, 15 n Unition, Petersburg VA (1920-1922)
  William E. Armstrong & Co, 13-15 n Unition, Petersburg VA (1924)

Notes:
William Erastus Armstrong (1869-1934)² was listed as a drugstore clerk in the 1886 Petersburg city directory. In the 1888 directory, he was listed as a clerk working at the William F. Spotswood's drugstore, and in the 1893 city directory as a clerk for Charles L. Wright's drugstore.¹

The 1895 city directory is the first to list Armstrong as owning his own drugstore. It was located at 225 North Sycamore Street, which had previously housed George A. Minetree's Drugstgore. ¹

In 1902, William was the vice president of the Petersburg chapter of the National Association of Retail Druggists.³

In 1916 William's drugstore was gutted by a fire.⁴
That didn't stop William from expanding his business. In 1917, his drugstore opened at a new location, and the Armstrong Paint & Oil Company opened at the address that previously held the drugstore. By 1927 William had abandoned his drugstore and was the sole proprietor of the Paint and Oil company. ¹

	This is a 5.25" clear bottle with upside-down embossing. It's embossed: upside-down in zig-zag ribbon: W.E. ARMSTRONG & CO / PHARMACISTS / PETERSBURG, VA. base: PAT JUN 17 88 / (can't read)
	Left is 7.2" tall (8 oz) and right is 5.5" tall (3 oz). They're both clear bottles, embossed: horizontal (left bottle): 3viii horizontal (right bottle): 3iii vertical in script: W.E. Armstrong & Co / Druggists / Petersburg, Va.
	This is a 7.5" tall, amber, machine-made bottle with a label that says: label: W.E. ARMSTRONG & CO / WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS / PETERSBURG, VA. There is another label underneath. The top line is hard to read but here's what I think it says: 2nd label: Tsl. Cherry / W.E. ARMSTRONG & CO., Wholesale Druggists / Petersburg, Va.

	This is a receipt from 1924 with W.E. Armstrong & Co letterhead. It says: letterhead: (picture of building) W. E. ARMSTRONG & CO. / WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS AND IMPORTERS / Druggist Sundries and Fountain Supplies / ... Petersburg, VA., Feb 1st, 1924 body: Sold to T. J. Spratley / Surry Va. / ...
	This is a receipt from 1925 with W.E. Armstrong & Co letterhead. It says: letterhead: Petersburg, VA., Jan 16 1925 ('4' overwritten by a '5') / OFFICE OF W. E. ARMSTRONG & CO. / DRUGGISTS / CREDIT MEMORANDUM body: Messrs. T. J. Spratley / Surry Va. / We credit your account as follows: / 1 case Trilby Soap 8.00