Morrison The Drug Man
Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  Morrison's Pharmacy, 123 N Sycamore, Petersburg VA (ca.1897-ca.1905)
  Morrison's Pharmacy, 155 N Sycamore, Petersburg VA (ca.1907-ca.1913)
  Morrison's Pharmacy, 254 N Sycamore, Petersburg VA (ca.1915-ca.1924)
Notes:
Edwin A. Morrison (ca.1863-1923)2
owned a drugstore in Petersburg VA.
The Petersburg city directories I have access to only narrow down the starting
date to sometime between 1888 and 18971, but one of his obituaries
said that he came to Petersburg about 18953, so that narrows it down
to sometime between 1895-1897.
The earliest mention I see of this business being referred to as "Morrison the
drug man" is in a 1906 newspaper4.
Morrison passed away in 19232.
His wife sold the store for $10,000 to 3 Petersburg druggists:
Blackwell Smith,
E.A. Morrow, and
R.H. Southworth.5
In subsequent years, the store at that location was known as the
Corner Drug Store.1
Bottles:
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This is a green mouth-blown citrate-of-magnesia bottle, embossed:
vertical: CITRATE OF MAGNESIA / Made By / MORRISON / THE DRUG MAN / PETERSBURG
base: S
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These are clear bottles; left is 7.0", middle is 5.8" and right is 4.2" tall. They're all embossed:
vertical: MORRISON / THE DRUG MAN / SYCAMORE AND BANK STS.
base (left & center bottles only): 2 / C.L.G.CO.
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This is a clear 4.5" bottle embossed:
horizontal at top: (the letter "M" with an eagle)
vertical: MORRISON'S PHARMACY / 123 SYCAMORE ST. / OPPOSITE INDEX APPEAL BLDG / PETERSBURG, VA.
base: PAT JUN 17 88 / S.B.
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Other Items:
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This is a dose cup. The white markings appear to be painted vs. etched. The markings say:
vertical: YOURS FOR HEALTH / MORRISON the DRUG MAN / COR SYCAMORE AND BANK STS. /
PETERSBURG, VA.
horizontal: (gradation marks for table spoons & tea spoons)
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1 Petersburg VA city directories for years: 1872,82,86,88,97,99,1901,03,05,07,09,11,13,15,17,18,20-22,24,25,29,35,37,39,43
2 Richmond Times-Dispatch, 02-Jul-1923, p.3 (obituary for E.A. Morrison)
3 News Leader (Richmond VA), 03-Jul-1923, p.7 (obituary for E.A. Morrison)
4 Richmond Times-Dispatch, 25-Mar-1906, p.22 (earliest mention I found for "Morrison The Drug Man")
5 News Leader (Richmond VA), 08-Aug-1924, p.4 (article: "Drug Store Sold")
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