Winstead Drug Co.


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  O.P. Winstead Drug Co., 107 W. Washington St., Petersburg VA (1922)

Notes:
 Oliver Poovey Winstead (1891-1957)2 became a registered pharmacist in 1915.3
He worked at the James P Banks drug store for a few years, and by 1921 he had become a partner in that firm, acting as the secretary.1

By 1922, he had his own drugstore. But by 1924, his store was no longer listed in city directories.1

The 1930 US census had him living in Baltimore Maryland.


Bottles:
winstead_01 This is a clear 4.8" bottle embossed:
vertical: WINSTEAD DRUG CO. / PHONE 411 FOR SERVICE / 107 W. WASHINGTON ST. / PETERSBURG, VA.


1 Petersburg VA city directories for years: 1866,70,72,76-77,79,82,86,88,91,93,95,97,99,1901,03,05,07,09,11,13,15,17-18,20-22,24,27,29,31,33,35,37,39,41,43,48,50,52,54-55,57,59
2 Find-a-grave entry for Oliver Poovey Winstead
3 Virginian-Pilot, 16-Jun-1915, p.14 (list of new pharmacists)


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