C.L. Wright


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  C.L. Wright, 21 Bollingbrook Street, Petersburg VA (1877-1905)

Notes:
 Charles L. Wright (1864-1927)2 is listed in Petersburg city directories as having a drugstore at 21 Bollingbrook Street from 1877 to 1905, almost 30 years.1 It's rare for a druggist of that era to have a store at the same address for that long.

In 1906, he sold his drug store to Robert N. Partin.3
In subsequent years, Wright was listed as a tax collector.1


There was also a Louis C. Wright drug store listed in Petersburg city directories from 1888-1899. I couldn't find any indication that he was related to Charles.


Bottles:
wright_01 This is an aqua colored 5.5" bottle embossed:
vertical: C. L. WRIGHT / DRUGGIST / PETERSBURG VA.
wright_02 This is a clear 3.5" bottle embossed:
vertical: (mortar & pestle)/ C. L. WRIGHT / DRUGGIST / PETERSBURG VA.
base: W T & CO / (backwards-'R')


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 Charles L. Wright
3 News Leader, 16-Jan-1906, p.4


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