Claude Woodward


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  Claudius Woodward, 98 High Street, Portsmouth VA (1882)
  Claudius Woodward, 322 High Street, Portsmouth VA (1883-1890)

Notes:
 Claudius Woodward (1853-1934)2 purchased the drugstore of James L. Hatton in 1881, and started his own drugstore. He had been in the drugstore business for about 12 years prior to that time. 3

He ran his store until 1890, at which time he sold it to J.W.S. Butt.4

He continued in the drug business as a travelling salesman. Many of the drugstore men in Portsmouth learned the business from him. 5


Bottles:
woodward_02 This is a clear 6.25" BIM bottle embossed:
vertical: (Mortar & Pestle logo that says 'PURE DRUGS') / CLAUDE WOODWARD / DRUGGIST / PORTSMOUTH VA
base: WT&CO / N
woodward_01 This bottle is similar to above, but it's smaller and it says "CLAUD" with no 'E'. It's a clear 5.0" BIM bottle embossed:
vertical: (Mortar & Pestle logo) / CLAUD WOODWARD / DRUGGIST / PORTSMOUTH VA
base: WT&CO / N


1 Portsmouth VA city directories, years 1851,72,74-75,80,82-83,85-86,89-92,97-99,1900-08,10-20,22-25,27-28,30-31,33-42,44-47,49,51,53-54,56,58-60
2 Find-a-grave entry for Claudius Woodward
3 Public Ledger, 8-Oct-1881, p.1 "New Drug Store"
4 Norfolk Landmark, 4-Jun-1890, p.4 "Drug Store Notice"
5 Virginian-Pilot, 16-Apr-1934, p.9 (obituary for Claudius Woodward)


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