N.B. Schmitt Drugstore


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  N.B. Schmitt, Strasburg VA (1888-1906) 1,2

Notes:
Nelson Bender Schmitt (1855-1906)3 was the son of Bernadoitte Schmitt, who ran a drug store in Woodstock VA.4

Nelson was listed in the 1880 US census as a clerk in a drug store, presumably his father's drug store, as they were living in the same household in Woodstock VA.4
In 1888 he purchased the drugstore in Strasburg, previously owned by Drs. G.A. Brown and J.A. Crawford. Strasburg hired C.L. Kneisley to manage the store. 2

If you're wondering why Nelson didn't run the store himself, it seems that by 1898, he actually owned 3 separate drug stores, the one in Strasburg, one in Edinburg VA, and one in Moorefield WV.5

Nelson passed away in 19063.
Shortly after that, Kneisley purchased the drug store2. Thereafter it was known as Kneisley's Drug Store.


Bottles:

schmitt_01 This is a clear, 6.25" tall, mouth-blown bottle embossed:
horizontal: C. L. KNEISLEY / MANAGER
vertical in script: N. B. Schmitt / Druggist / Strasburg, Va.


1 Strasburg News, 10-May-1917, page 5 (article: "Kneisley's Drug Store")
2 Shenendoah Herald, 13-Apr-1906, page 3 (C.L. Kneisley will purchas NB Schmitt drug store)
3 find-a-grave entry for Nelson Bender Schmitt
4 US Census 1870,1880,1900 show N.Bender Schmitt as the son of Bernadoitte Schmitt, a druggist in Woodstock VA
5 Edinburg Sentinal, 09-Sep-1898, page 3 (Schmitt opens drug store in Moorefield)




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This page last updated on April 12, 2023.