Franck Baker & Son


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Franck Baker & Son, Winchester VA

Notes:
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Bottles:

baker_01 (enlarge) Clear 4.5" bottle embossed:
horizontal in fancy oval slugplate: FRANCK BAKER & SON / PHARMACISTS / WINCHESTER VA
bottom: W T & CO / T CO A
baker_04 (enlarge) Similar to the bottle above, but it's 5.0" tall. It's embossed:
horizontal in fancy oval slugplate: FRANCK BAKER & SON / PHARMACISTS / WINCHESTER VA
bottom: W T & CO / J / U.S.A.
baker_03 (enlarge) This is a 2.7" clear bottle with original contents & label (both sides are shown in the photo), embossed:
horizontal in fancy oval slugplate: FRANCK BAKER & SON / PHARMACISTS / WINCHESTER, VA.
bottom: WT&CO / C / U.S.A.
label: OIL WINTERGREEN / FRANCK BAKER & SON / PHARMACISTS / WINCHESTER, VA.
baker_06 (enlarge) Left is 6", middle is 5.2" and right is 2.8". They're all clear bottles embossed:
round slugplate: FRANCK BAKER / THE DRUGGIST
bottom: WT&CO / * * * / U.S.A. / PAT 1 24 88
They don't say "WINCHESTER" on them, but they're likely from the same Winchester Franck Baker as all the bottles above.
baker_02 (enlarge) These are similar to the bottles above, but they have the added words "& SON". They all have the same round slugplate, and only differ slightly on how the bottom is embossed. Their sizes are 5.2", 4.7", 4.2" and 3.5" (4,3,2 & 1 ounce). The embossing says:
round slugplate: FRANCK BAKER / & SON / THE DRUGGISTS
bottom: WT&CO / E / U.S.A. / PAT JAN 24, 1888



Other Items:
baker_05 (enlarge) Clear 4.5" bottle embossed:
This is an 8.5" x 5.5" receipt from Franck baker & Son from 1904 & 1905. This is typical of old drugstore receipts I've seen, where the bill goes on for several months (note the month written in the 1st column). It looks like the purchaser's name is "J.M. Buntz". The pre-printed header says:
ACCOUNTS RENDERED MONTHLY / Winchester, VA., _______ 190_ / TO FRANCK BAKER & SON, DR. / DRUGGISTS / PROPRIETOR OF / BAKER'S HEADACHE TABLETS / BAKER'S EMULSION COD LIVER OIL / BAKER'S VIOLET CREAM / TELEPHONE 85
baker_07 (enlarge) Page 93 of More Images of the Past1 says that Bakers Drug Store was on 25 North Loudoun Street. This is a photo taken October 2010 of 25 N. Loudon Street.


1 Book: More Images of the Past, A Photographic Review of Winchester & Frederick County Virginia, Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society




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This page last updated on November 26, 2010.