Evening Amigo's, I am looking for these Western California Drug Store Bottles in as Big of Sizes I can get. I have Trading Stock and or $$$$$ (Drachma's) Help the Olde Mole out.
1. Walter R. Hall, Colusa
2. C.L. Hall, Los Angeles
3. E.H. Hall, Los Angeles
4. Hall Drug Store, Los Angeles
5. Lincoln Hall, Los Angeles
6. G.P. Hall, Los Angeles
7. B.F. Hall, Modesto
8. John T. Hall, Oakland
9. J.T. Hall & Co., Oakland
10. B.F. Hall, Pala Alto
11. A.P. Hall, Placerville
12. Walter R. Hall, San Francisco
13. J.G. Hall, San Leandro
14. B.F. Hall, San Mateo
Check Your Boxes Please and Thanks Dr. Barnes ( Rick )
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That's a Hall of a list
ReplyDeleters
I'll see what the Hall I can do for 'ya, Mole.
ReplyDeleteYou guys have a Hall of a sense of Humor.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure those all exist as bottles? I haven't seen any of the Oakland/SF/Bay Area examples you list... Jason
ReplyDeleteI copied these bottle listings out of an old Drug Store book written by Bob Toynton back in the 1970's. I have No Idea which are embossed or Labeled or ??? Rick
ReplyDeleteI copied these bottle listings out of an old Drug Store book written by Bob Toynton back in the 1970's. I have No Idea which are embossed or Labeled or ??? Rick
ReplyDeleteI remember Toynton's book, someone gave me their old falling-apart copy kind of like a stack of paper! The Hall's from Palo Alto most certainly exists he was in business in the 1890s. Listed in the 1895 Palo Alto City Directory.
ReplyDeleteCONNEAU, Mrs. A., widow, res. over Hall's Drug Store, b. 4.
CONNEAU, Myrtle, student High School, res. over Hall's Drug Store, b. 4.
HALL, Benj. F., druggist, res. University Avenue and High Street, b. 4.
HALL, M.D., drug clerk, res. University Avenue and High Street, b. 4.
Bottle embossed:
Hall's/Palo Alto Pharmacy (cursive script)/Palo Alto, Cal.
No rating given in Miller's book likely around 10-15 examples known.
None of those below are listed in Miller's book, however his last revision was in 2005. Interesting there are two "B.F. Hall"s listed in Modesto/San Mateo. Wouldn't be much of a stretch to think the same Hall relocated a couple of times. For example druggist W.B. Pixley started in Stockton, later moving to S.F. and Oakland. Embossed bottles for all three of Pixley's locations exist.
ReplyDelete7. B.F. Hall, Modesto
8. John T. Hall, Oakland
9. J.T. Hall & Co., Oakland
11. A.P. Hall, Placerville
12. Walter R. Hall, San Francisco
13. J.G. Hall, San Leandro
14. B.F. Hall, San Mateo
Sorry I meant the B.F. Halls on your list -- not listed in Miller's book! Palo Alto City Directory for 1900-01 lists Hall as well:
DeleteHALL, B.F., druggist, 135 University ave
HALL, Mrs. Addie S., 135 University ave
HALL, Dr. Geo. E., 133 University ave
HALL, Ward Hall, student, 133 University ave
Hall's Drug Store, 135 University ave