1860's meds & Gravitating stopper

[143Tallboy]

I picked these up at the Toronto Bottle show the weekend before last:

3 Canada West Meds (Canada West was basically Ontario, Canada before confederation 1841 - 1867)

Northop & / Lyman / Newcastle CW
Morris's / Electric Fluid / Peterboro CW
Coombe's / Balm of / Columbia / Toronto / CW

And a scarce local Peterborough, Ontario Gravitating stopper bottle: Foy & Starr / Peterboro
They were in business starting in 1876 and only lasted until 1878. The business changed ownership a few times after that and disappeared from the records after 1889. It has the Mattews Gravitating stopper patent info embossed on the base.

 

[143Tallboy]

RE: 1860's meds and a Gravitating stopper

The Northrop and Lyman

 

[143Tallboy]

RE: 1860's meds and a Gravitating stopper

Foy & Starr Gravitating stopper and the Toronto CW side of the Coombe's Balm of Columbia

 

[143Tallboy]

RE: 1860's meds and a Gravitating stopper

I have a couple of interesting newspaper clippings from Foy & Starr - the first is from 1876, they had an accident with their delivery 'van'

 

[143Tallboy]

RE: 1860's meds and a Gravitating stopper

Trying to sell the business in 1877

 

[deenodean]

RE: 1860's meds and a Gravitating stopper

excellent Canadian histroy