Old Philly Medicine

[privvydigger]

Here's one I just picked up
A rolled lip hinged mold GILBERT & ROYAL Co. PHILADa
Lots of whittling and really crude top!
Any ideas??

 

[privvydigger]

YO! Anybody out there?

 

[digger don]

I have a pontiled Gilbert & Co. wholesale druggist Philada. Your bottle could be what Gilbert & Co. turned into later. I'm not sure but I think the Gilbert bottles are fairly common Philly meds

 

[privvydigger]

thx I thought I was on to something but as usual
I did notice I miss wrote its Gilbert Royal not &

 

[GuntherHess]

i'm travelling at the moment and dont have my normal resources but I think I remember Gilbert being with Royal possibly right after the civil war into the 1870s

 

[privvydigger]

thx all for the responce
Makes me wonder the actual number of philly meds....

 

[GuntherHess]

Makes me wonder the actual number of philly meds....

Last time I was foolish enough to add them all up, Philly was close behind NYC and no other cities came close...

Top Ten Cities for 19th Century medicines

New York City 15%
Philadelphia 12%
Boston 4.2%
Baltimore 3.9%
Chicago 2.8%
Cincinnati 2.6%
San Francisco 2.3%
Pittsburgh 2.2%
St Louis 1.8%
Providence RI 1.5%

 

[cyberdigger]

[][] Cool info Matt!!!!