Riker's Expectorant

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I scratch around the other day and came up with this. A Riker's Expectorant made by William B. Riker & Son Druggist 373 6th ave., N.Y. William B. Riker started in the drug business in 1846. He opened his own drug store and sold medicines, wines, & Liquors, Liquid and powder perfumes etc... he later bought his son into the business and the son almost ruined the business! The son was later committed to Belvue Hospital in N.Y.C. In 1910 Riker & son merged with Hegeman. Hegeman was a big drug store chain and they said there was a Hegeman across the street from every Riker's drug store in N.Y. here is a link to an ad. Hope you like.
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Practical Druggist and Pharmaceutical Review of Reviews

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Hegeman & Co., New York

The namesake of the business, William Hegeman, was a native of New York City, born in 1816. His career story, as told in court records of “Hegeman & Co. against Johnston N. Hegeman…

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William B. Riker is not to be confused with William (Will) Riker of Star Trek Next Generation.
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[Harry Pristis]

Interesting history. I have one related bottle:

 

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Riker-Hegeman poison... Wow that's huge. Thanks for the reply and picture of that beautiful poison.
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In 1914 the Riker-Hegeman corp of N.Y. was a drug store chain with 105 stores. It was growing at the rate of more than 3 stores a month. The average druggist turned over their inventory 3 - 4 times a year, while Riker-Hegeman chain claimed 12!
There was also a merger with Riker that happened before Hegeman and that was with Dr. David Jaynes, Riker- Jaynes.
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