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Horlick's Malted Milk Powder
Glass sherds from a bottle of Horlick's Malted Milk Powder, found at the Charnley-Persky House.
Horlick's Malted Milk Powder
Glass sherds from a bottle of Horlick's Malted Milk Powder, found at the Charnley-Persky House.
Print advertisement and Letterhead for Horlicks Food Company and Malted Milk Powder. Image Holicks Food Company Letterhead: 1895 Image with woman and…
Print advertisement and Letterhead for Horlicks Food Company and Malted Milk Powder. Image Holicks Food Company Letterhead: 1895 Image with woman and…
Illinois Glass Company
A 1910 photograph originally titled "Noon hour. Illinois Glass Co., (Shop #7.) These boys all work in above glass company. Tuesday noon. Location: Alton, Illinois," taken by Lewis Wickes Hine.
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J. E. Jeffords
1868-?
John Eliot Jeffords started his pottery in 1868, quickly gaining a reputation for Rockingham, yellowware, and majolica. An 1888 advertisement for Jeffords Porous Cells is below. The company was around until at least 1904, but it is unclear…
John Eliot Jeffords started his pottery in 1868, quickly gaining a reputation for Rockingham, yellowware, and majolica. An 1888 advertisement for Jeffords Porous Cells is below. The company was around until at least 1904, but it is unclear…
James C. Crane's Crême Elcaya Advertisements
Print advertisements for James C. Crane's Crème Elcaya.
James Keiller & Son
1797-present
First produced in 1797, Keiller marmalade became one of the largest confectioners in the UK. The company first used the name James Keiller & Son in 1827, and the product grew worldwide by 1857. Keiller marmalade is still available…
First produced in 1797, Keiller marmalade became one of the largest confectioners in the UK. The company first used the name James Keiller & Son in 1827, and the product grew worldwide by 1857. Keiller marmalade is still available…
Japanese "Geisha Girl" Porcelain
1870s-1921
Production of Geisha Girl porcelain began in the 1870s; most were produced before World War II, but they continued to be manufactured through the American occupation of Japan (1945-1952). These printed ceramics were inexpensive, often…
Production of Geisha Girl porcelain began in the 1870s; most were produced before World War II, but they continued to be manufactured through the American occupation of Japan (1945-1952). These printed ceramics were inexpensive, often…
John J. Schmitt Pharmacy
1897-1922?
John J. Schmitt became a pharmacist at the turn of the 20th-century, opening his own drugstore at the corner of Clark and Arlington Place as early as 1897. He remained in the same location (pictured below in an undated photograph) at…
John J. Schmitt became a pharmacist at the turn of the 20th-century, opening his own drugstore at the corner of Clark and Arlington Place as early as 1897. He remained in the same location (pictured below in an undated photograph) at…
John Wyeth & Bro.
1860-1932
Founded as John Wyeth & Brother Chemists in Philadelphia in 1860, Wyeth remains a giant in the pharmaceutical industry. John and Frank Wyeth set themselves apart by mixing medicinal compounds in large batches ahead of time, allowing the…
Founded as John Wyeth & Brother Chemists in Philadelphia in 1860, Wyeth remains a giant in the pharmaceutical industry. John and Frank Wyeth set themselves apart by mixing medicinal compounds in large batches ahead of time, allowing the…
Johnson Bros
1882-present
Founded in 1882, Johnson Brothers was a leader in English earthenware production; in 1896, the company expanded to the U.S., which would become one of their largest markets (as exhibited in the 1922 advertisement from one of their…
Founded in 1882, Johnson Brothers was a leader in English earthenware production; in 1896, the company expanded to the U.S., which would become one of their largest markets (as exhibited in the 1922 advertisement from one of their…
Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company
1856-present
In 1849, a German immigrant named August Krug began brewing beer in the basement of his restaurant in Milwaukee; the next year, he would hire a 20-year-old German immigrant named Joseph Schlitz as a bookkeeper. In 1856, Krug passed…
In 1849, a German immigrant named August Krug began brewing beer in the basement of his restaurant in Milwaukee; the next year, he would hire a 20-year-old German immigrant named Joseph Schlitz as a bookkeeper. In 1856, Krug passed…
Katharmon Chemical Company
An advertisement for Katharmon Chemical Company, boasting Kathermon's uses as an antiseptic, prophylactic, and detergent.
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Keasbey & Mattison Company
1873-1886
Keasbey & Mattison Company was established 1873 as a pharmaceutical company, mostly selling patent medicines and curatives; one of their most popular products was Bromo Caffeine. See the 1890 advertisement for this product and a bottle…
Keasbey & Mattison Company was established 1873 as a pharmaceutical company, mostly selling patent medicines and curatives; one of their most popular products was Bromo Caffeine. See the 1890 advertisement for this product and a bottle…
Kilner Brothers Glass Co.
1857-1937
Kilner Brothers Glass Company was established in 1857 after James Kilner & Sons split in two, following the death of James Kilner Sr. in the same year. Kilner Brothers produced medical, dispensing, drug, soda water, mineral water, and beer…
Kilner Brothers Glass Company was established in 1857 after James Kilner & Sons split in two, following the death of James Kilner Sr. in the same year. Kilner Brothers produced medical, dispensing, drug, soda water, mineral water, and beer…
Klein Brothers Harvard Rye Whiskey
1875-1920
Started by Samuel H. Klein of the Klein Brothers distillery. Advertisements for the liquor (as the one below) were known to be scandalous for the time, often depicting young men in mortar boards reminiscent of the institution for which the…
Started by Samuel H. Klein of the Klein Brothers distillery. Advertisements for the liquor (as the one below) were known to be scandalous for the time, often depicting young men in mortar boards reminiscent of the institution for which the…
L. T. Piver
1823-present
Louis Toussaint Piver took over Michel Adam’s perfume company in 1813, renaming the company after himself ten years later. The company was the official purveyor to the court of Louis XVI and to many royal families of Europe and…
Louis Toussaint Piver took over Michel Adam’s perfume company in 1813, renaming the company after himself ten years later. The company was the official purveyor to the court of Louis XVI and to many royal families of Europe and…
Lambert Pharmaceutical/Listerine
1895-present
First introduced to the market in 1895 and marketed exclusively to dentists, Listerine quickly became a household name and became one of the first medical products offered over the counter in 1914. These two ads from 1917 advocate…
First introduced to the market in 1895 and marketed exclusively to dentists, Listerine quickly became a household name and became one of the first medical products offered over the counter in 1914. These two ads from 1917 advocate…
Lea & Perrins
1837-present
After attempting to replicate an Indian recipe, John Wheeley Lea and William Perrins introduced their Worcestershire sauce around 1837. The sauce was sold internationally by 1870, allowing for American manufacture of the sauce. The…
After attempting to replicate an Indian recipe, John Wheeley Lea and William Perrins introduced their Worcestershire sauce around 1837. The sauce was sold internationally by 1870, allowing for American manufacture of the sauce. The…
Lemp Beer
Lemp Beer Label
MacLaren's Cheese
Two print advertisements for MacLaren's Imperial Cheese, as well as a glass jar made for MacLaren's Roquefort found at the Charnley-Persky House.
Marion Fruit Jar & Bottle Co.
1888-1904
Boyd’s Genuine Porcelain Liners were patented in 1869, originally in colorless glass, then milk glass in 1871. Marion Fruit Jar and Bottle Company was one of many glass manufacturers to produce these; the company specialized in fruit…
Boyd’s Genuine Porcelain Liners were patented in 1869, originally in colorless glass, then milk glass in 1871. Marion Fruit Jar and Bottle Company was one of many glass manufacturers to produce these; the company specialized in fruit…
Master Lock Co.
1921-present
Founded in 1921 by Harry Soref, Master Lock still produces a wide range of padlocks today. An early innovator in padlocks, Master Lock patented the Laminated Steel padlock in 1924, the same manner in which bank vaults are protected, as…
Founded in 1921 by Harry Soref, Master Lock still produces a wide range of padlocks today. An early innovator in padlocks, Master Lock patented the Laminated Steel padlock in 1924, the same manner in which bank vaults are protected, as…
Mercer Pottery Company
1868-1930s
James Moses founded the Mercer Pottery Company in 1868, claiming to have produced the first semi-porcelain china in the United States. A 1922 advertisement for Mercer's hotel ware is below. The company was in business until the 1930s.…
James Moses founded the Mercer Pottery Company in 1868, claiming to have produced the first semi-porcelain china in the United States. A 1922 advertisement for Mercer's hotel ware is below. The company was in business until the 1930s.…
Mintons Ltd.
1796-1968
Founded in 1796 by Thomas Minton, Mintons first focused on producing practical tableware, often with prints like the kitten print on the plate below, found at the Charnley-Persky House. After Thomas’s son, Herbert, took control of the…
Founded in 1796 by Thomas Minton, Mintons first focused on producing practical tableware, often with prints like the kitten print on the plate below, found at the Charnley-Persky House. After Thomas’s son, Herbert, took control of the…
Mum Manufacturing Company
1888-present
Mum was the first company to manufacture deodorant. Mum was the first company to manufacture deodorant. Invented in 1888, Mum deodorant targeted armpit and foot odor; sold in small tins, Mum advertised itself with the slogan “Mum’s…
Mum was the first company to manufacture deodorant. Mum was the first company to manufacture deodorant. Invented in 1888, Mum deodorant targeted armpit and foot odor; sold in small tins, Mum advertised itself with the slogan “Mum’s…
New Wharf Pottery
1877-1894
Brothers Thomas and William Wood established their pottery on the Burslem Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal, near a recently-built wharf; fittingly, they called the venture New Wharf Pottery. The 1880 advertisement below promotes the…
Brothers Thomas and William Wood established their pottery on the Burslem Branch of the Trent and Mersey Canal, near a recently-built wharf; fittingly, they called the venture New Wharf Pottery. The 1880 advertisement below promotes the…
O. W. Tanke
1902-1940(?)
Otto W. Tanke took over Emil Dorner’s drug store at 557 N. Clark St. in 1902, just four years after passing the Board of Pharmacy. In the early 1900s, Tanke established the Lavox Company, manufacturing chemicals, drugs, and toilet…
Otto W. Tanke took over Emil Dorner’s drug store at 557 N. Clark St. in 1902, just four years after passing the Board of Pharmacy. In the early 1900s, Tanke established the Lavox Company, manufacturing chemicals, drugs, and toilet…