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Illfelder Importing Co. Inc. – Toys – Novelties – Manufacturers Hanover Trust – East 23rd Street – Gramercy Park, NYC
East 23rd Street - March 2005 © Frank H. Jump
- Also see Walter Grutchfield’s website!
- Manny Hanny – Wikipedia
Fletcher’s Castoria – East Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2005
Circa 1901 - In Use for Over 30 Years © Frank H. Jump
1868, May 12: The “U.S. Patent Office grants patent to Dr. Samuel Pitcher of Barnstable, Massachusetts for a cathartic composed of senna, sodium bicarbonate, essence of wintergreen, taraxicum, sugar and water.” There is a copy of the Patent here, it is somewhat large.
1871 – The Centaur Company is formed by Charles H. Fletcher at 80 Varick Street, New York, New York to manufacture Pitcher’s Castoria after purchasing the rights and formula from Dr. Pitcher. It was renamed Fletcher’s Castoria. He partnered with with Joseph B. Rose who had, in the same year, purchased forumla for Centaur Liniment. They had financial backing from Demas Barnes [he was later U.S. Congressman from New York 1867-1869]. – The Centaur Company
Courtesy of Centaur Company website
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-03-13
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- Getting older means // Keeping things in perspective // A world in turmoil #haiku #prayforjapan #
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Chalmers Bro’s Plumbers – Flour Ad – Orange, NJ
© Frank H. Jump
CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE - Google Books
The Metal worker, plumber and steam fitter, Volume 72, Part 1 - July 3, 1909 - Google Books
Circa 1908 postcard - Preziosi Postcards - Ebay
January 2, 1909 - Electric World - Google Books
Electric World - May 20, 1909 Google Books
Saturated hue © Frank H. Jump
