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C. O. Bigelow Apothecaries is an American pharmacy and beauty brand founded in 1838 by Dr. Galen Hunter as The Village Apothecary Shop in Greenwich Village, New York.. Currently owned and operated by Ian Ginsberg, C. O. Bigelow is the oldest surviving apothecary–pharmacy in the United St
He began working for George L. Hooper at his Village Apothecary Shop pharmacy, founded in 1838 by Dr. Galen Hunter, at 104 Sixth Avenue (today, number 414). [ 5 ] In 1880, Bigelow purchased the business from Hooper and renamed it C. O. Bigelow Apothecaries.
The company is regarded as the fourth-oldest continuously operating company in America and the oldest American consumer brand in operation. The current motto of Caswell-Massey is "America's Original". Dr. William Hunter established Dr. Hunters Dispensary in Newport in 1752. Caswell Massey began as an apothecary shop selling medical supplies.
In 1838, Hunter established The Village Apothecary Shop at 102 Sixth Avenue in New York City. [6] [7] He ran the business until 1863, at which point it was sold to George L. Hooper, [8] a native of Castine, Maine. [9] He was a member of the Medical Society of the County of New York between 1841 and his death. [10] [11]
The first "drugstores" in North America "appeared in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Boston, New York, and Philadelphia," [11] with likely proto-drugstores—for example Gysbert van Imbroch ran a "general store" that sold drugs from 1663 to 1665 in Wildwyck, New Netherland, [12] today's Kingston, New York—preceding the dedicated apothecary shops of the 1700s, and providing a model.
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The following are approximate tallies of current listings in California on the National Register of Historic Places. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008, [1] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [2]
The oldest apparel/clothing brand in continuous operation in the United States. [109] Founder = Henry Sands Brooks: filed for bankruptcy protection in July 2020. [110] In September 2020 Brooks Brothers was purchased by a joint venture between Authentic Brands Group and Simon Property Group. [111] [112] 1818 Brown Bros. & Co. Philadelphia ...