Records of the George D. Feidt Company
Collection
Identifier: MSS 5/004
Scope and Contents
This small collection of records, 1833-1939, documents the Philadelphia
pharmacy and chemical manufacturing business of George D. Feidt
Company and its antecedent firms, Smith and Hodgson and Bullock
Crenshaw. The collection includes a Smith and Hodgson memorandum
book; a Bullock Crenshaw recipe book and commercial product
catalogues; and a George D. Feidt Company stock inventory
register, commercial product catalogues and price lists, order
book, poison register, catalogue mailing lists, and pharmacy
register. The commercial catalogues contain notes and emendations, many
probably by John G. Bullock. Sample product labels, price lists,
and information on the ingredients and manufacture of pharmaceuticals
and chemical compounds are included.
Dates
- 1833 - 1939
Creator
- George D. Feidt Company (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Philadelphia chemical and pharmaceutical firm of George D.
Feidt Company had its origins in a drug store established
in 1819 by Daniel B. Smith (1792-1883) at Sixth and Arch streets.
In 1828, Smith entered into partnership with William Hodgson,
Jr., and the name of the firm was changed to Smith and Hodgson.
In 1849, Charles Bullock (b. 1826) and Edmund A. Crenshaw purchased
the business and renamed it Bullock Crenshaw. Under this
name, the firm operated as wholesale druggists and manufacturers
of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and laboratory apparatus. In 1901,
George D. Feidt (d. 1942) purchased the 528 Arch Street firm
from the estate of Charles Bullock and renamed it. From 1907
to 1912, George D. Feidt Company was located at 240-244 North
Fifth Street; in 1923, the firm removed to Fifth and Buttonwood
streets.
Extent
1.25 Linear feet (14 volumes and 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
The records of George D. Feidt Company and its two antecedent
firms, Smith and Hodgson and Bullock Crenshaw, were purchased
by the Historical Collections of the College of Physicians of
Philadelphia from Palinurus Rare Books in August 1992. The
collection was processed and catalogued in 1993.
During the course of processing, a notebook of Joseph DeFeher and nine unmarked commercial product catalogues were removed from the collection.
During the course of processing, a notebook of Joseph DeFeher and nine unmarked commercial product catalogues were removed from the collection.
Creator
- George D. Feidt Company (Organization)
- Title
- Records of the George D. Feidt Company
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Repository
Contact:
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103 United States
215-399-2001
library@collegeofphysicians.org