Brown, Frederick Zerban
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1872 - 1938
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Records of The Frederick Brown Company
Collection
Identifier: MSS 5/005
Overview
The Frederick Brown Company was founded by Frederick Brown (March 12, 1796 – February 27, 1864) after he began producing Brown’s Essence of Jamaica Ginger in 1822. Brown began production on the corner of Chestnut and 5th Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Frederick Brown Company was successful as their Essence of Jamaica Ginger was a popular household medicine and remedy. The Frederick Brown Collection consists of two series. Series I contains a variety of personal and family papers,...
Dates:
1895 - 1921
