Prof. Low's Worm Syrup Bottle
Name/Title
Prof. Low's Worm Syrup BottleEntry/Object ID
PCP.2023.2.345Description
Empty glass bottle of Professor Low's worm syrupContext
A.S. Low for Smith & Kline Co. operated from 1873-1891 at 2929 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. Before entering the medical field in 1873, Professor Andrew S. Low was a Philadelphia-based chemist who made his living selling cigars. He produced his liniments throughout the 1870s and 1880s, selling them wholesale to drugstores and pharmacies—one of them being Smith Kline and Co, an emergent Philadelphia drug retailer and developer. The bottle on display contained Professor Low’s Magnetic Worm Syrup, which, while not his most sought-after product, was among his popular line of “Magnetic Liniments.” Smith, Kline and Company was founded by John K. Smith, a Philadelphia druggist, and John Gilbert, Smith’s brother-in-law, in 1830. After 1836, the company was known as John K. Smith and Company, Druggists. The company went through three more name changes (George K. Smith and Company, Smith and Shoemaker, and Mahlon K. Smith and Company) before becoming Smith, Kline and Company in 1875. After a merger with French, Richard and Company in 1891, Smith, Kline and Company became Smith, Kline, and French, whose sales were greatly benefited by Professor Low’s line of “Magnetic Liniments.”Collection
Alan and Lorraine Warren CollectionCategory
containers, medicine bottles