Knaresborough, the oldest chemist shop

Knaresborough, the oldest chemist shop

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
Tunbridge Wells, Kent : Photocrom Co., Ltd., [between 1895 and 1930?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Pharmacies
England
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Postcard of Lawrence, a pharmacy in Knaresborough, England. Card features a black and white photo reproduction of the outside of the drugstore. The building is two stories tall with a sign of "Lawrence" at the very top, a sign of "Ye anciente pharmacy" below it. The second floor has two small windows with two bigger windows below them. The first floor is dark with signs that say "Chemist & druggist" and "The oldest chemist's shop in England, established 1720." The storefront windows have cubbies full of small bottles and merchandise. In front of the store is a sidewalk and cobblestone street, a woman standing and looking into the left window. Behind the store are some chimneys and sky.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
1 trade card : 14 x 9 cm
Provenance:
Gift, William Helfand, 2005, Acc. 2005-05.125 Pharmacies K-L.
Technique:
chromolithograph, black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101752624 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
1370212195
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101752624