A. Gordon Brace, Dispensing Chemist, Formula Notebooks
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
A.1993.0002
Date
14/3/1896-4/08/1934
Extent and medium
3 notebooks
Administrative / Biographical History
Arthur Gordon Brace was born in 1879 in Sheerness, Kent. He married Alice George on 25 October 1911 at Lynsted in Kent, and their only child, Derek Gordon Brace, was born in Maidstone on 7 October 1913.
Brace worked in various roles before serving in 81st (1st Home Counties) Field Ambulance, initially in Belgium and then to Salonika in Greece until the end of the war. He was mentioned in despatches and received a Meritorious Service Medal.
After the war, Brace established his own business, a pharmacy called A. Gordon Brace Limited, in Herne Bay in Kent, towards the end of 1921. The company bought two more pharmacies in Herne Bay, one of which was run by his son. The business sold products such as hand cream and bronchial balsam, and relatives helped with bottling up the products. Brace served in the Observer Corps between 1935 and 1945, and died in Herne Bay on 20 November 1948, whereupon Derek took over his father's business.
Brace worked in various roles before serving in 81st (1st Home Counties) Field Ambulance, initially in Belgium and then to Salonika in Greece until the end of the war. He was mentioned in despatches and received a Meritorious Service Medal.
After the war, Brace established his own business, a pharmacy called A. Gordon Brace Limited, in Herne Bay in Kent, towards the end of 1921. The company bought two more pharmacies in Herne Bay, one of which was run by his son. The business sold products such as hand cream and bronchial balsam, and relatives helped with bottling up the products. Brace served in the Observer Corps between 1935 and 1945, and died in Herne Bay on 20 November 1948, whereupon Derek took over his father's business.
Scope and content
Three formula books compiled by A. Gordon Brace, dispensing chemist based in Herne Hay, Kent. Book 1 contains advertisements for chemists based in Kent, including A. Gordon Brace. The formula books include the following recipes:
Book 1 - Aniseed [Lanchanam], Balsam of Aniseed, Bronchial Mixtures, Calamine Lotion, Elliman's Universal, Gargle Astringent, Golden Nerve Tonic, Hair Tonic, Indigestion Mixture, Influenza Mixture, Maclean Stomach Powder, Sunburn Lotion, Christy's Sunburn Cream, Toothache, Vapour Rub.
Book 2 - Aniseed [Landanum], Antiquito, Balsam of Aniseed, Brown Ointment, Bismuth Soda and Pepsin Mixture, Braces' Bronchial Balsam, Children's Cough Mixture, Calamime Lotion, [Cantharadine] Hair Lotion, Royal Embrocation, Ginger Wine, Gargle, Gout Mixture, Gargle Astringent, Golden Nerve Tonic, Hair Tonic, Hand Cream, Influenza Mixture, Indigestion Mixture, Kaylenol, Lanoline Milk, Lemon Powder, Liver Tonic, Sunburn Lotion, Scabies Treatment, Toothache, Wind and Indigestion Mixture.
Book 3 - Indigestion Mixture, Indigestion and Liver Mixture, Digestive Syrup, Essence of Rennet, Soothing Syrup, Digestive Candy, Teething Powder, Mothers' Friend, Aniseed Cordial, Peppermint Cordial, Godfrey's Cordial, Tooth Ache Drops, Rose Cough Mixture for Children, Hooping Cough Drops, Cold and Influenza Mixture, Malt Cod Liver Oil, Cod Liver Oil Emulsion, Castor Oil Emulsion, Beef and Malt Wine, Cloudy Ammonia, Neuralgic Powder, Cholera, Diarrhoea, Asthma Cure, Baking Powder, Ginger Wine, Foot Powder, Eye Lotion, Gout Mixture, Hair Wash, Rosemary Hair Wash Powder, Brillantine, Pomade, Hair Dye, Perfume, Worm Cakes, Furniture Polish, Glycerine, Vinegar, Shaving Cream, Extract Vanilla, Curry Powder, Cocaine Pastilles, Machine Oil, Wheat Dressing, Beetle Powder, Fire Extinguisher (Water), Indian Chutney, Salad Cream, Tomato Sauce, Shampoo Powder, Headache Powder.
Book 1 - Aniseed [Lanchanam], Balsam of Aniseed, Bronchial Mixtures, Calamine Lotion, Elliman's Universal, Gargle Astringent, Golden Nerve Tonic, Hair Tonic, Indigestion Mixture, Influenza Mixture, Maclean Stomach Powder, Sunburn Lotion, Christy's Sunburn Cream, Toothache, Vapour Rub.
Book 2 - Aniseed [Landanum], Antiquito, Balsam of Aniseed, Brown Ointment, Bismuth Soda and Pepsin Mixture, Braces' Bronchial Balsam, Children's Cough Mixture, Calamime Lotion, [Cantharadine] Hair Lotion, Royal Embrocation, Ginger Wine, Gargle, Gout Mixture, Gargle Astringent, Golden Nerve Tonic, Hair Tonic, Hand Cream, Influenza Mixture, Indigestion Mixture, Kaylenol, Lanoline Milk, Lemon Powder, Liver Tonic, Sunburn Lotion, Scabies Treatment, Toothache, Wind and Indigestion Mixture.
Book 3 - Indigestion Mixture, Indigestion and Liver Mixture, Digestive Syrup, Essence of Rennet, Soothing Syrup, Digestive Candy, Teething Powder, Mothers' Friend, Aniseed Cordial, Peppermint Cordial, Godfrey's Cordial, Tooth Ache Drops, Rose Cough Mixture for Children, Hooping Cough Drops, Cold and Influenza Mixture, Malt Cod Liver Oil, Cod Liver Oil Emulsion, Castor Oil Emulsion, Beef and Malt Wine, Cloudy Ammonia, Neuralgic Powder, Cholera, Diarrhoea, Asthma Cure, Baking Powder, Ginger Wine, Foot Powder, Eye Lotion, Gout Mixture, Hair Wash, Rosemary Hair Wash Powder, Brillantine, Pomade, Hair Dye, Perfume, Worm Cakes, Furniture Polish, Glycerine, Vinegar, Shaving Cream, Extract Vanilla, Curry Powder, Cocaine Pastilles, Machine Oil, Wheat Dressing, Beetle Powder, Fire Extinguisher (Water), Indian Chutney, Salad Cream, Tomato Sauce, Shampoo Powder, Headache Powder.
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Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Not permitted
Language
English; Latin