Mottershead and Co. Collection
Level of description
Fonds
Reference code
A.1996.0010
Date
1867-1925
Extent and medium
1 box
Administrative / Biographical History
The firm of Mottershead and Co. chemists was established in 1790. Its aim was to 'be of service to the public in the supply of trustworthy medicines and articles used in the treatment of disease and the preservation of health'. They kept and sold a full stock of English and Continental medicines. The business was owned by F. Baden Benger and Standen Paine from 1866, having previously been owned by Thomas Roberts, and later A.E.H. Blackburn took the business over from Benger and Paine from the late nineteenth century when they formed their own business (F.B. Benger and Co.) in 1891.
Scope and content
Prescription Books, Recipe Books, Catalogues, Pamphlets, Correspondence and Certificates.
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Not permitted
Language
English
Contents