Arayanization of Arthur Abelmann's ChemiewerkDocument outlining the terms on which Chemiewerk (Chemisch-Pharmazeutischen A.G.), owned by Jewish businessman Arthur Abelmann, was “Aryanized” by the Nazi…
Business Card for Jacobs’ PharmacyThis early business card emphasizes the core components of Jacobs’ business philosophy.
Cover of <em>Meyer Brothers Druggist</em>By the early 1850s, roughly half of the pharmacies and twenty percent of the wholesale drug companies in St. Louis…
Ether and Chloroform AdvertisementIn addition to medical narcotics, such as cocaine and morphine, the Mallinckrodt Company produced a variety of anesthetics. In fact,…
Formula book for original line of chemicals produced by Charles Pfizer & CompanyFormula book for original line of chemicals produced by Charles Pfizer & Company, ca. 1852
Jacobs, Sinclair in “Who’s Who and What’s What in the Drug World”One of Jacobs’ products, Luxomni, eventually lent its name to a small Georgia town. As Jacobs explained in “Who’s Who…
Jacobs’ Monthly MagazineThis cover page from Jacobs’ Monthly Magazine (c. April 1918) includes a summary of the history of Jacobs’ business.
Jacobs’ Pharmacy catalogueThis cover of the Jacobs’ Pharmacy catalogue stresses both the wide variety of products available at the store – all…
M. C. W. Brand Chemicals AdvertisementThe Mallinckrodt Company’s long-term focus on the manufacture of pharmaceutical and analytical chemicals of high purity was consistent with the…
M. C. W. Brand Medical Narcotics AdvertisementThe Mallinckrodt Company’s venture into the production of cocaine, morphine, and other medical narcotics was well timed. Around 1898, the…
Mallinckrodt Brand Carbolic Acid and CocaineThe quality of its early products, such as carbolic acid, helped the Mallinckrodt Company establish a good reputation. The company…
Mallinckrodt Brand Morphine NoticeAround 1898, the Mallinckrodt Company, perhaps drawing on its German connections, purchased access to cocaine and morphine manufacturing processes developed…
Recipe for Jacobs’ Headache PowdersJacobs’ always strove to refine and improve his compounds and cures. Typed at the bottom of this recipe for Jacobs’…
