John Bell & Croyden Limited > United Kingdom U.K. pharmacy stock certificate

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John Bell & Croyden Limited
Original stock certificate
1927 - United Kingdom
Hand signed by company officers
Attractive certificate
More information about John Bell & Croyden from the company's website:
John Bell & Croyden was formed in 1908, being the amalgamation of the well known business of John Bell & Co of 338 Oxford Street and that of Charles Croyden & Co, of 55 Wigmore Street. The business of John Bell & Co in Oxford Street goes back to 1798 and belongs to the history of Pharmacy. When John Bell opened his Pharmacy the area was so thinly populated that the business was thought to be “a very poor prospect”. In order to create the impression of a brisk business a boy was employed to sit in the window and pound away at an empty mortar. John’s two sons Jacob and Frederick joined the business and Jacob became sole proprietor on the death of his father in 1849. The business was the subject of a painting by W. Hunt in 1842 called “The Shop Boy” which was engraved by J.G.Murray and for many years widely distributed.
Jacob Bell was a considerable patron of the arts with friends such as artists of the day, Frith, Landseer and Etty and also authors such as Dickens and Thackeray. On his death he bequeathed his valuable collection of paintings to the nation, and they are still held in the National Gallery and Tate Britain. Jacob Bell was the founder and the moving force behind the Pharmaceutical Society, (now The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain). Thirteen of the founder members of the Society had been at one time or another employed at John Bell and Co. In 1841, Jacob started (as proprietor and editor) a journal, which in 1842 took the title “The Pharmaceutical Journal”. It was one of the few technical periodicals of the time. On June 1st 1859 (only 18 days before his death) Jacob stated it was his intention to present the copyright to the Society. The deed of transfer was signed by Jacob on his death bed a few hours before he died, at the age of 49.
With no heirs the business passed to Jacob’s partner Thomas Hyde Hills and then to his son Walter Hills under whose management the business developed both as a retailer and wholesaler. In 1908, the operations became two separate companies and the retail business merged with Charles Croyden and Co of Wigmore Street under the dynamic management of John D. Marshall. In 1912 the business moved to its current location at 50 Wigmore Street and was opened by the Lord Mayor of London. John Bell & Croyden continued to develop through the 20th Century to become the unique business it is today. The store is situated on the corner of Welbeck Street and Wigmore Street, close to Harley Street, the medical centre of excellence in the UK. John Bell & Croyden has the privilege of holding the Royal Warrant as Pharmacists to Her Majesty The Queen.
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