1912 William R. Warner & Co ANTIQUE RIBBON Warner Lambert Pharmaceutical Medical

Description

Antique - Vintage Original Ribbons (2)
WM. R. WARNER & CO.
Third Annual Picnic L.D.I.B. Club
June 15, 1912
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This listing is for two original 1912 ribbons from the William R. Warner & Company when it had their 3rd Annual Picnic for the LDIB Club. At this time in 1912 the company President was Gustavus Pfeiffer (name not on the ribbon).
This listing is for 2 identical ribbons - you will receive both if you win the bidding. They measure 4.75" longest point and 1.5" wide.
Warner eventually became Warner - Lambert Pharmaceutical Company (see history below).
Warner-Lambert origins can be traced to 1856 when William Warner opened a drugstore in Philadelphia. After 30 years of experimenting with the formulation of pharmaceutical products, Warner closed his retail store and began a drug manufacturing business.
William Warner & Co. was acquired in 1908 by Henry and Gustavus Pfeiffer (1872-1953). Gustavus later wrote that “we changed thinking locally to thinking nationally.” For the next 30 years the company made many acquisitions and by 1939, had 21 marketing affiliates outside the United States and several international manufacturing plants. The largest acquisition was Richard Hudnut Company, a cosmetics business, which was eventually sold in 1979. Gustavus Pfeiffer had a long and distinguished career in pharmaceutical and allied industries. At one time, his family owned — and he served as chairman of — the company that would become the Warner-Lambert pharmaceutical giant.
Like Pfizer, Warner-Lambert traces its history back to the mid-1800s, the opportune days of a growing America. In 1856, William R. Warner launched his own drug store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. An innovator at heart, he invented a tablet-coating process to encase harsh-tasting medicines in sugar shells. This innovation earned Warner a place in the Smithsonian Institution. Warner gave up his retail shop in 1886. He then focused solely on drug manufacturing under the name William R. Warner & Co.
Meanwhile, in the American midwest, Jordan Wheat Lambert was launching Lambert Pharmaceutical Co. in St. Louis. In 1914, he began to mass-market Listerine through an advertising campaign that is still a case model in business schools. Another St. Louis-based company, Pfeiffer Chemical, bought William R. Warner in 1908, kept the Warner name, and expanded the company through acquisition. The paths of Warner's company and Lambert's firm intersected in 1955, with the creation of the Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company.
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Condition of the two ribbons as shown - they are both from 1912, have age and use, rub and scuff, some light fading of the gold color lettering on the purple ribbon material. Each has a pin at the top so it could be attached to clothing. Some fray and light soiling. Please view photos closely. You will receive the two ribbons you see in the photos. Pre-owned, being sold "as is" as was found for your Warner - Lambert, pharmaceutical, apothecary, drug store collection.
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Item is being sold .... AS IS .... as was found. Buy with confidence as I offer 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you have questions when item arrives, just let me know.
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