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JOHN & RICHARD RADWAY : RESOVENT SARSAPILLIAN

In the 1840s brothers John and Richard G. Radway would establish a company called Radway & Company in New York City. The business was located at 2 Courtland Street. They started selling their medicated soap in 1847. By 1852 the brother's would copyright the initials R.R.R. The R.R.R. initials stood for Radway Ready Relief and or Radway's Renovating Resolvent and by 1877 Renovating would become Sarsaparillian Rosolvent. Below are photos of two of these bottles. They are embossed RADWAY'S // SARSAPARILLIAN / RESOLVENT // R.R.R. // ENTD ACCORD / TO ACT OG / CONGRESS

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Below are photos of an early Radway bottle its embossed R.R.R. / RADWAY'S & CO. // NEW YORK // ENTD ACCORD TO // ACT OF CONGRESS

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RRR LABEL.RRR BOX.Labeled bottle and box.

Below is a tax stamp.

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References:

Dr. Cannon Medicine Chest Article Aug. 2010 in the AB&GC.

www.rdhinstl.com

Frank & Frank Jr. (Wicker) Bottle Collection.

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