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Object Description

Object ID

1987.007.043

Title

Date

1939-1957.

Description

Register of Poisons from Plewes Drug Store and Brandow's Drug Store containing dated entries from Sept. 29, 1939 to Feb. 14, 1957;1 book; hardcover; black cover; the front cover reads "Register / of / Poisons / Pharmacy Act as Amended" in embossed black lettering; the edges of the pages are pink; the register of poisons is a record of customers who purchased poisonous substances from the pharmacy; each entry contains "date", "name of purchaser", "name and quantity of poison sold", "purpose for which it is required", and "signature of purchaser"; most of the entries also include "address of purchaser" and "signature of seller"; this register came from Plewes Drug Store (Angus M. Plewes Druggist and Chemist, which opened around 1920) and continued to be in use when the business later became Brandow's Drug Store in 1945.

People/Subject

Brandow, Harold

Brandow's Drug Store

Harold Brandow took over Plewes Drugstore in 1945, and renamed it Brandow's Drugstore sometime after. Harold's son, Murray followed in his father's footsteps and worked at the store after studying pharmacy at UBC. The store was closed in 1981.

Plewes Drug Store

Established circa 1920 by Angus Plewes. It was managed by his wife Erla after Angus' sudden death in 1938. The store was later owned by Harold Brandow in 1945 and renamed Brandow's Drugstore. Harold's son, Murray followed in his father's footsteps and worked at the store after studying pharmacy at UBC. The store was closed in 1981.
Source: HPC Records (HPC-198/995), From Prairie to City by Warren Sommer

Plewes, Angus M.

Angus Plewes owned and operated Plewes Drug store in Langley Prairie from 1920 until his death in 1938.

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