Search the archiveCurrently displaying: 13 results. Clear the searchYou've searched for:Subject: "Shops and Businesses" xformat: "Artifact" x Search term Filter by Decade 1870s (1)1880s (7)1890s (7)1900s (7)1910s (7)1920s (6)1930s (7)1940s (7)1950s (7)1960s (4)1970s (2)1980s (1)Filter by Century 19th (7)20th (10) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Bottles from Doig the Chemist Bottles from William Doig the Chemist. Two toilet chains from local plumbers, Betsworth Barlow, and James Jack and Sons Two toilet flush pull chains from local plumbers, Betsworth and Barlow who operated between 1894-1970s and James Jack and Sons, 1880-1980. Doig the Chemist: Apprentice Drawer Doig the chemist’s apprentices' drawer. It has been signed by all trainee chemists dating back to 1887. Chemist's Powder Trestle Chemist's powder trestle from Doig’s the chemist. Folding the powder paper over this little trestle ensured identical sized powder sachets. Miniature Shoe Miniature or model shoe, found in a garden in West Newport. This was perhaps a sample belonging to a salesman. Suppository Makers from Doig's Shop Suppository Makers from Doig's chemist shop. Pill Boards from Doig's Shop Pill boards from Doig the Chemist's shop. Pestle and Mortar from Doig's Shop Pestle and mortar from Doig the Chemist's shop. Insurance Mark from Sun Alliance Company Insurance Mark from Ravenscraig, Tay Street. Doig the Chemist Bottle This medicine bottle from Doig the chemist was dug up in the garden of Hazel Cottage (66 West Road). From the late 1870s William Doig had chemist shops both in Newport and in Dundee (as the bottle says). He eventually gave up the Dundee shop in the early 1900s which gives a date for the ... Kerr the Chemist Tin. This tin, now containing nails, is 60 years old and was found in Hugh Ritchie's garage over 500 miles away in Canterbury! The previous contents had been dispensed in 1962 by David Kerr the Chemist at the Pierhead. Jannetta's the Pierhead Cafe Not exactly sure what the function of this object was, but it certainly advertises the wares at Janetta's Pierhead Cafe. The Janetta family had operated their restaurant business on Boat Brae since the early 1930s. By the 1960s and 1970s it was affectionately known for some reason as Stinky's, and for the youth of Newport ... Seymour Hotel Matches. A book of matches advertising the Seymour Hotel, probably from around the 1960s.