Strong's Drug Store Medicine Package
Datec. 1920
Dimensions3.5 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Wyn Geleynse, London, Ontario, 2012
Object number2012.013.001
Label TextLocated at 184 Dundas Street, London, Ontario, in what was the Georgian Commercial Block, where it was a fixture for many decades, was William T. Strong's store. Originally opened as a dry goods seller in the late 19th century. By 1909, it was renamed W. T. Strong's Drug Store, and focused on pharmaceuticals.
The first iron pills were commonly known as Blaud's pills, which were named after Pierre Blaud. He was the French physician who introduced and popularized the use of iron supplements as a treatment for patients with anemia.
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