Mackenzie and Company, Chemist

Prescription book 1908-1923, including some loose leaves relating to certification to prescribe medicines

Mackenzie and Co. Chemist is still in existence at 45 Forrest Road, Edinburgh. It was first registered there in the Edinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory of 1873-1874, and before that premises were at 49 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, from c1865.

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Mike Barfoot, August 1999

Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists

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