Phone: (719) 225-5357 E-mail: don@fadely.com |
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| Carlos O. Benton was an MD/Chemist in Cleveland from 1869 until around 1885. He started out as a Chemist with a business location of 69 State. He started calling himself an MD around 1880. In 1881 he was also the President of the Benton Hair Grower Co., located at 334 Euclid Avenue. Then in 1883, he was listed as a Druggist at 98 Euclid, and the Hair Grower Co. was at 117 Public Square. In 1886, Mrs C.O. Benton was listed alone. The Benton Hair Grower Co. started selling this product in 1881, and registered a label for it the same year (View). In 1884, they registered the brand name as a Trade Mark, describing the product as a "Pomade, Hair Restorative, or Hair Dressing." The Trade Mark Petition included a label as an example of how the Trade Mark was used. In 1884, they registered three similar labels, one for each strength. The pictures on the label were before and after pictures of a Mr John Cannon, of Cleveland. William F. Crossley was the Treasurer of the Company in 1884, and he submitted the Trade Mark petition. The preparation was still listed for sale in the 1901 Morrison & Plummer catalog. BENTON'S HAIR GROWER SINGLE STRENGTH,At some point this product was bought out by H.H. Warner & Co. as you can see in this huge ad from Warner's Artist's Album (courtesy of Jack Stecher): (View top) (View bottom) Other Images: flyer Label Ad from 1883 Oshkosh Northwestern 1882 Ad from Fort Wayne Daily Gazzette |
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