1929 S.B. Penick Price List and Manual of Crude Drugs. One of the company's plants was located in a 300-foot long building at 1819 Willow Avenue, Weehawken. S. B. Penick was founded in 1914 in North Carolina and currently has its headquarters in Newark, NJ.
The company carried all types of botanicals, mostly as dried herbs, roots or in powder form. In 1937, the factory in Weehawken was destroyed by a huge fire, with losses of over $500,000. Fortunately, no one was killed, but 40 of the workers, fire fighters and local residents were injured.
Date
February 1, 1929
Identifier
WH00071
Tag
Businesses
Rights
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