A. E. PARKINS

Albert Edward Parkins was born at New Market England in 1874. Sometime around 1900 Parkins came to Newfoundland and opened a drug store at 174 Water Street (ad). By approximately 1907 Parkins had moved to 212 Duckworth Street (corner of Prescott). By 1913 Parkins was a manufacturing chemist associated with the Imperial Manufacturing Company. Parkins died in 1962.

Photo 1: light blue-coloured prescription bottle embossed “THE PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY / DUCKWORTH & PRESCOTT / ST. JOHN'S. Only example known to exist.