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The G.F. Harvey Company was a pharmaceutical manufacturer headquartered in Saratoga Springs, New York between 1890 and 1958.

History

The company was started around 1880^[1] by George F. Harvey, originally from Vermont, who moved to Saratoga Springs and began operations out of his home on Church Street. There he developed and improved machinery to manufacture medicine in pill form, a major improvement on the then-common liquids and powders.^[2] In 1889 Harvey went into business with Sidney Rickard and New York State Senator Edgar T. Brackett. The three incorporated the G.F. Harvey Company with a capital of $250,000 and constructed a three-story building on Waterbury Street in Saratoga Springs for manufacturing.^[3] By 1907 the company employed 100 people plus 66 traveling salesmen.^[4]

In 1939 Harvey built a new administration and research building on Wells Street around the corner from the manufacturing facility.

The company had a distribution center in Peoria, Illinois, which suffered a disastrous fire in 1943.^[5] It also had local agents in Mille Roches, Ontario and London, England.

In 1958 Harvey was sold and became the Bard Saratoga Labs of Bard Pharmaceuticals. It finally ceased operation in 1960.^[6]

Products

By 1895 the company manufactured "five hundred kinds of pills, granules, tablet triturates, fluid extracts, powders, suppositories, tinctures, syrups and elixirs. The company also carried a line of surgical instruments and physicians' supplies."^[3] A popular product was "Saratoga Ointment", a topical medication containing zinc oxide, boric acid, and eucalyptol in a suet base.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ G.F. Harvey Company (1950). History of the G.F. Harvey Company to 1950. Saratoga Springs Public Library - Saratoga Room.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Palmer, Hollis. "Saratoga's Victorian Ladies: A Look Inside the Mingay House". Saratoga Today. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Starr, Timothy (2010). Lost Industries of Saratoga County. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-60949-079-9.
^ Weeks, David Chapin (1979). Saratoga County at work, 1865-1918. Ballston Spa, NY: Brookside Museum. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
^ "Peoria Fire Costs Harvey Company $30,000 in Stock" (PDF). The Saratogian. January 22, 1943. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^ Horne, Field (1995). Guide to the Records of Businesses in the Saratoga Springs Public Library. Saratoga Springs Public Library.

[Harvey-1] G.F. Harvey Company (1950). History of the G.F. Harvey Company to 1950. Saratoga Springs Public Library - Saratoga Room.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[2] Palmer, Hollis. "Saratoga's Victorian Ladies: A Look Inside the Mingay House". Saratoga Today. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.

[Starr-3] Starr, Timothy (2010). Lost Industries of Saratoga County. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-60949-079-9.

[4] Weeks, David Chapin (1979). Saratoga County at work, 1865-1918. Ballston Spa, NY: Brookside Museum. Retrieved July 2, 2016.

[5] "Peoria Fire Costs Harvey Company $30,000 in Stock" (PDF). The Saratogian. January 22, 1943. Retrieved July 1, 2016.

[6] Horne, Field (1995). Guide to the Records of Businesses in the Saratoga Springs Public Library. Saratoga Springs Public Library.

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+{{Short description|Former American pharmaceutical manufacturer}}
 [[File:5 Wells Street, Saratoga Springs NY.jpg|thumb|right|Former G.F. Harvey Company Headquarters, 5 Wells Street, Saratoga Springs NY (1939)]]
 The '''G.F. Harvey Company''' was a [[pharmaceutical]] manufacturer headquartered in [[Saratoga Springs, New York]] between 1890 and 1958.
 ==History==
+[[File:7 Wells St., Saratoga Springs NY.jpg|thumb|Former factory of G.F. Harvey Company in 2016]]
-The company was started around 1880<ref name=Harvey>{{cite book|last1=G.F. Harvey Company|title=History of the G.F. Harvey Company to 1950|date=1950|location=Saratoga Springs Public Library - Saratoga Room|accessdate=July 1, 2016}}</ref> by George F. Harvey, originally from Vermont, who moved to Saratoga Springs and began operations out of his home on Church Street. There he developed and improved machinery to manufacture medicine in [[Pill (pharmacy)|pill form]], a major improvement on the then-common liquids and powders.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Palmer|first1=Hollis|title=Saratoga's Victorian Ladies: A Look Inside the Mingay House|url=http://www.saratogatodayonline.com/index.php/news/news/item/207-saratogas-victorian-ladies-a-look-inside-the-mingay-house|website=Saratoga Today|accessdate=July 1, 2016}}</ref> In 1889 Harvey went into business with Sidney Rickard and New York State Senator [[Edgar T. Brackett]]. The three incorporated the G.F. Harvey Company with a capital of $250,000 and constructed a three story building on Waterbury Street in Saratoga Springs for manufacturing.<ref name="Starr">{{cite book|last1=Starr|first1=Timothy|title=Lost Industries of Saratoga County|date=2010|publisher=The History Press|location=Charleston, SC|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NhDutocNgc4C&lpg=PA96|isbn=978-1-60949-079-9|page=96}}</ref> By 1907 the company employed 100 people plus 66 traveling salesmen.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Weeks|first1=David Chapin|title=Saratoga County at work, 1865-1918|date=1979|publisher=Brookside Museum|location=Ballston Spa, NY|url=https://archive.org/details/saratogacountyat00week|accessdate=July 2, 2016}}</ref>
+The company was started around 1880<ref name=Harvey>{{cite book|last1=G.F. Harvey Company|title=History of the G.F. Harvey Company to 1950|date=1950|location=Saratoga Springs Public Library - Saratoga Room}}</ref> by George F. Harvey, originally from [[Vermont]], who moved to Saratoga Springs and began operations out of his home on Church Street. There he developed and improved machinery to manufacture medicine in [[Pill (pharmacy)|pill form]], a major improvement on the then-common liquids and powders.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Palmer|first1=Hollis|title=Saratoga's Victorian Ladies: A Look Inside the Mingay House|url=http://www.saratogatodayonline.com/index.php/news/news/item/207-saratogas-victorian-ladies-a-look-inside-the-mingay-house|website=Saratoga Today|accessdate=July 1, 2016|archive-date=August 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820234101/http://www.saratogatodayonline.com/index.php/news/news/item/207-saratogas-victorian-ladies-a-look-inside-the-mingay-house|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1889 Harvey went into business with Sidney Rickard and New York State Senator [[Edgar T. Brackett]]. The three incorporated the G.F. Harvey Company with a capital of $250,000 and constructed a three-story building on [[West Side Historic District (Saratoga Springs, New York)|Waterbury Street in Saratoga Springs]] for manufacturing.<ref name="Starr">{{cite book|last1=Starr|first1=Timothy|title=Lost Industries of Saratoga County|date=2010|publisher=The History Press|location=Charleston, SC|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NhDutocNgc4C&pg=PA96|isbn=978-1-60949-079-9|page=96}}</ref> By 1907 the company employed 100 people plus 66 traveling salesmen.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Weeks|first1=David Chapin|title=Saratoga County at work, 1865-1918|date=1979|publisher=Brookside Museum|location=Ballston Spa, NY|url=https://archive.org/details/saratogacountyat00week|accessdate=July 2, 2016}}</ref>
-In 1939 Harvey built a new administration and research building on Wells Street around the corner from the old facility.
+In 1939 Harvey built a new administration and research building on Wells Street around the corner from the manufacturing facility.
-The company had a distribution center in [[Peoria, Illinois]], which suffered a disastrous fire in 1943.<ref>{{cite news|title=Peoria Fire Costs Harvey Company $30,000 in Stock|url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2021/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian%201943/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian%201943%20-%200175.pdf|accessdate=July 1, 2016|publisher=The Saratogian|date=January 22, 1943}}</ref> It also had local agents in [[Mille Roches, Ontario]] and [[London, England]].
+The company had a distribution center in [[Peoria, Illinois]], which suffered a disastrous fire in 1943.<ref>{{cite news |title=Peoria Fire Costs Harvey Company $30,000 in Stock |url=http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2021/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian%201943/Saratoga%20Springs%20NY%20Saratogian%201943%20-%200175.pdf |accessdate=July 1, 2016 |publisher=The Saratogian|date=January 22, 1943}}</ref> It also had local agents in [[Mille Roches, Ontario]] and [[London, England]].
-In 1958 Harvey was sold and became the "Bard Saratoga Labs" of [[C. R. Bard|Bard Pharmaceuticals]].  It finally ceased operation in 1960.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Horne|first1=Field|title=Guide to the Records of Businesses in the Saratoga Springs Public Library|date=1995|publisher=Saratoga Springs Public Library|accessdate=July 1, 2016}}</ref>
+In 1958 Harvey was sold and became the '''Bard Saratoga Labs''' of [[C. R. Bard|Bard Pharmaceuticals]].  It finally ceased operation in 1960.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Horne|first1=Field|title=Guide to the Records of Businesses in the Saratoga Springs Public Library|date=1995|publisher=Saratoga Springs Public Library}}</ref>
 ==Products==
 [[File:Harvey_Ad_1902.tif|thumb|right|1902 G.F.Harvey advertisement]]
-By 1895 the company manufactured "five hundred kinds of pills, granules, tablet triturates, fluid extracts, powders, suppositories, tinctures, syrups and elixirs. The company also carried a line of surgical instruments and physicians' supplies."<ref name="Starr" /> A popular product was "Saratoga Ointment", a [[Topical medication#Ointment|topical medication]] containing [[zinc oxide]], [[boric acid]], and [[eucalyptol]] in a suet base.
+By 1895 the company manufactured "five hundred kinds of pills, granules, tablet [[Trituration|triturates]], fluid extracts, powders, [[Suppository|suppositories]], [[tincture]]s, syrups and elixirs. The company also carried a line of surgical instruments and physicians' supplies."<ref name="Starr" /> A popular product was "Saratoga Ointment", a [[Topical medication#Ointment|topical medication]] containing [[zinc oxide]], [[boric acid]], and [[eucalyptol]] in a suet base.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}
 ==References==
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+[[Category:Health care companies based in New York (state)]]
+[[Category:1890 establishments in New York (state)]]
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+[[Category:Saratoga Springs, New York|Harvey, G. F.]]
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