J. Sewell, Chemist, 75 Broomhall Street

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J. Sewell, junr., chemist, M.P.S. 75 Broomhall Street. 

Advertisement from Illustrated Guide to Sheffield, Pawson & Brailsford. 1862.

Whites Directory 1849

Sewell, James, chemist and druggist. 75 Broomhall Street

Sewell, John, B.M., professor of music, 75 Broomhall Street. 

 

Whites Directory 1852 

Sewell, James and Son (James), chemist & druggist, 75 Broomhall Street

Sewell, John, B.M., professor of music, 75 Broomhall Street

 

Whites Directory 1862

Sewell, James jnr., chemist and druggist. 75 Broomhall Street. 

Sewell, William, chemist and druggist. 42 Palastine Place, Broomhill. 

 

1879 Not recorded although there is: Sewell, William, drug grinder, Nursery Wheel, Stanley Street and chemist 2-4 Crookes Road. 

 

Breidenbach & Co., Wood Violet Label

Hendrie's Perfume 

Rimmel's Toilet Vinegar

Piesse & Lubin, Laboratory of Flowers, Perfumers. 

Not on the Advertisers list but probably stocked it or something very similar. 

 

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Not many people know but Westhill Lane, just off Fitzwilliam Street was originally part of Broomhall Street it was still named Broomhall Street in the early sixties, another bit of Sheffield history lost by the developers.

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Whites Directory 1856

Sewell, James jun, pharmaceutical chemist &etc. 75 Broomhall Street

 

Love to know what the secret ingredients of this Voce Mistura were. 

 

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6 hours ago, Ponytail said:

Whites Directory 1856

Sewell, James jun, pharmaceutical chemist &etc. 75 Broomhall Street

 

Love to know what the secret ingredients of this Voce Mistura were. 

 

All it means is To Mix or You Mix , it points to Portuguese meaning.