Robert Best Ede was born to John Harvey Ede and Charlotte Langley Ede on 1 November 1798 and was baptized on 29 November 1798 at Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
He married Eliza Langley on 3 March 1832, at St Andrew Holborn, London. They were known to have at least one child, Robert Edward Ede (1839-1899, FAG not located), during their marriage.
Around 1819 according to later advertisements, Robert Best Ede established R.B. Ede & Co. The firm became a major manufacturer of a wide range of pharmaceutical, medical and household products, supplying both the public and the trade at the Manufactory, Dorking, and at his Wholesale London Depot, No. 20 and 21, Bishopsgate-street.
The late Maurice Ricards in his Encyclopedia of Ephemera under Chemist's Labels, page 85, cites Robert Best Ede's early 1830's 'New and Cheap Series of Labels' as: "among the earliest harbingers of pharmacy as a major business. Mr. Ede's set of bottle labels was 'adapted to the pharmacopoeias of London, Edinburgh and Dublin, including the recently discovered remedies, intended for fitting up Chemist's Shops, Surgeries, Dispensaries etc., and comprising 540 large labels, and 400 small sizes, . . . ' When a new edition of the London Pharmacopeia appeared in 1837 he announced a further range of 224 labels.."
Since both were intimately involved in distillery, chemists began to involve themselves in perfumery. According to Ricards, page 231, "Among the first in the field was the London chemist and pharmaceutical trade supplier Robert Best Ede, whose interest in both fields was formally acknowledged in . . . the Morning Chronicle of 21 September 1837: 'Mr. Robert Best Ede, inventor of the Odiferous Compound . . . has taken the necessary oath, and been appointed by special warrant from the Lord Chamberlain's office, Chemist and Perfumer in Ordinary to Her Majesty'."
Robert Best Ede died in July 1845 in Dorking, England, at the age of 46. He was buried on 29 September 1845 with Vicar James Joyce presiding. Curiously his mother and wife had the same maiden surname, but I have been unable to determine a relationship at this time.
There is not a lot of documentation that I have been able to access as to the control and operations of R.E. Ede and Company after Robert Best Ede's death. It does not appear that his wife or son played a role in its progress. However, beginning in 1869 advertisements for Ede products were followed by a statement that J.H. Whitby, was the Sole Successor to R.B. Ede & Co., Wholesale and Export Perfumer, 47 & 49 Mortimer Road, London N. Late 42 Cannon Street E.C.
It would appear that the Ede company name was retained by Whitby and the product labels were unchanged.
There are many gaps in the personal and company history and I would greatly appreciate anyone who has additional information to communicate this to me.
He married Eliza Langley on 3 March 1832, at St Andrew Holborn, London. They were known to have at least one child, Robert Edward Ede (1839-1899, FAG not located), during their marriage.
Around 1819 according to later advertisements, Robert Best Ede established R.B. Ede & Co. The firm became a major manufacturer of a wide range of pharmaceutical, medical and household products, supplying both the public and the trade at the Manufactory, Dorking, and at his Wholesale London Depot, No. 20 and 21, Bishopsgate-street.
The late Maurice Ricards in his Encyclopedia of Ephemera under Chemist's Labels, page 85, cites Robert Best Ede's early 1830's 'New and Cheap Series of Labels' as: "among the earliest harbingers of pharmacy as a major business. Mr. Ede's set of bottle labels was 'adapted to the pharmacopoeias of London, Edinburgh and Dublin, including the recently discovered remedies, intended for fitting up Chemist's Shops, Surgeries, Dispensaries etc., and comprising 540 large labels, and 400 small sizes, . . . ' When a new edition of the London Pharmacopeia appeared in 1837 he announced a further range of 224 labels.."
Since both were intimately involved in distillery, chemists began to involve themselves in perfumery. According to Ricards, page 231, "Among the first in the field was the London chemist and pharmaceutical trade supplier Robert Best Ede, whose interest in both fields was formally acknowledged in . . . the Morning Chronicle of 21 September 1837: 'Mr. Robert Best Ede, inventor of the Odiferous Compound . . . has taken the necessary oath, and been appointed by special warrant from the Lord Chamberlain's office, Chemist and Perfumer in Ordinary to Her Majesty'."
Robert Best Ede died in July 1845 in Dorking, England, at the age of 46. He was buried on 29 September 1845 with Vicar James Joyce presiding. Curiously his mother and wife had the same maiden surname, but I have been unable to determine a relationship at this time.
There is not a lot of documentation that I have been able to access as to the control and operations of R.E. Ede and Company after Robert Best Ede's death. It does not appear that his wife or son played a role in its progress. However, beginning in 1869 advertisements for Ede products were followed by a statement that J.H. Whitby, was the Sole Successor to R.B. Ede & Co., Wholesale and Export Perfumer, 47 & 49 Mortimer Road, London N. Late 42 Cannon Street E.C.
It would appear that the Ede company name was retained by Whitby and the product labels were unchanged.
There are many gaps in the personal and company history and I would greatly appreciate anyone who has additional information to communicate this to me.
Robert Best Ede was born to John Harvey Ede and Charlotte Langley Ede on 1 November 1798 and was baptized on 29 November 1798 at Leatherhead, Surrey, England.
He married Eliza Langley on 3 March 1832, at St Andrew Holborn, London. They were known to have at least one child, Robert Edward Ede (1839-1899, FAG not located), during their marriage.
Around 1819 according to later advertisements, Robert Best Ede established R.B. Ede & Co. The firm became a major manufacturer of a wide range of pharmaceutical, medical and household products, supplying both the public and the trade at the Manufactory, Dorking, and at his Wholesale London Depot, No. 20 and 21, Bishopsgate-street.
The late Maurice Ricards in his Encyclopedia of Ephemera under Chemist's Labels, page 85, cites Robert Best Ede's early 1830's 'New and Cheap Series of Labels' as: "among the earliest harbingers of pharmacy as a major business. Mr. Ede's set of bottle labels was 'adapted to the pharmacopoeias of London, Edinburgh and Dublin, including the recently discovered remedies, intended for fitting up Chemist's Shops, Surgeries, Dispensaries etc., and comprising 540 large labels, and 400 small sizes, . . . ' When a new edition of the London Pharmacopeia appeared in 1837 he announced a further range of 224 labels.."
Since both were intimately involved in distillery, chemists began to involve themselves in perfumery. According to Ricards, page 231, "Among the first in the field was the London chemist and pharmaceutical trade supplier Robert Best Ede, whose interest in both fields was formally acknowledged in . . . the Morning Chronicle of 21 September 1837: 'Mr. Robert Best Ede, inventor of the Odiferous Compound . . . has taken the necessary oath, and been appointed by special warrant from the Lord Chamberlain's office, Chemist and Perfumer in Ordinary to Her Majesty'."
Robert Best Ede died in July 1845 in Dorking, England, at the age of 46. He was buried on 29 September 1845 with Vicar James Joyce presiding. Curiously his mother and wife had the same maiden surname, but I have been unable to determine a relationship at this time.
There is not a lot of documentation that I have been able to access as to the control and operations of R.E. Ede and Company after Robert Best Ede's death. It does not appear that his wife or son played a role in its progress. However, beginning in 1869 advertisements for Ede products were followed by a statement that J.H. Whitby, was the Sole Successor to R.B. Ede & Co., Wholesale and Export Perfumer, 47 & 49 Mortimer Road, London N. Late 42 Cannon Street E.C.
It would appear that the Ede company name was retained by Whitby and the product labels were unchanged.
There are many gaps in the personal and company history and I would greatly appreciate anyone who has additional information to communicate this to me.
He married Eliza Langley on 3 March 1832, at St Andrew Holborn, London. They were known to have at least one child, Robert Edward Ede (1839-1899, FAG not located), during their marriage.
Around 1819 according to later advertisements, Robert Best Ede established R.B. Ede & Co. The firm became a major manufacturer of a wide range of pharmaceutical, medical and household products, supplying both the public and the trade at the Manufactory, Dorking, and at his Wholesale London Depot, No. 20 and 21, Bishopsgate-street.
The late Maurice Ricards in his Encyclopedia of Ephemera under Chemist's Labels, page 85, cites Robert Best Ede's early 1830's 'New and Cheap Series of Labels' as: "among the earliest harbingers of pharmacy as a major business. Mr. Ede's set of bottle labels was 'adapted to the pharmacopoeias of London, Edinburgh and Dublin, including the recently discovered remedies, intended for fitting up Chemist's Shops, Surgeries, Dispensaries etc., and comprising 540 large labels, and 400 small sizes, . . . ' When a new edition of the London Pharmacopeia appeared in 1837 he announced a further range of 224 labels.."
Since both were intimately involved in distillery, chemists began to involve themselves in perfumery. According to Ricards, page 231, "Among the first in the field was the London chemist and pharmaceutical trade supplier Robert Best Ede, whose interest in both fields was formally acknowledged in . . . the Morning Chronicle of 21 September 1837: 'Mr. Robert Best Ede, inventor of the Odiferous Compound . . . has taken the necessary oath, and been appointed by special warrant from the Lord Chamberlain's office, Chemist and Perfumer in Ordinary to Her Majesty'."
Robert Best Ede died in July 1845 in Dorking, England, at the age of 46. He was buried on 29 September 1845 with Vicar James Joyce presiding. Curiously his mother and wife had the same maiden surname, but I have been unable to determine a relationship at this time.
There is not a lot of documentation that I have been able to access as to the control and operations of R.E. Ede and Company after Robert Best Ede's death. It does not appear that his wife or son played a role in its progress. However, beginning in 1869 advertisements for Ede products were followed by a statement that J.H. Whitby, was the Sole Successor to R.B. Ede & Co., Wholesale and Export Perfumer, 47 & 49 Mortimer Road, London N. Late 42 Cannon Street E.C.
It would appear that the Ede company name was retained by Whitby and the product labels were unchanged.
There are many gaps in the personal and company history and I would greatly appreciate anyone who has additional information to communicate this to me.
