Fairchild Brothers & Foster
Fairchild Brothers & Foster was a drug manufacturer which was based in New York City in the 1930s.
| Industry | Drug manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Fate | Acquired by Sterling Drug |
| Founders | Thomas Fairchild, Samuel W. Fairchild, Malcomb G. Foster |
| Defunct | 1946 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Formation of company
Thomas Fairchild studied at Stratford Academy and graduated from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. Afterward he joined Caswell Havard & Company of New York City. Later he organized Fairchild Brothers & Foster, together with his brother, Samuel W. Fairchild (d. 1927),[1][2] and Macomb G. Foster.[3]
Founders
Thomas Fairchild (1851–1939), of Quaker Ridge, New Rochelle, New York, who was born in Stratford, Connecticut, was one of the firm's founders, and its president.
Acquisition
The company was acquired by Sterling Drug, Inc., in February 1946. Fairchild Brothers & Foster specialized in making drugs to assist digestive disorders. Among the drugs it produced were Marinol, Phisoderm, and Enzymo.
Stearns & Company, a subsidiary of Sterling Drug, Inc., took over the distribution of all except three drugs made by the acquired concern. Winthrop Chemical Company, also a Sterling subsidiary, resumed the manufacture of Marinol, Phisoderm, and Enzymo.[4]
See also
References
- "S. W. FAIRCHILD FUNERAL.; Bishop Stires and Dr. Brooks Preside at Services in St. Thomas's". The New York Times. 17 November 1927. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- "MRS. S.W. FAIRCHILD DIES IN 83D YEAR; Widow of Noted Chemist Who Founded His Own Firm of Manufacturers in 1879, ACTIVE IN CHURCH WORK Member of Tappen Family, Owners of Homestead Now Part of Poe Park in the Bronx". The New York Times. 20 February 1936. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- B.T. Fairchild Dies Of Fractured Skull, The New York Times, March 26, 1939, pg. 58.
- Sterling Brothers Inc., Acquires Fairchild Brothers & Foster, The Wall Street Journal, February 13, 1946, pg. 12.