Inventor Name
Wakefield, Cyrenius
Repository
Illinois State Historical Society
210 1/2 S. Sixth
Springfield, IL 62701-1503
Phone: (217)525-2781
http://www.historyillinois.org/
Physical Description
.58 linear ft.
Summary
Patent medicine manufacturer founded in 1847 by brothers Zera and Cyrenius Wakefield, best known for its Wakefield’s Blackberry Balsam. Company records include cash books, journal, ledger, daybook, medicine formula book and advertising material of C. Wakefield and Company.
