Charles Henry Phillips
{{Short description|English pharmacist and inventor of Phillips' Milk of Magnesia}}
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Charles Henry Phillips (1822–1888) was an English pharmacist, known for his invention Phillips' Milk of Magnesia.Lockhart, Bill, Shriever, Beau, and Serr, Carol. "The Bottles of Phillips Milk of Magnesia", Society for Historical Archaeology, April 23, 2018. https://sha.org/bottle/pdffiles/MilkOfMagnesia.pdfGoldstein, Malcolm A. "Sterling Products Inc. (V.2) - The Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co.", January 24, 2019. https://onbeyondholcombe.wordpress.com/2019/01/24/sterling-products-inc-v-2-the-charles-h-phillps-chemical-co/
Early days
He moved from England to an estate at 666 Glenbrook Rd. in Glenbrook, a section of Stamford, Connecticut and established the Phillips Camphor and Wax Company there.
The antacid concept
In Stamford he concocted and received a patent in 1873U.S. Patent No. 138,282. https://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=00138282 for hydrate of magnesia mixed with water which he called Milk of Magnesia.
Final days, achievements and legacy
Phillips produced milk of magnesia and other pharmaceuticals at his Glenbrook firm, which incorporated in 1885 as the Charles H. Phillips Company. After Phillips' death of apoplexy in New York on 29 October 1888,Obituaries. The New York Times, October 31, 1888; The Sun, October 31, 1888; Chicago Tribune, November 3, 1888. his four sons ran the corporation until 1923, when it was acquired by Sterling Drug, Inc. Phillips' Milk of Magnesia is still manufactured today. The final blue bottle was filled in 1976, when production at the Glenbrook plant was phased out. Sterling, and its Phillips' Milk of Magnesia, was purchased by Bayer in 1994.
References
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- {{cite web|title=Made In Stamford - A History of Stamford as a Manufacturing Center|work=Made In Stamford|url=http://www.cslib.org/stamford/indhist.htm|accessdate=September 6, 2005|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051025111332/http://www.cslib.org/stamford/indhist.htm|archivedate=October 25, 2005}}
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Category:19th-century British pharmacists
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