Smith Brothers Cough Drop Co. Inc. signed by Robert L. Smith and William W. Smith - 1937 dated Autograph Stock Certificate

Stock issued to Dorothy R., Robert L. or William W. Smith and signed by William W. Smith and Robert L. Smith. The Candy Cough drop was invented by James Smith in 1852. The business was taken over by his two sons William and Andrew after his death and was renamed Smith Brothers Cough Drops. To prevent imitators their boxes featured a pictured logo of the two brothers. Available unissued. Please specify color.

The Smith Brothers were makers of the first cough drops produced and advertised in the United States, becoming one of the most famous brands in the country in its day.

Timeline

• 1830 Birth of William Wallace Smith I
• 1831 Emigration of Smith family from Scotland to Canada
• 1836 Birth of Andrew Smith
• 1847 Emigration from Canada to Poughkeepsie, New York
• 1852 Cough drops advertised in newspapers
• 1866 Death of James Smith
• 1870 Trademark bill defeated
• 1872 Prepackaged cough drops introduced
• 1876 Trademarks recognized
• 1877 Smith Brothers trademark registered
• 1888 William Wallace Smith II born
• 1891 Birth of Robert Lansing Smith
• 1894 Death of Andrew Smith
• 1913 Death of William Wallace Smith I
• 1922 Menthol drops introduced
• 1926 Cough syrup introduced
• 1936 Death of Arthur G. Smith
• 1948 Wild cherry drops introduced
• 1955 Death of William Wallace Smith II
• 1962 Death of Robert Lansing Smith
• 1964 Brand is sold to Warner-Lambert
• 1977 Manufacturing moved to Chicago, Illinois
• 2016 The Smith Brothers brand is acquired by Lanes Brands, the United States subsidiary of Lanes Health in Gloucester, United Kingdom
• 2017 Lane Brands, New Hampshire subsidiary, brings the Smith Brothers Cough Drops line back to retail shelves
• 2021 BT Remedies LLC appointed as the exclusive marketer of Smith Brothers

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