Thomas W. Dyott

Thomas W. Dyott by John Neagle, circa 1836, oil on canvas. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (Wikimedia).

T. W. Dyott appears in the Philadelphia newspapers as early as 1807, running advertisements for patent water proofing (Brunswick Blacking) at his “medical warehouse”:

Aurora General Advertiser (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 21 Feb 1807, Sat, Page 1.

By April, Dyott is selling Sans Pareille Oleaginous Paste, a furniture polish.

Aurora General Advertiser (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 30 April 1807, Thu, Page 3.

By May, it’s Dr. Robertson’s Patent Stomachic Wine Bitters. Dyott notes in the ad that he is the grandson to Robertson.

Aurora General Advertiser (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1 May 1807, Fri, Page 3.

By June, genuine bug-destroying water, with the King’s patent.

Aurora General Advertiser (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 18 Jun 1807, Thur, Page 3.

View of the Glass works of T. W. Dyott at Kensington on the Delaware nr Philada., Lithograph by Kennedy & Lucas after William L. Breton, 1831. (The Library Company of Philadelphia).

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