Liebig Laboratory & Chemical Works Co.

The Liebig Laboratory & Chemical Works Co. was a New York-based manufacturer of patent medicines, including most famously Liebig Co.'s Coca Beef Tonic, a concentrate of beef and sherry wine with coca leaf. This company is not to be confused with the Liebig Extract of Meat Co., originators of Oxo.

Liebig Co. Preparations

 * Liebig Co.'s Coca Beef Tonic
 * Liebig Co.'s Arnicated Extract of Witch Hazel
 * Liebig Co.'s Genuine Syrup of Sarsaparilla

Business History
Based in New York, the company was situated at several locations during its existence, including:


 * 1881: 60 Maiden Ln., New York
 * 1881: 21 Liberty Street, New York
 * 1882: 38 Murray Street, New York
 * 1897: 181 Pearl, New York
 * 1898: 4 Cedar, New York

From 1880 through 1881, the firm of J. L. Berg & Co. (Joseph L. Berg and Joseph Bernard, also situated at 60 Maiden Lane), importers of drugs and essential oils, were the sole distributor of the Liebig preparations. After Berg & Co. went bankrupt in December 1881, the Liebig Lab. & Chem. Co. became their own distributor.