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Certificates - Diplomas & Awards

Certificate of participation to BW&Co at the International Medical and Sanitary Exhibition, London.

International Medical & Sanitary Exhibition, London, Jul - Aug 1881 - Exhibitors certificates, awarded by the Parkes Museum of Hygiene, University College London

Brighton Domestic and Scientific Exhibition,  1881. Certificate of Merit. For General Value of Exhibits in Pharmaceutical Preparations associated with Food Matters.

Calcutta International Exhibition: Certificate of Merit of the 1st Class with Silver Medal. To Messrs Lawton & Co., Boston, Mass, U.S.A. For absorbent Cotton Wool

Calcutta International Exhibition: Certificate of Merit of the 3rd  Class to Messrs Lawton & Co., Boston, Mass., U.S.A. for absorbent cotton for medical purposes.

Calcutta International Exhibition: Certificate of Merit of the 2nd Class with Bronze Medal to Messrs. Archibald Kenrick & Sons, W. Bromwich, for 'Enterprise' Drug Mill.

Calcutta International Exhibition: Certificate of Merit of the 3rd Class to The Fellows Medical Manufacturing Co., New York, U.S.A. for Fellows Syrup of Hypophosphates [?]

Calcutta International Exhibition, Certificate of Merit of the 1st Class and of Gold Medal. For Beef and Iron Wine.

Calcutta International Exhibition,
Certificate of Merit of the 2nd Class with Bronze Medal. For Elixoids, Hazeline.

Calcutta International Exhibition,
Certificate of Merit of the 2nd Class with Bronze Medal. For Dialysed Iron, Hypodermic Tablets, Wyeth Compressed Tablets.

National Health Society Exhibition.   Certificate of Honourable mention. For Tincture Press.

The Sanitary Institute of Great Britain Certificate of Merit. For Absorbent cotton and antiseptic sponges.

The Sanitary Institute of Great Britain: Certificate of Merit. For Kepler Extract of Malt and Combinations of it with Pepsine, Chocolate and Cod Liver Oil.

Sanitary Institute of Great Britain, York.  Certificate of Merit. For Lanoline Soap.

The Liverpool International Exhibition. Diploma for Gold Medal. For Pharmaceutical Preparations.

Anglo-Danish Exhibition, London.  Diploma of Honour, with a Commemorative (equivalent to a Gold) Medal. In aid of the rebuilding of the British Home for Incurables. Awarded for Toilet Preparations.

Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, Certificate of First Order of Merit. For Beef and iron wine, Hazeline, terebene, lanoline etc.

Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition, Certificate of First Order of Merit. For Drug Mill.

Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition,  Certificate of First Order of Merit. For Enterprise Tincture Press.

American Exhibition, London.  Certificate of Award for Kepler's Extract of Malt.   A preparation in the highest degree meritorious, a valuable substitute for Cod Liver Oil. To Kepler Malt Extract Co. Ltd.

American Exhibition, London.  Certificate of Award. For Congo Medicine Chests, valoid fluid extracts and hypodermic pocket cases.

International Exhibition, Cardiff.  Certificate of Award for Gold Medal. For General Exhibit.

National Smoke Abatement Health and Home Exhibition, Albert Palace:  Diploma of Honour (highest Award). For the Kepler Solution.

National Smoke Abatement Health and Home Exhibition, Albert Palace: Diploma of Honour (highest Award) For Zymine.

The National Smoke Abatement Health and Home Exhibition, Alberto Palace, London
Diploma of Honour (Highest Award) and special mention, awarded to Messrs Lanman [?] and Kemp of New York, U.S.A. for Floride Water

The National Smoke Abatement Health and Home Exhibition, Alberto Palace, London
Diploma of Honour (Highest Award) and special mention, awarded to Messrs  Colgate & Co., New York, U.S.A. for Superiority in Soaps.

The National Smoke Abatement Health and Home Exhibition, Alberto Palace, London
Diploma of Honour (Highest Award) and special mention, awarded to Messrs Young, Ladd & Coffin of New York, U.S.A. for High Class Perfumery.

The National Smoke Abatement Health and Home Exhibition, Alberto Palace, London
Diploma of Honour (highest award) and special mention, awarded to Messrs John Wyeth & Brother, Philadelphia, U.S.A., for  Dialysed Iron.

The National Smoke Abatement Health and Home Exhibition, Alberto Palace, London
Diploma of Honour (Highest Award) and special mention, awarded to Messrs. Jaffe & Darmstaedter of Martinekeafelde [?] for Lanoline

The Royal Mining, Engineering and Industrial Exhibition, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Certificate of Award of a Gold Medal. For compressed tablets and tabloids, Keplers Malt Extract and solution of Cod Liver Oil in Extract of Malt.

The Royal Mining, Engineering and Industrial Exhibition, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Certificate of Award of a Silver Medal. For Medical Pocket Case and Medicine Chest.

Exposition Internationale, Ostende
Grand Diploma of Honour. For Compressed Tablets.

Exposition Internationale, Ostende
Grand Diploma of Honour. For Parfum au Pinol

Glasgow International Exhibition.  Memorial Diploma.

International Exposition of Science and Industry at Brussels: Diploma for Gold Medal. Awarded to 'La Collectivité' of Burroughs Wellcome & Co. Class No 34

Exposition Universelle de Paris: Commemorative Diploma for Silver medal. Class 45.  Group V. For Parfumerie et savons de toilet.

International Exposition of Science and Industry at Brussels: Diploma for Gold Medal to Burroughs Wellcome & Co Class No. 35

Exposition Universelles de Paris: 9Commemorative Diploma for Silver medal. Class 45  Group 5 For Parfumerie et savon de toilet.

York Exhibition: Diploma for Gold Medal. In aid of the County Hospital and York Dispensary. For Pharmaceutical Preparations.

York Exhibition: Diploma of Honour. In aid of the County Hospital and York Dispensary. For Excellence of Exhibit.

York Exhibition.   In aid of the County Hospital and York Dispensary.  Diploma for Gold Medal to Kepler Extract of Malt Co. for Kepler Preparations.

New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin.  Certificate of First Order of Merit. For Cod Liver Oil.

New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin.  Certificate of First Order of Merit. For Collective Exhibit of Drugs and Medicines.

New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin.  Certificate of First Order of Merit. For Lanoline Preparations.

[Non-Exhibition Diploma Certificates Of Membership.]  Diploma issued by L'Academie Nationale, Agricole, Manufactoriere et Commerciale admitting B.W. & Co. to membership, Paris,

Exposition Universelle, Paris.  Diploma for Silver Medal for Kepler Extract of Malt Co. Group VII  Class 67

Exposition Universelles de Paris: Diploma of Honourable Mention. Republique Francaise Ministere du Commerce de l'Industrie et des Colonies Exposition Universelles de 1889.   Paris.  Group VI  Class S1

Academie Nationale, Agricole Manufacturiere et Commerciale.  Diploma for First Class Medal. For leurs produits pharmaceutiques et leur parfumerie.

International Food and Cookery Exhibition.  Certificate for a Gold Medal. For Keplers Extract of Malt.

Sanitary Institute Exhibition at Brighton:  Certificate of Merit. For Lanoline and Preparations containing it.

Sanitary Institute Exhibition at Brighton
Certificate of Merit. For Medicine Chests and Pocket Cases shown at the Exhibition of the Institute.

International Exhibition, Jamaica.  Certificate of Honour awarded to Kepler Malt Extract Co. For Kepler Extract of Malt exhibit.

International Exhibition, Jamaica.  Diploma of Honour For Tabloids of Compressed drugs.

The Royal Naval Exhibition, Chelsea.  Commemorative Diploma to Burroughs Wellcome & Co Exhibitors.

Italo-Americana Esposizione, Geneva.  Diploma for Gold Medal. For Preparazioni Farmaceutiche. Division VIIa, Americana section

South African and International Exhibition, Kimberley: Certificate of Award, with gold Medal. For various tabloids.

South African and International Exhibition, Kimberley: Certificate of Award, with gold Medal. For Medicine chests and cases.

South African and International Exhibition, Kimberley:  Certificate of Award, with gold Medal. For Keplers Extract of Malt and combinations.

South African and International Exhibition, Kimberley:  Certificate of Award, with gold Medal. For Quality of drugs and Essences.

South African and International Exhibition, Kimberley: With Silver Medal. For Atomisers.

Tasmanian Exhibition, Launceston: First Certificate of Merit. For Compressed Drugs, medicines etc.

Tasmanian Exhibition, Launceston:  First Certificate of Merit. For Eucalyptus Soap.

Tasmanian Exhibition, Launceston:  First Certificate of Merit. Group B.  Class 10. For Keplers Cod Liver Oil.

Congresso Sanitario ed Esposizione, Medico-Igienica, Milan.  Diploma of Merit. For 'Tabloids di droghe conyoresse'

Tasmanian Exhibition, Launceston:  Special First Certificate of Merit. Group G.  Class 52. For Keplers Extract of Malt.

The Sanitary Institute, Portsmouth.  Certificate of Merit. For Malt Extracts.

The World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois:  Certificate of Merit. Blue Ribbon.  Mounted. Lettering in gold. Premium  Awarded. Medicine Cases and Chests. 'Tabloids', Inhalers, Antibilious Cocoa, tea 'Tabloids', Artificial antiseptic ear drums, syringes, photographic tabloids.

The World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois: Certificate of Merit. For Exhibit : Inhalers, Tabloids Medicine Chests and Cases, Hypodermic Syringes, and ear drums.

The World's Columbian Exhibition, Chicago, Illinois:  Certificate of Merit. For Exhibit : Extracts of Malt. Award for high starch converting or diastatic power, combined with excellent flavor and odor.

Certificate, admitting B.W. & Co. to membership of the Societe Nationale de Sauvetage, Paris.

Societe Royale Philanthropique de Sauveteurs, Antwerp.  Diploma of Honour

The Sanitary Institute Exhibition at Liverpool.  Certificate of Merit. For Tabloids of Compressed tea

Exposition Universelle d'Anvers.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group XII.  Class 50

Tasmanian International Exhibition, 1894-5:  Certificate of Award. For Medicine Cases.

Tasmanian International Exhibition, 1894-5:  Certificate of Award. Group 10  Class 68 For Meat Extract and Meat Preparations.

Tasmanian International Exhibition, 1894-5:  Certificate of Award. Group 10  Class 68 For Fairchilds Digestive Ferments

Tasmanian International Exhibition, 1894-5:  Certificate of Award. Group 10  Class 68 For Lanoline Soap and Lanoline Preparations.

Tasmanian International Exhibition, 1894-5:  Certificate of Award. Group 10  Class 68 For Inhalers, artificial sponges and wound pads.

Tasmanian International Exhibition, 1894-5:  Certificate of Award. Group 10.  Class 68. For General Excellence of Pharmaceutical Preparations.

Tasmanian International Exhibition, 1894-5:  Certificate of Award. Group IX.  Class 63 For Tea Tabloids.

Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, GA, USA,
Diploma of Honour with Gold Medal. For Malt Extract.

Cotton States and International Exposition, Atlanta, GA, USA,
Diploma of Honour with Gold Medal. For General Display of Drugs.

Trades Industrial and Art Exhibition, Drill Hall, Macclesfield.  Diploma for Gold Medal. For Pharmaceutical Preparations.

Trades Industrial and Art Exhibition, Drill Hall, Macclesfield.  Diploma for Gold Medal. For Compressed Drugs

Wereld Tentoonstelling, Amsterdam. Diploma

Yorkshire Trades Industrial Exhibition, Artillery Drill Hall, Sheffield.  Diploma for Gold Medal. For 'Tabloids' of Pure  Compressed Tea.

The Sanitary Institute, Exhibition at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.  Diploma for Silver Medal. For Disinfecting Solids.

The Sanitary Institute, Exhibition at Newcastle-upon-Tyne.  Diploma for Bronze Medal. For Syringe for injecting Anti-toxic serums.

Universal Cookery and Food Exhibition, Imperial Institute, London. Diploma of Honour. For General Exhibit.

Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles.  Diploma for Gold Medal.

Queensland International Exhibition, Brisbane.  Certificate of Merit for Special Gold Medal. Group x  Class 71 For Photographic Tabloids

Queensland International Exhibition, Brisbane.  Certificate of Merit for Special Gold Medal. Group x  Class 68 For Medicine Chests.

Queensland International Exhibition, Brisbane.  Certificate of Merit for Special Gold Medal Group x  Class 68 For Hazeline Preparations

Queensland International Exhibition, Brisbane.  Certificate of Merit for Special Gold Medal Group X  Class 68 For Keplers Malt Preparations

Queensland International Exhibition, Brisbane.  Certificate of Merit for Special Gold Medal. Group x  Class 68 For Wyeths Beef-Juice.

Queensland International Exhibition, Brisbane.  Certificate of Merit for Special Gold Medal Group x  Class 68 For Tabloids and Solids

The Sanitary Record (Food and  Health Analytical Section).  Certificate of Merit. For 'Wyeth Beef Juice'. Distinctive Qualities : 'A well preserved concentrated liquid preparation of the active principle of Beef, its special feature consisting in the  albuminous principles being in an uncoagulated condition, making it easily digestible and assimilable.'

The Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville. Diploma of Excellence with Silver Medal. For Tabloids, Medicine Chests and Cases.

The Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville. Diploma of Honourable Mention with Bronze Medal. For Tabloids of pure compressed tea.

Victorian Era Exhibition, Earls Court, London.  Diploma for Silver Medal For Medicines.

The Festival of the Empire and Imperial Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. For 'Kepler' Malt Products.

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Gold Medal. Certificate of Award. Group 14  Class 77 & 78

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Gold Medal. Group 9  Classes 50, 51, 52, 53

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Gold Medal. Group 11  Class 58

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Gold Medal. Group IX  Classes 50-53

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Gold Medal. Group XIV  Class 77 & 78

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize Group 1  Class 1 & 2

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize Group 7  Class 38

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize Group 15  Class 81

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize Group 22  Class 140

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group  XVIII  Class 121. The Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories.

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group 1  Class 1 & 2

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group 1  Classes 1 & 2

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group 3  Class 15 and 16

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group 16  Class 90

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group 18  Class 121

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group 24  Class 162. Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories.

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group 26  Class 165, 166, 167

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group XV  Class 81

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group XVI  Class 90

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group XVIII  Class 121

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group XVIII  Classes 112 & 113

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group XXII  Class 140

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group XXIV  Class 162

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Group XXVI  Classes 165-167

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Silver Medal. Group 18  Class 123

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma for Silver Medal. Group XVIII  Class 123

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma of Grand Prize. Group 18  Class 112 & 113

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma of Grand Prize. Group 18  Class 121

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma of Honour Group 15  Class 79 & 80

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma of Honour. Group 24  Class 162

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma of Honour. Group VIII  Classes 43 & 44

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma of Honour. Group XV  Classes 79 & 80

Turin International Exhibition.  Diploma of Honour. Group XXIV  Class 162

9th International Red Cross Conference, at Washington.  Diploma of Honour awarded by the Russian Red Cross. For First Aid equipment.

The XVIIth International Congress of Medicine, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize for the 'excellence of their exhibit of Pharmaceutical Preparations'.

The XVIIth International Congress of Medicine, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. for the 'excellence of that Exhibit of Serumtherapeutic Organotherapeutic and Bacteriological Products.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London
Diploma for Grand Prize. For Technical Education.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London
Diploma for Grand Prize. For Applied Chemistry and Pharmacy.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London
Diploma for Grand Prize. For Appliance for gathering Wild Crops and Cultivation of Cereals and the Products Obtained

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London
Diploma for Grand Prize. For Housing of the Working Classes.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London
Diploma for Grand Prize. For Movements due to Municipal, or Private Initiative for the  Social and Economic Betterment of Urban Life.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. Awarded for Keplers' Fa[riaceous] Products and their Derivatives.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. For Alimentation

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. For Hygiene and Sanitation Appliances for Land and Sea  Forces.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. For Agricultural Education.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. For Applied Chemistry and Pharmacy.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. For Medicine and Surgery.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. For Hygiene and Sanitary Appliances for Troops.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. For Photography.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. For Technical Education.

Anglo-American Exposition, Shepherds Bush, London.  Diploma for Grand Prize. To Wellcome Physiological Research Laboratories for Applied Chemistry and Pharmacy.

British Empire Exhibition at Wembley.  Certificate of Honour.

Far Eastern Association of Tropical Medicine, Seventh Congress, Calcutta.  Diploma. For exhibits in Class 3. Drugs, Chemicals and Foods and Class 4, Glandular and Biological Products.

A Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, USA.  Certificate awarded to 'Wellcome Research Foundation' for participation.

International Exhibition, Chicago.  Diploma for Grand Prize presented by the Institute for Technology Commerce and Industry of Brazil.

The Queen's Award for Export Achievement - certificates

[Certificates Of Appreciation] Certificate to Burroughs Wellcome & Co (USA) Inc. from Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the Byrd Aviation Associates in appreciation of help in equipping the Byrd Antartic Expedition.

Universal Exposition, St. Louis, USA
Diploma for Grand Prize. For Medicine Chests, Medical Equipments.

The Festival of the Empire and Imperial Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London.  Diploma for Gold Medal. For 'Tabloid' Photographic Products.

The Festival of the Empire and Imperial Exhibition, Crystal Palace, London. Diploma for Gold Medal. For 'Tabloid' Photographic Products.

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