Jacob Hooy & Co

Amsterdam


A proper apothecary shop, lined by wooden drawers and rounded barrels with their contents inscribed in flowing font, Jacob Hooy & Co has been selling medicinal herbs, homeopathic remedies and natural cosmetics since 1743. It also now sells a range of body lotion, herbal tea, cosmetics and organic wine.


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