History (1962-1990)
 In
1962, due to advancing age, Dr. Kalkosinski realized
that he needed help to run the business and organize
the hundreds of herbs and formulas that were now in
use. It was in July of that year that William Betz,
Sr. purchased Penn Herb Company, in order to continue
the Penn Herb tradition of providing for our customer's
health needs. At that time, an extensive reorganization
of the company took  place
under the watchful eye of our founder. The doctor remained
active in the business for another 10 years, generously
sharing his wealth of knowledge regarding herbs, formulas
and healthy living.
Throughout the 1960's, Penn
Herb Company maintained the storefront shown above,
with the entrance at 603 North Second Street. You can
see Dr. Kalkosinski's  sign
in the picture, as well as the stained glass windows
alongside the sign. The interior of the store is shown
with a large assortment of herbs in glass containers,
and many natural remedies in the showcases. William
Betz, Sr. is pictured with the large assortment of books
available for consumer education. We continue this tradition
today with a large selection of reference books available
for your perusal.
 Since
the 1970's, Penn Herb Company has experienced continued
growth. We became incorporated in 1971, and since have
been known as Penn Herb Company, Ltd. In 1975, Penn
Herb became the exclusive US importer for Olbas
Herbal Remedies from Switzerland. We have been offering
these fine products in our store since the 1960's, and
are proud to continue making this fine line available
nationwide through thousands of retailers.
 One
thing that was lacking back in the 1960's was a complete
catalog of our herbs, along with our vitamins and extensive
line of natural remedies. So, in the early 1970's,
Jane
Betz (wife of William Betz, Sr.) manually typed pages
and pages of herbs and product descriptions on her
Smith
Corona typewriter. These pages were then mimeographed
and stapled together to form one of our first mail
order
catalogs. We continued with this process through the
1980's, using faster and more up-to-date printing
equipment.
Today, we still produce the text and ph otos
contained in our catalog in-house (although no longer
on the Smith Corona). The catalog is now printed in
4 colors, and the printing is done offsite. If
you
would
like a free copy, click on
this link: Free
Herb Catalog.
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