Details
Contributor Brewster, C.K., associated name.
Gates, E.B., associated name.
Title Bought of Chas. P. Alden, druggist and apothecary, and dealer in manufacturers' supplies, drugs, paints, oils, acids, artists' materials, toilet, and fancy articles. No. 270 Main Street. [graphic].
Publisher [Springfield, Mass.?]
Publisher MA. Springfield. 1880-1890
Date [1880-1891]
Physical Description 2 prints: lithograph; 18 x 22 cm. (7 x 8.5 in.) or smaller.
Description Billheads for the drug firm established in 1862. Contains ornamented and type lettering. Alden operated from the Main Street address 1868-1903.
Notes P.2011.46.1 completed in manuscript to C. K. Brewster on November 29, 1884 for several items, including "3 Doz. Lemon," "4 [Doz.] Peppermint," and "20 # Epsom Salts" for $26.61 total.
P.2011.46.2 completed in manuscript to E. B. Gates on May 9, 1893 for "1 Doz. Vanilla," 1/2 [Doz.] Wistar Balsam," and "1 [doz.] [Camphorlic?]" for $4.35.
Contains manuscript notes on verso of Alden's signature and monetary balance due.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of William H. Helfand.
Subject Alden, Charles P. 1836-1927.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Massachusetts -- Springfield.
Genre Billheads -- 1880-1890.
Lithographs -- 1880-1890.
Provenance Brewster, C.K., associated name.
Gates, E.B., associated name.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - A [P.2011.46.1 & 2]
Accession number P.2011.46.1
P.2011.46.2