Contributor |
Church, H.B., printer. |
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Warner, J. H., printer. |
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Budden & Son, printer. |
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Golder Co., printer. |
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Henry Siebert & Bro. Co., printer. |
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J. Reynders Co., printer. |
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Kentucky Litho Co., printer. |
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Lakeside Press, printer. |
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Shober & Carqueville, printer. |
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Case, C. H., associated name. |
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Burdett Organ Co., associated name. |
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Chamberlain, Joseph Ewell, 1857-1943, associated name. |
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Clifton Mfg. Co., associated name. |
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Davenport, William, associated name. |
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E.K. Thompson & Son, associated name. |
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Hays, William H., associated name. |
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Herrick, Smith & Co., associated name. |
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Hegarty, Samuel, 1832-1895, associated name. |
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Hinkley, Cragin & Field, associated name. |
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Light, E. H., associated name. |
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L.M. & G.W. Putney, associated name. |
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Matthews, E.C., associated name. |
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McKinney Bros., associated name. |
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Morris, D.W., associated name. |
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Quincy Mining Corporation, associated name. |
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Remington, Joseph P. 1847-1918, associated name. |
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Resinol Chemical Company, associated name. |
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Roberts, Marion, associated name. |
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S.M. Bixley & Co., associated name. |
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Rockwell, John A., associated name. |
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Warner & Clark, associated name. |
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Sanders, D.S., associated name. |
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Saunders, D.J., associated name. |
Title |
[Collection of billheads of pharmaceutical firms and related businesses, United States and United Kingdom, 1880-1898] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1880-1898 |
Date |
[1880-1898] |
Physical Description |
39 prints: lithographs, relief prints, and photomechanical prints; 36 x 22 cm. (14 x 8.75 in.) or smaller. |
Description |
Collection of billheads, dated between 1880 and 1898, containing decorative and ornate lettering, ornamented type, vignette
illustrations, and pictorial details. Illustrations depict exteriors of storefronts and factories (some adorned in signage);
pharmaceutical apparatus and goods, including "patent shaving mug," mortar and pestles, scales, and rates, barrels, and jugs
of medicinals; and scenes of a harbor view, a druggist in his pharmacy, and a blacksmith at work on his anvil. Some of the
exterior views include patrons entering buildings, street and pedestrian traffic, as well as laborers at work. Pictorial details
include trademarks, art nouveau imagery, an incense burner, truss, sun bursts, scrolls, medallions and shields, flowers, frames,
flourishes, and filigree.
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Firms represented include Edward C. Jones & Co. (Philadelphia); E. J. Hart & Co. (New Orleans); E. L. Stanwood & Co. (Portland,
Me.); F. B. & Thos. Tomlinson (Tate Spring, Tenn.); Finlay, Dicks & Co. (New Orleans); E. B. Fletcher (Erie, Pa.); Forney
& Knouse (Harrisburg, Pa.); Fox, Fultz & Co. (N.Y.); Fritzche Brothers (N.Y.); Fuller & Fuller (Chicago); George A. Kelly
& Co. (Pittsburgh); F. Hagerman (Birmingham, Ala.); The Hastings and McIntosh Truss Co. (Philadelphia); Henry, Johnson & Lord
(Burlington, Vt); Hub Drug Co. (Boston); Orlando H. Jadwin (N.Y.); J. E. Goold & Co. (Portland, Me.); J. K. McKee Company
(Pittsburgh); John Reynders & Co (N.Y.); Edward L. Johnson (N.Y.); John W. Perkins & Co. (Portland, Me.); Kalish Pharmacy
(N.Y.); Lamar, Rankin & Lamar (Atlanta, Ga.); Lee & Osgood (Norwich, Conn.); Lord, Owen & Co. (Chicago); Lord, Smith & Co.
(Chicago); J. R. McCampbell (Knoxville, Tenn.); J. A. McDonald (Reedsville, Pa.); McClure, Walker & Gibson (Albany, N.Y.);
John M. Maris & Co. (Philadelphia); John W. Perkins & Co. (Portland, Me.); Jordan & Scott (Charlotte, N.C.); Lewis W. Booth
& Co. (Bridgeport, Conn.); William E. Mann (Bangor, Me.); Meyer Brothers Drug Company (St. Louis, Mo.); J. E. Moore (Albany,
N.Y.); and Moyer Bro.'s (Bloomsburg, Pa.). Collection also includes billhead of Great Britain dispensing chemists Fletcher
& Pater (Retford) and R. K. Kermode (Castletown).
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Billed patrons include Jos. P. Remington; H. F. Belanger; A. & B. Young; Burdett Organ Co.; E. H. Light; H. A. [Kerste]; Resinol
Chemical Co.; D. W. Morris; McKinney Bros.; E. K. Thompson & Son; D.J. Saunders; E.C. Mathews; S.M. Bixley & Co.; L.M. & G.W.
Putney; Wm. H. Hays; Hinkley, Cragin & Field; Clifton Mfg. Co.; John A. Rockwell; Quincy Mining Corporation; Marian Roberts;
Samuel Hegarty; C. H. Case; Herrick, Smith & Co.; Warner & Clark; D. S. Sanders; J. E. Chamberlain; and William Davenport.
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Notes |
Some items contain manuscript notes and/or stamps acknowledging receipt of payments. |
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P.2011.46.367 title annotated with stamp: Jno M. Scott & Co., Successors To. |
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Printers include H. B. Church; Kentucky Litho Co., Louisville; Henry Siebert & Bro. Co. N.Y.; C. Otto [Triel?]; J.H. Warner,
N.Y.; Budden & Son Lith, Atlanta, Ga.; J. Reynders Co.; Golder Co., Pitt.; Lakeside Press, Portland, Me.; and Shober & Carqueville
Lith. Co., Chicago.
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
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Gift of William H. Helfand. |
Subject |
Fletcher, E.B. |
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Hagerman, F. |
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Jadwin, Orlando H. |
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Johnson, Edward L. |
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Kermode, R. K. |
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McCampbell, J. R. |
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McDonald, J. A. |
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Mann, William E. |
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Moore, J.E. |
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Edward C. Jones & Company |
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E.J. Hart & Company (New Orleans, La.) |
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E.L. Stanwood & Co. |
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F.B. & Thos. Tomlinson. |
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Finlay, Dicks & Co. |
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Fletcher & Pater. |
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Forney & Knouse. |
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Fox, Fultz & Co. |
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Fritzche Brothers. |
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Fuller & Fuller. |
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George A. Kelly & Co. |
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Hastings and McIntosh Truss Co. |
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Henry, Johnson & Lord. |
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Hub Drug Co. |
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J.E. Goold & Co. |
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J.K. McKee Company. |
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John Reynders & Co. |
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John M. Maris & Co. |
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John W. Perkins & Co. |
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Jordan & Scott. |
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Kalish Pharmacy. |
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Lamar, Rankin & Lamar. |
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Lee & Osgood. |
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Lewis W. Booth & Co. |
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Lord, Owen & Co. |
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Lord, Smith & Co. |
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McClure, Walker & Gibson |
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Meyer Brothers Drug Company. |
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Moyer Brothers. |
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Decoration and ornamentation. |
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Decoration and ornamentation -- Art nouveau. |
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Factories -- United States. |
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Horse-drawn vehicles -- United States. |
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Laborers -- United States. |
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Mortars & pestles. |
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Patent medicines. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Equipment & supplies. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Alabama. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Connecticut. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Illinois. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Louisiana. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Maine. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Massachusetts. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Missouri. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- New York (State) |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- North Carolina. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Pennsylvania. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Tennessee. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Vermont. |
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Pharmacists. |
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Storefronts -- United States. |
Genre |
Billheads -- 1880-1900. |
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Lithographs -- 1880-1900. |
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Photomechanical prints -- 1880-1900. |
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Relief prints -- 1880-1900. |
Provenance |
Case, C. H., associated name. |
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Chamberlain, Joseph Ewell, 1857-1943, associated name. |
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Davenport, William, associated name. |
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Hays, William H., associated name. |
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Hegarty, Samuel, 1832-1895, associated name. |
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Light, E. H., associated name. |
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Matthews, E.C., associated name. |
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Morris, D.W., associated name. |
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Remington, Joseph P. (Joseph Price), 1847-1918, associated name. |
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Roberts, Marion, associated name. |
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Rockwell, John A., associated name. |
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Sanders, D.S., associated name. |
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Saunders, D.J., associated name. |
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Burdett Organ Co., associated name. |
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Clifton Mfg. Co., associated name. |
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E.K. Thompson & Son, associated name. |
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Herrick, Smith & Co., associated name. |
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Hinkley, Cragin & Field, associated name. |
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L.M. & G.W. Putney, associated name. |
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McKinney Bros., associated name. |
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Quincy Mining Corporation, associated name. |
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Resinol Chemical Company, associated name. |
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S.M. Bixley & Co., associated name. |
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Warner & Clark, associated name. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads, 1880- (E-M) [P.2011.46.343-381] |
Accession number |
various |