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Contributor Dunston, G. H. (George H.), printer.
Falls City Litho. Co., printer.
Gast Banknote & Lithographing Co., printer.
Ketterlinus Printing House, printer.
Pioneer Press Co. (St. Paul, Minn.), printer.
Banes, J. S., associated name.
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Public Charities and Correction, associated name.
Case, C. H., associated name.
Resinol Chemical Company, associated name.
Clark, C. D., associated name.
Phillips, Albert E., 1854-1934, associated name.
Place, Walter W., associated name.
Roberts, Marion, associated name.
Smith, A. Hirschle, associated name.
Stokes, E.S., associated name.
Wagonhurst, J. F., associated name.
Title [Collection of billheads of pharmaceutical firms and related businesses, United States, 1886-1899] [graphic].
Publisher UNITED STATES. 1886-1899
Date [1886-1899]
Physical Description 12 prints: lithographs, relief prints, and photomechanical prints; 36 x 22 cm. (14 x 8.5 in.) or smaller.
Description Collection of billheads, dated between 1886 and 1899, containing decorative and ornate lettering, ornamented type, vignette illustrations, and pictorial details. Illustrations depict exteriors of storefronts and factories (some adorned in signage); mortars and pestles, including a trademark with an eagle perched on the tool; and an allegorical scene juxtaposing a mule caravan in tropical setting with a "Quinine Chemical Works." Pictorial details include floral and cloud imagery, frames, and flourishes. Firms represented include New York Quinine Chemical Works (N.Y.); Nichols & Harris (New London, Conn.); Noyes Brothers & Cutler (St. Paul, Minn.); Ohio Truss Co. (Cincinnati); Gilbert R. Parker (Johnston, R.I.); Charles H. Pleasants (N.Y.); Plimpton Cowan & Co. (Buffalo, N.Y.); John B. Raser (Reading, Pa.); Raynolds & Churchill (Burlington, Ia.); Robert Baker & Co. (Philadelphia); R. W. Robinson & Son (N.Y.); and Rodgers, Tedford & Co. (Knoxville, Tenn.). Billed patrons include The Resinol Chemical Co., Baltimore, Md.; C. D. Clark; A. Hirschle Smith, Amenia, N.D.; C. H. Case, Jefferson, Ohio; Walter W. Place; [New York] Dept. of Public Charities & Correction; A. E. Phillips, Sinclairville, N.Y.; J. F. Wagonhurst, Mertztown, Pa.; J. S. Banes, Villisca, Ia.; J. F. Wagernhuss (i.e., Wagonhurst?); E. S. Stokes; and Marion Roberts.
Notes Some items contain manuscript notes and/or stamps acknowledging receipt of payments and terms of sale.
Printers include Falls City Litho. Co. Louisville, KY; Ketterlinus, Phila; Gast, St. LS. N.Y; G.H. Dunston, Buffalo, N.Y.; and Lith. Pioneer Press Co., St. Paul, Minn.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of William H. Helfand.
Subject Parker, Gilbert R.,
Pleasants, Charles H.
Raser, John B., b. ca. 1851.
New York Quinine Chemical Works.
Nichols & Harris (New London, Conn.)
Noyes Brothers & Cutler.
Ohio Truss Co.
Plimpton Cowan & Co.
Raynolds & Churchill.
Robert Barker & Co.
R.W. Robinson & Son.
Rodgers, Tedford & Co.
Decorations and ornmentations.
Factories -- United States.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- United States.
Laborers -- United States.
Mortars & pestles.
Medical supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cincinatti.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Connecticut -- New London.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Iowa -- Burlington.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Minnesota -- St. Paul.
Pharmaceutical industry -- New York (State) -- New York.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Rhode Island -- Johnston.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Tennessee -- Knoxville.
Pharmacists.
Storefronts -- United States.
Trademarks.
Geographic subject Tropics.
Genre Billheads -- 1880-1900.
Lithographs -- 1880-1900.
Photomechanical prints -- 1880-1900.
Relief prints -- 1880-1900.
Provenance Banes, J. S., associated name.
Case, C. H., associated name.
Clark, C. D., associated name.
Phillips, Albert E., 1854-1934, associated name.
Place, Walter W., associated name.
Roberts, Marion, associated name.
Smith, A. Hirschle, associated name.
Stokes, E.S., associated name.
Wagonhurst, J. F., associated name.
New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Public Charities and Correction, associated name.
Resinol Chemical Company, associated name.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads, 1880- (N-R) [P.2011.46.391-402]
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