Details
Contributor Richardson, James H., engraver.
Spittall, John, approximately 1811-, engraver.
Redman & Kenny, engraver.
Barnes, W. H., associated name.
Gauntlett & Brooks, associated name.
Ayers, D.J., associated name.
McKinney Bros., associated name.
Clark, C.S., associated name.
New York Eyelet Co., associated name.
Dailey, A.H., associated name.
Daniels, J.M., associated name.
Ehrhardt, Frederick, associated name.
Estey, Julius J., associated name.
Hill, D.W.A., associated name.
McKinney, A., associated name.
Norton, F.L., associated name.
Pewdexter, T.A., associated name.
Philips, C.W., associated name.
Richards, F. A., associated name.
Schrack, Christian, associated name.
Somer, Ebenezar, associated name.
Warner, H, associated name.
Title [Collection of billheads of pharmaceutical firms and related businesses, United States, 1852-1879] [graphic].
Publisher UNITED STATES. 1852-1879
Date [1852-1879]
Physical Description 26 prints: lithographs, engravings, and relief prints; 36 x 22 cm. (14.25 x 8.5 in.) or smaller.
Description Collection of billheads, dated between 1852 and 1879, 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 a medieval scene of an apothecary in his laboratory. Some of the exterior views include patrons entering buildings, street and pedestrian traffic, as well as laborers at work. Pictorial details include a key; a druggist and also a lion using a mortar and pestle; banners; flourishes; and frames. Firms represented include Earl P. Mason & Co. (Providence, R.I.); E. Hartshorn & Sons (Boston); F. M. Keeler & Co. (Boston); D. H. Fonda (Albany, N.Y.); Frambes & Wright (Absecon, N.J.); Frederick Klett & Co. (Philadelphia); Gauntlett & Brooks (Ithaca, N.Y.); Geo. E. Greene (Brattleboro, Vt.); G. & S. Crawford & Co. (N.Y.); Geo. W. Norton & Fitch (Lexington, Ky.); Jos. B. Gorrell (Culpeper, Va.); H. H. Hay (Portland, Me.); Henry C. Willard & Co. (Brattleboro, Vt.); H. O. D. Banks & Co. (Philadelphia); William Hadde (New York); J. S. Ingraham (Bangor, Me.); I. N. Thorn & Co., partnership between Thorn and George E. Greene (Brattleboro, Vt.); J. M. & W. W. Cubbison (New Castle, PA); John F. Henry, Curran & Co. (N.Y.); Klein & Fleet (N.Y.); Kenyon, Potter & Co. (Syracuse, N.Y.); Lanman & Sevin (Norwich, Conn.); A. J. McKean (Mercer, Pa.); McMonagle & Rogers (Middletown, N.Y.); and Martin Kalbfleisch's Sons (N.Y.).
Billed patrons include H. Warner; F. A. Richards; A. H. Dailey, Fall River; W. H. Barnes, Chartam Village; Ebenezar Somer; C. Schrack; Gauntlett & Brooks, Ithaca; Julius J. Estey; C. S. Clark, Center Brook, Conn.; D. J. Ayers; D. W. A. Hill; T. A. Pewdexter; Frederick Ehrhardt; Mr. Leverich; J. M. Daniels; A. McKinney; F. L. Norton; McKiney Bros; C. W. Philips; and New York Eyelet Co.
Notes P.2011.46.324 title annotated: Gauntlett & Brooks, crossed out.
Engravers include Redman-Kenny, N.Y.; J. Spittall; Richardson; and Gibson & Co., Cincinnatti.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of William H. Helfand.
Subject Fonda, D. H.
Gorrell, Joseph B.
Hadde, William.
Hay, H.H. (Henry Homer) d. 1895.
Ingraham, J. S.
McKean, A.J.
F.M. Keeler & Co.
Frambes & Wright.
Frederick Klett & Co.
Gauntlett & Brooks.
G. & S. Crawford & Co.
Geo. W. Norton & Fitch.
Henry C. Willard & Co.
H.O.D. Banks & Co.
I.N. Thorn & Co.
J.M. & W.W. Cubbison.
John F. Henry, Curran & Co.
Klein & Fleet.
Kenyon, Potter & Co.
Lanman & Sevin.
McMonagle & Rogers.
Martin Kalbfleisch's Sons.
Decoration and ornamentation.
Factories -- United States.
Horse-drawn vehicles -- United States.
Laborers -- United States.
Mortars & pestles.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Equipment & supplies.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Connecticut.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Massachusetts.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Maine.
Pharmaceutical industry -- New Jersey.
Pharmaceutical industry -- New York (State)
Pharmaceutical industry -- Pennsylvania.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Rhode Island.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Virginia.
Pharmacists.
Storefronts -- United States.
Genre Billheads -- 1850-1880.
Engravings -- 1850-1880.
Lithographs -- 1850-1880.
Relief prints -- 1850-1880.
Provenance Barnes, W. H., associated name.
Ayers, D.J., associated name.
Clark, C.S., associated name.
Dailey, A.H., associated name.
Daniels, J.M., associated name.
Ehrhardt, Frederick, associated name.
Estey, Julius J., associated name.
Hill, D.W.A., associated name.
McKinney, A., associated name.
Norton, F.L., associated name.
Pewdexter, T.A., associated name.
Philips, C.W., associated name.
Richards, F. A., associated name.
Schrack, Christian, associated name.
Somer, Ebenezar, associated name.
Warner, H, associated name.
Gauntlett & Brooks, associated name.
McKinney Bros., associated name.
New York Eyelet Co., associated name.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads, -1879 (E-M) [P.2011.46.318-342]
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