Details
Contributor Craig, Butt & Finley, printer.
W.L. Gas Co., associated name.
Title [Billheads of Benjamin W. Fetters, wholesale druggist, N.E. cor. Third & Brown Streets, Philadelphia] [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1860-1870
Date [ca. 1860-ca. 1870]
Physical Description 2 prints: relief; 12 x 22 cm. (4.75 x 8.5 in.)
Description Billheads of the business originally established in 1824. Contain ornate lettering . One of the prints also contains an ornament detail, including filigree cornices. Surrounds text reading "Importer of French and German Drugs, Wholesale Dealer in White Lead, Glass Putty, Oils, Varnishes, French Zinc, Paints, Chemicals & Patent Medicines. Aniline. Fetters succeeded John Horn at the Brown Street address circa 1863 where he operated until his death in 1886.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Printers include Craig, Butt & Finley, PRS.
Printed on rectos: All Claim for Deduction of Any Kind Must Be Made Within Five Days After Delivery, Or They Will Not Be Allowed In the Settlement.
P.2011.46.146 completed in manuscript to W. L. Gas Co. on July 29, 1869 for "1 Reg. 25 Lewis P. Lead" for $3.75. Inscribed on recto: Services covered. E.G. Mullen. Inscribed on verso: Fetters $20.
P.2011.46.147 completed in manuscript to W. L. Gas Co. on March 11, 1871 for "1/2 Gall. Linseed oil" for $.55. Inscribed on recto: Repairs covered. E.G. Mullen.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of William H. Helfand.
Subject Fetters, Benajmin W., d. 1886.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Billheads -- 1860-1870.
Relief prints -- 1860-1870.
Provenance W.L. Gas Co., associated name.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - F [P.2011.46.146 & 147]
Accession number P.2011.46.146
P.2011.46.147