Contributor |
Lawrence, J. F., printer. |
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Wm. H. Brett & Co., printer. |
Title |
[Collection of illustrated blank letterheads and a billhead of pharmaceutical firms in the United States] [graphic]. |
Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1860-1894 |
Date |
[ca. 1870-ca. 1894] |
Physical Description |
4 prints: engraving, relief print, and photomechanical prints; 23 x 15 cm. (9 x 6 in.) or smaller. |
Description |
Collection of letterheads and a billhead from the late 19th century containing decorative and ornate lettering, ornamented
type, pictorial details, and a vignette illustration. Details depict art nouveau, bird, and floral imagery, heraldry, banners,
and filigree and flourishes. Illustration depicts a mortar and pestle. Firms represented include Davis, the Pure Drug Druggist,
established 1894 (Concord, N. H.); B.E. Voelcker & Co. (Dayton, Ia.); J.T. Brown & Co., established 1831 (Boston, Ma.); and
Charles E. Lloyd (Albany, N.Y.). Voelcker print, a specimen, also contains the text "No. 2137-Statement-1000 $2.75. 500 $1.75.
When the cash accompanies the order I will pay the transportation charges of the goods to their destination. J. F. Lawrence,
Label Printer, 83 & 85 Fifth Avenue, Chicago."
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Notes |
Printers and engravers include Wm. H. Brett & Co. and J. F. Lawrence. |
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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 |
Lloyd, Charles E. |
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B.E. Voelcker & Co. |
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J.T. Brown & Co. |
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Birds. |
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Decorations and ornamentations. |
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Flowers. |
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Decoration and ornamentation. |
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Decoration and ornamentation -- Art nouveau. |
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Mortars & pestles. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Iowa -- Dayton. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- New Hampshire -- Concord. |
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Pharmaceutical industry -- New York (State) -- Albany. |
Genre |
Billheads -- 1860-1900. |
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Letterheads -- 1860-1900. |
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Photomechanical prints -- 1860-1890. |
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Relief prints -- 1860-1900. |
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Specimens -- 1860-1900. |
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Engravings -- 1860-1900. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Illustrated Blank Letterheads [P.2011.46.480-483] |
Accession number |
P.2011.46.480 |
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P.2011.46.481 |
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P.2011.46.482 |
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P.2011.46.483 |