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Contributor Haehnlen, Jacob, b. 1824, printer.
Title Charles Oakford & Sons, No. 834 & 836 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. 1866. Wholesale and retail dealers and manufacturers of hats, caps & furs. [graphic] : Our stock of hats is complete in every department including a large assortment of wool hats at all prices. We invite attention to style no. 1, a sundown for ladies and children, made of mackinaw straw celebrated for its durability. This popular sun hat supercedes the old style shaker hood and bids fair to be fashionable for seasons to come thereby avoiding an accumulation of old stock. The prices per dozen for trimmed and untrimmed range from $6 to $60. We are ready to receive and fill orders for all kinds of hats which we guarantee to sell at lower prices for cash than any other house in the country. We are constantly receiving the newest styles and our manufactory facilities are such as enable us to compete with any other establishment. March 1866. Please put this up in a conspicuous place.
Publisher Philadelphia: J. Haehnlen
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1866
Date March 1866
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph, etched and tinted; 29 x 23 cm. (11.25 x 9 in.)
Description Advertisement with ornamental lettering depicting a display of 12 numbered men's and women's hats. The women's hats (1-4, 7, 10) are adorned with feathers, ribbons, and other embellishments, except for the "sundown." Hats are displayed on a hat rack and three stands at its base. Oakford established his business in 1827 and located to 104 Chestnut in 1843 where he began his wholesale trade in 1850. He operated from the address until 1852 when he relocated to 624 Chestnut Street. In 1860 he moved his business to the Continental Hotel.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POSP 25
Subject Charles Oakford & Sons.
Hat industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Hats.
Genre Lithographs -- Tinted -- 1860-1870.
Advertisements -- 1860-1870.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| BW - Advertisements [P.9465]
Accession number P.9465