[Collection of billheads of pharmaceutical firms and related businesses, United States, 1852-1878]
Title
[Collection of billheads of pharmaceutical firms and related businesses, United States, 1852-1878]
Description
Collection of billheads, dated between 1852 and 1878, containing decorative and ornate lettering, ornamented type, vignette illustrations, and pictorial details. Illustrations depict exteriors of storefronts (some adorned in signage) and an allegorical scene showing crates and barrels on the coast in front of a ship sailing in the distance representing imported "English, French & India drugs." Some of the exterior views include patrons entering buildings, street and pedestrian traffic, as well as laborers at work. Pictorial details depict frames, including a medal engraving, and flourishes, and filigree. Firms represented include N. S. Harlow (Bangor, Me.); O.B. Curran & Son (Ithaca, N.Y.); Peckham & Glading (Providence, R.I.); Penfold, Clay & Co. (N.Y.); R. A. Robinson & Co.; Robinson & Church (Troy, N.Y.); Robinson & Hassard (Providence, R.I.); Russell & Landis (Philadelphia); and Charles H. Rutherford (N.Y.). Billed patrons include Mills & Kimball; Gauntlett & Brooks; J.S. Frayne; C.P. Severich; Athey & Hill, Holly Springs, Miss.; M.B. Callaghan; Mr. Warren; F. P. Magraw; and Glover, Warner & Clark., Printers and engraver include Reilly, Lou. NY and Longacre & Co. Lith, Phila., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[1852-1878]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads, -1879 (N-R) [P.2011.46.382-390]
[Collection of illustrated blank letterheads and a billhead of pharmaceutical firms in the United States]
Title
[Collection of illustrated blank letterheads and a billhead of pharmaceutical firms in the United States]
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.", Printers and engravers include Wm. H. Brett & Co. and J. F. Lawrence., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1870-ca. 1894]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Illustrated Blank Letterheads [P.2011.46.480-483]
Bought of Edward C. Jones & Co. Successors to Amos H. Yarnall & Co. Wholesale druggists, manufacturers and dealers in drugs, chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, perfumery, spices, patent medicines, druggists' sundries, & c. Also, paints, oils, glass,
Title
Bought of Edward C. Jones & Co. Successors to Amos H. Yarnall & Co. Wholesale druggists, manufacturers and dealers in drugs, chemicals, pharmaceutical preparations, perfumery, spices, patent medicines, druggists' sundries, & c. Also, paints, oils, glass, varnishes, acids, dye-stuffs, &c. S.E. cor. of Market & Fifteenth Sts. Painters' materials and tools in their varieties Established 1854. Edward C. Jones. W. H. Earl
Description
Billhead of the Philadelphia druggist containing an exterior view of the four-story storefront, heavily adorned in signage, at the southeast corner of Market and Fifteenth Streets. Pedestrians walk on the sidewalk and a horse-drawn omnibus passes in the street. Print also contains two frame-shaped pictorial details. One surrounds a list of products, including white lead, window glass, sal soda, calcined plaster, and "pure wines & liquors for medicinal purposes" and the other, the text "E. C. Jones, Vermin Exterminator Has No Equal." Edward C. Jones & Co. was originally established as a firm by Amos Yarnell for whom Jones served as an apprentice 1860-1864. Jones became Yarnell's partner in the later 1860s and succeeded to the head of the firm in 1877. Jones retired by the early 1890s and W.H. Earl & Co. assumed the operations of the business until 1895 when taken over by A. Eugene De Reeves., Completed in manuscript to Joseph P. Remington on October 24, 1887 for varnish for $1.65., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads 1880- (E-M) -E [P.2011.46.343]
Bought of the Hasting and McIntosh Truss Co. Manufacturers of indestructible hard rubber trusses, (trade mark registered.), leather covered & elastic trusses, supporters, shoulder braces, etc. For the U.S. government, home & export trade. 224 South Ninth
Title
Bought of the Hasting and McIntosh Truss Co. Manufacturers of indestructible hard rubber trusses, (trade mark registered.), leather covered & elastic trusses, supporters, shoulder braces, etc. For the U.S. government, home & export trade. 224 South Ninth Street
Description
Billhead of the Philadelphia truss manufacturer containing ornate lettering, cloud imagery and pictorial details. Details depict a sheet of paper reading "Owners McIntosh N.U. Supporter Co. Reliable Water Pads a Specialty" and a truss labeled "The Hastings Truss Co.", Title annotated with stamp in blue ink: 912 Walnut Street., Completed in manuscript to E.K. Thompson & Son, Titusville, Pa. on March 23, 1904 for "Fig 99" and "straps for Fig 99" for $5.50., Stamped on recto: Paid Jul 19, 1904, E.K. Thompson & Son., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads 1880- (E-M) - H [P.2011.46.356]
Bought of Russell & Landis, importers & wholesale druggists, & dealers in paints, oils, glass, varnishes, & c., also manufacturers of pure lily white lead, hunters iron paint, & ivory white lead. no. 5 North Fifth Street (3 doors above Market.)
Title
Bought of Russell & Landis, importers & wholesale druggists, & dealers in paints, oils, glass, varnishes, & c., also manufacturers of pure lily white lead, hunters iron paint, & ivory white lead. no. 5 North Fifth Street (3 doors above Market.) Geo. P. Russell. D. C. Landis
Description
Billhead of the Philadelphia druggist containing ornate lettering and an exterior view of the firm's storefront on Fifth Street. View also shows street and pedestrian traffic, including a horse-drawn omnibus and a man pushing a hand cart. Print also contains a pictorial detailed composed of a ribbon overlaid filigree and reading "All Claims to Be Reported Within Ten Days After Receipt of Goods." Terms of payment and shipping are also included. Russell & Landis relocated from the 400 block of Market and Fifth Street circa 1870., Completed in manuscript to F. P. Magraw on October 27, 1870 for $12.60., Stamped on recto: Paid Jul 19, 1904, E.K. Thompson & Son., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads -1879 (N-R) - R [P.2011.46.389]
Bought of Stretch, Bennett & Co. (Successors to Peter T. Wright & Co.) Importers of and dealers in drugs and medicines. Also brandies & wines for medical purposes. No. 609 Market St.
Title
Bought of Stretch, Bennett & Co. (Successors to Peter T. Wright & Co.) Importers of and dealers in drugs and medicines. Also brandies & wines for medical purposes. No. 609 Market St
Description
Billhead of the Philadelphia firm containing ornate lettering and an exterior view of the business's six-story store front at 609 Market Street. View also shows crates in the second floor windows, a passing horse-drawn omnibus, and laborers loading crates onto drays. Joseph S. Bennett entered into the established business of Peter T. Wright & Co. in 1858, which was reestablished as Stretch, Bennett & Co. circa 1865. The firm was later succeeded by Joseph S. Bennett & Co., Completed in manuscript to Ebun Somers on January 21, 1867 for two items for $14.80., Manuscript note in pencil on recto: Pd by Cash. E. Pope., Manuscript note in ink on recto: Rec'd Payment Stretch Bennett & Co. pr Grigg., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads -1879 (N-R) - R [P.2011.46.407]
Heintzelman's Pharmacy, N.W. cor. Ridge Ave. & Master St., Philadelphia.
Title
Heintzelman's Pharmacy, N.W. cor. Ridge Ave. & Master St., Philadelphia
Description
Letterhead containing a vignette of the Philadelphia pharmacist's trademark. Trademark depicts a cherub atop a mortar and pestle. A snake is entwined around his arm and he wears a sash reading "Heintzelman's Pharmacy." Figure framed by an archway of a fence on which vinery climbs around the edges., Completed in manuscript in German on March 15, 1894 to [illegible] from Heintzelman., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Letterheads & Stationery (A-M) - H [P.2011.46.451]
Bot. of Frederick Klett & Co., wholesale dealers & importers of drugs, medicines, dye-stuffs, paints, black lead and sand crucibles, window glass &c.
Title
Bot. of Frederick Klett & Co., wholesale dealers & importers of drugs, medicines, dye-stuffs, paints, black lead and sand crucibles, window glass &c
Description
Billhead of the Philadelphia druggist containing an exterior view of the storefront at the northeast corner of Callowhill and Second streets. Shows a patron entering the three-and-a-half story building adorned with a sign and an awning, while a horse-drawn dray is loaded in front. Also shows adjacent buildings. Klett established his business in 1818 and continued in operation until his retirement in 1855., Completed in manuscript to C. Schrack on March 28, 1851 for "1 DR Kletts [Worm tea?] for $.75., Contains punched hole., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads -1879 (E-M) - F [P.2011.46.323]
Bought of H.O.D. Banks & Co., wholesale dealers in drugs, chemicals, paints, glass, coal oil, & c. Store, s. w. cor. fourth & Callowhill Sts.
Title
Bought of H.O.D. Banks & Co., wholesale dealers in drugs, chemicals, paints, glass, coal oil, & c. Store, s. w. cor. fourth & Callowhill Sts Henry O.D. Banks & Co., wholesale dealer in drugs and chemicals, American window glass, pure white leads, putty, linseed oil, spirits of turpentine, benzine, alcohol, whiting, glue, kerosene and coal oils, herbs, roots and barks. Also, in fine essential oils and flavors. Henry O. D. Banks. F. Aschenback. A. W. Miller
Description
Billhead of the Philadelphia druggist containing an exterior view of the five-story storefront, adorned in signage, at the southwest corner of Fourth and Callowhill Streets. Also shows street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn drays and a cart stopped near the building. Also contains a frame-shaped pictorial detail surrounding a list of products, including pure white leads, American pure zincs, artists' tube colors, and kerosene and coal oils., Completed in manuscript to Frederick Ehrhardt on August 12, 1863 for several items, including Fahnestock's Vermifuge, small family dyes, schnapps, and glue for $18.19., Manuscript note on recto: Rec. Payt. H.O.D. Banks & Co., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1860]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - Billheads -1879 (E-M) -H [P.2011.46.333]
Dausman Tobacco Company, St. Louis.
Title
Dausman Tobacco Company, St. Louis
Description
Pictorial envelope containing a trompe l'oeil vignette showing the head of a horse ripped through paper. The horse chews on a piece of wood. Henry Dausman operated a tobacco business as Dausman & Drummond 1873-1876 and Dausman & Drummond Tobacco Company circa 1876-circa 1879 and his retirement., Date inferred from name of firm., Addressed in manuscript to: D.T. Sample Jr., Washington, Pa., Contains ink-stamp postmark: Pittsburgh Jan 24, 7 PM and cancelled three-cent postage stamp printed in green ink and containing a profile portrait of George Washington., Printed below image: If not delivered in 10 days return to. Return To Johnson, Eagye, & Earl, Pittsburgh, Pa., Manuscript note on recto: Paid Mar 13, 1882., Accompanied by Johnson, Eagye, & Earl, wholesale grocers billhead completed in manuscript to D.T. Sample, Jr., dated January 23, 1882. Advertises "Special Brands of Tobacco," including "Horse Head." Charges listed include 2 boxes cheese, coffee, and cocoa for $29.41. "Paid Mar 13-82." [P.2011.20.77a], Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[ca. 1878]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.77 & 77a]
Making ends meet.
Title
Making ends meet
Description
Trade card for the Philadelphia branch of the Singer Sewing Manufacturing Company containing a comic view showing a boy sewing the ends of two cat's tails together with a Singer sewing machine. Two other boys hold the horrified looking cats, while a dog sits near the machine. Singer Manufacturing Company relocated to 1202 Chestnut Street in 1882., Advertising text printed on verso: Principal Office of The Singer Manufacturing Company Removed to 1202 Chestnut Street. Genuine Singer Sewing Machines. At Low Prices For Cash., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler., For duplicate, see trade card - Singer [1975.F.865]
Date
[1882]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.59]
Emerson, Smith & Co., L'td., saw manufacturers. Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Penn'a.
Title
Emerson, Smith & Co., L'td., saw manufacturers. Beaver Falls, Beaver County, Penn'a
Description
Pictorial envelope containing a trademarked vignette showing the "Damascus Temper" sword. The Emerson firm, established in 1830 by James E. Emerson, was renamed Emerson, Smith & Co. in 1877. The company was reorganized as a limited partnership in 1884., Date printed on recto., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[1886]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.79]
To make good butter use Kerr's "Acme," 'Kerr's "Unexcelled," or Kerr's "F.F." salt for sale by Wm. Auchenbach & Sons, Pottstown Pa.
Title
To make good butter use Kerr's "Acme," 'Kerr's "Unexcelled," or Kerr's "F.F." salt for sale by Wm. Auchenbach & Sons, Pottstown Pa
Description
Advertising blotter containg an image of the champion race horse "Sunol, 2.081/4, B. M., by Electioneer, Dam Waxanna, by General Benton." Sunol, foaled in 1886, was a champion three-year old., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.63]
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company. Wilmington, Del. U.S.A. Manufacturers of explosives of every kind. Established 1802.
Title
E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company. Wilmington, Del. U.S.A. Manufacturers of explosives of every kind. Established 1802
Description
Cut-out label containing a view of a gunboat. Also includes pictorial details depiciting cannons. The DuPont firm, the leading manufacturer of explosives in the United states through the 19th century, was the world's largest producer of explosives during World War I., REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE. M. IND. RGTRDA. NUM. [8?]886. Nov. [12th?] 190[8?], Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[ca. 1908]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Labels [P.2011.10.95]
The Buick & Sherwood Mfg Co., manufacturers & dealers in sanitary specialties. Detroit, Mich.
Title
The Buick & Sherwood Mfg Co., manufacturers & dealers in sanitary specialties. Detroit, Mich
Description
Pictorial envelope containing a vignette bird's eye view showing the plumbing fixtures manufactory at "Cor. Champlain St. & Meldrum Ave."Street and pedestrian traffic, including a streetcar are visible in the foreground. Trains and surrounding cityscape are visible in the background. Buick & Sherwood was established circa 1884 with partners D.D. Buick and William Sherwood. The firm invented several plumbing innovations by the late 1880s and in 1899 was sold to Sanitary Manufacturing Company., Title from printed return address., Addressed in type to: Messrs. J.D. Johnson & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., Date inferred from ink-stamped postmark: Detroit, MI., Aug 22, [18]95 6 PM., Contains cancelled oval two-cents stamp printed in green and containing a profile portrait of George Washington., Printed upper left corner: In 5 Days Return To., Contains on verso: ink-stamp postmark: received Philadelphia, PA, Aug 24, 1895 5AM., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[ca. 1895]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Envelopes [P.2011.10.74]
Frank Miller & Sons, New York.
Title
Frank Miller & Sons, New York
Description
Illustrated trade card depicting five containers in ascending size order of Frank Miller's carriage top dressing and the arms of someone pouring the varnish into a container from a five gallon jug., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1895]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Miller [P.9993.4]
J.W. Miller, wholesale dealer in books, stationery & cigars, No. 439 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Title
J.W. Miller, wholesale dealer in books, stationery & cigars, No. 439 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa
Description
Illustrated stock trade card depicting a wallpapered interior with three children looking at a blackboard advertisement for J.W. Miller. An open book lies on the ground below the blackboard., Copyrighted 1880 by Bufford's Boston., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., For similar illustration see trade card - Atkinson & Bair [1975.F.3], Digitized.
Date
c1880
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Miller [1975.F.634]
Ripka & Co. artists' and wax flower materials, ebony and velvet frames, 146 S. Eighth St., Philadelphia.
Title
Ripka & Co. artists' and wax flower materials, ebony and velvet frames, 146 S. Eighth St., Philadelphia
Description
Illustrated trade card depicting three birds surrounding a cherub sitting in the grass and playing a pan flute. Ripka & Co. was operated by John C. Ripka., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Ripka [1975.F.735]
[Rising Sun Stove Polish by Morse Bros. trade cards]
Title
[Rising Sun Stove Polish by Morse Bros. trade cards]
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards depicting two cause and effect scenarios entitled "The story of a foolish man" and "The story of a wise man". In the four panels of "The story of a foolish man," a businessman buys an imitation stove polish from an "unprincipaled dealer" and as a result, suffers a cranky maid, dirty stove and late meals, which forces him to lose money and business. In the four panels of "The story of a wise man," a businessman purchases Rising Sun Stove Polish from a "respectable store" and as a result, enjoys a happy home, which allows him to tend to his business and eventually become a wealthy and well-respected Congressman. One print [1975.F.722] also depicts a package of Rising Sun Stove Polish on the verso and the other [1975.F.725] includes a bird's eye view of Morse Bros. manufactory in Canton, Massachusetts., Title supplied by cataloger., Advertising text printed on versos promotes Rising Sun Stove Polish created by Morse Bros. of Canton, Massachusetts. Cautions viewer to avoid imitations., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Rising [1975.F.722 & 1975.F.725]
Pratt's astral oil.
Title
Pratt's astral oil
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards depicting four children having a tea party and cooking by the glow of lamps labeled "Pratt's astral oil". Charles Pratt & Co., founded in New York in 1867, specialized in illuminating oil and was incorporated into John D. Rockerfeller's Standard Oil in 1874., Advertising text printed on versos is surrounded by a floral border and promotes Pratt's astral oil for any activity in the household, including "reading, writing, sewing, or any occupation requiring a soft, steady and uniform light". Chas. Pratt & Co. listed at No. 128 Pearl Street, New York., Distributor's imprint printed on versos: D.C. Smith, wholesale agent, 1126 Market Street, Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1874]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Pratt [1975.F.663 & 1975.F.712]
Pleis' fit powders & liver pills, Phila. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Title
Pleis' fit powders & liver pills, Phila. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Description
Illustrated trade card and holiday greeting card depicting three girls sitting and lying in bed admiring a decorated Christmas tree., Advertising text printed on verso promotes Pleis' fit powders for the cure of fits (epilepsy), spasms, convulsions, St. Vitus' dance, neuralgia nervousness, and all nervous affections. Prepared by John M. Pleis, Jr., 860 North Third St., Philada., Pa., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Pleis [1975.F.708]
Portuondo, manufacturers of Cuban hand made cigars, 1342 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
Title
Portuondo, manufacturers of Cuban hand made cigars, 1342 Chestnut St., Philadelphia
Description
Illustrated, embossed trade card depicting a red-breasted black bird. Jose M. Portuondo (i.e., Joseph M. Portuondo) operated a cigar shop from 1342 Chestnut Street until his death in 1882. His son Juan F. Portuondo succeeded him at this location until the late 1880s., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1885]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Portuondo [1975.F.685]
[Billheads from Omaha, Nebraska businesses issued to Dr. Charles L. Heizmann]
Title
[Billheads from Omaha, Nebraska businesses issued to Dr. Charles L. Heizmann]
Description
Includes billhead dated October 18, 1873 from Aschmann, piano maker and organ builder for tuning, repairing and moving a piano, and billhead dated January 28, 1874 from C.H. Frederick, fashionable hatter for a $16.50 hat. Frederick billhead includes vignette depicting the head of a tiger., Title supplied by cataloger., One of prints [P.2011.10.122] annotated: & Schaller [crossed out]., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler., Charles L. Heizmann was a U.S. Army surgeon who participated in the 1873 U.S. expedition for military defenses in northwestern Wyoming.
Date
[ca. 1870]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Receipts [P.2011.10.121 & 122]
[Advertisements for proprietary medicines manufactured and marketed by the Egyptian Drug Co., of New York, N.Y.]
Title
[Advertisements for proprietary medicines manufactured and marketed by the Egyptian Drug Co., of New York, N.Y.]
Description
Collection title devised by cataloger., Contents: [1] Pine-Apple Lung Balsam, [1893] -- [2] Egyptian Regulator Tea regulates the bowels and system, [1890] -- [3] $500 reward for as good a family medicine as Egyptian Regulator Tea ... Nils Erickson, Abercrombie, N. Dak. -- [4] 3 best things on earth! How to cure disease. How to keep well. How to make money, [1897] -- [5] Form letter, dated Nov. 5, 1897., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Egyptian Drug Co.
Date
[1890-1897]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll. Helfand Popular Medicine 17178.Q (Helfand)
[Van Haagen's Toilet Soap, Benj. Brooke & Co., Manufs., Philadelphia trade cards]
Title
[Van Haagen's Toilet Soap, Benj. Brooke & Co., Manufs., Philadelphia trade cards]
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards depicting a man holding a bouquet of flowers standing with two women; a man with an envelope approaching a woman standing at a mirror; a couple walking with arms clasped and a poodle by their side; and a soldier peering over the shoulder of a woman who pulls petals off of a flower., Title supplied by cataloger., Two prints [1975.F.898 & 901] contain distributor's imprint printed on bottom of rectos in black text: McIlvaine & Co., grocers, S.E. cor. Chestnut & Juniper Sts., Philadelphia., Two prints [1975.F.899 & 900] contain advertising text printed on bottom of rectos in black text: 1st Regiment Bouquet Toilet Soap for sale at soap stand in the fair., Advertising text printed on versos promotes the purity, quality and general superiority of the soap produced by Benjamin Brooke & Co. with the expertise of Mr. A. Van Haagen, formerly of McKeone, Van Haagen & Co., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Van Haagen's [1975.F.898-901]
[The Universal Plow Company, Canton, Ohio]
Title
[The Universal Plow Company, Canton, Ohio]
Description
Illustrated trade card depicting monkeys dressed as jockeys racing on the backs of three rabbits through a field. Also includes vignettes of the rear adjusting and the front adjusting plows on verso., Copyrighted 1888 by Chas. Brown., Title supplied by cataloger., Advertising text printed on verso: The Universal patent front and rear adjusting plows. General purpose for two or three horses. All parts interchangeable in steel or chilled iron. Repairs always fit. The lightest draft, the best work, adjustments unsurpassed, no wrench, no trouble, no lost time. Send for circular. Manufactured by The Universal Plow Co., Canton, Ohio., Distributor's imprint printed on verso: For sale by H.M. Bushman & Bro., Carlisle, Pa., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
c1888
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Universal [P.2002.67.12]
The home of Grit, Williamsport, Pa.
Title
The home of Grit, Williamsport, Pa
Description
Advertising postcard showing an exterior view of the front and side facade of the newspaper publishing offices purchased in 1891. Signage reading "Grit, America's Greatest Family Newspaper" adorns the building. Vinery climbs past the first floor windows and the landscaped lawn includes flowers spelling "Grit." Grit was founded in 1882 as the Saturday edition of the "Daily Sun and Banner" before the name was bought by Dietrick Lamade circa 1885. By 1900, the weekly circulation of the rural newspaper was 100,000., Split back., Stamped on verso: UNCO Trademark Registered., Advertising text printed on verso: The Home of Grit, "America's Greatest Family Newspaper," at Williamsport, Pa. is the largest building in the world exclusively occupied by a weekly newspaper. Grit is the largest, best illustrated and most complete Family Newspaper published. Grit is unlike any other newspaper, possessing many distinctive features and presenting contents so varied and plentiful that it interests every member of the household wherever located. Over 250,000 copies of Grit are circulated each week in over 12,000 cities, towns and villages throughout the United States., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[ca. 1910]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Miscellaneous [P.2011.10.182]
Warner's safe rheumatic cure
Title
Warner's safe rheumatic cure
Description
Trade card showing a girl attending to a man with dwarfism, seated on a chair, and with his two wrapped feet resting on an ottoman. She hands him a bottle of Warner's Safe Rheumatic Cure. Image also shows the box for the cure in the lower right corner. H. H. Warner, entered the patent medicine trade in 1879, and expanded his line of products to include the Safe Rheumatic Cure in 1885. The marketing of his "Safe" cure usually alluded to its benefits to persons whose health was already in peril., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1885]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Misc. Popular Medicine Collection [P.2010.36.7]
The little bill poster.
Title
The little bill poster
Description
Trade card showing a girl posting a "bill" advertising "Eskay's Albumenized Food for Infants and Invalids" on a wood fence. A satchel lies beside her on the ground. Eskay's food was a modified milk product., Publication date based on copyright statement "copyrighted 1896, S, K, & F. Co. Philadelphia.", Name of artist from several lines of advertising text printed on verso, including two testimonials and premium offer reading, "For three 50-cent wrappers, or their equivalent in value of other sizes, we will send free of all expense a copy of the handsome picture on the other side, in nine colors, size 16 x 25 inches, without any advertising upon it whatever. The original painting is one of the latest works of the celebrated artists, Ida Waugh, and is a handsome work of art. Full directions for mounting accompany each picture., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
1898
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Misc. Popular Medicine Collection [P.2010.36.17]
Eskay's food nourishes
Title
Eskay's food nourishes
Description
Complementary testimonial trade cards, probably originally attached as one item, containing portraits of babies who consumed Eskay's Food manufactured by Smith, Kline & French. First card shows a rosy-cheeked, plump baby, attired in a white gown, and seated on a chair. Advertising text below the image reads "'We put baby on a prominent artificial food which constipated him and reduced his weight that we had to abandon it. At two months old he was a mere skeleton. We commenced the use of Eskay's food and you can see that he is the picture of health.' Mrs. G. J. Gesemyer, Phila., Pa." Second card shows "Jasper Ewing Brady 3d - a typical Eskay's Food baby - son of Capt. J. E. Brady, U.S.A.," rosy-cheeked and attired in a white gown with pink ribbon adornments at his collar. Testimonial text below image reads " 'During November, 1898, he was in Santiago de Cuba and Eskay's food was the means of preserving his life. We have used it continuously since." Third card shows a rosy-cheeked, plump baby, attired only in a diaper, and propped up. Promotional text below image reads " 'You can see by this picture how well Eskay's food has agreed with our boy. He has taken this Food since his birth and we have never had any trouble of any kind. He has always been perfectly healthy.' Mrs. H. S. Davison, Phila., Pa.", Printed on versos: several lines of advertising text promoting the deliciousness and nutritiousness of Eskay's, its cost, as well as testimonials from adult consumers of Eskay's., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1898]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Misc. Popular Medicine Collection - Smith, Kline & French [P.2010.36.20-22]
Francis Stearns & Co. Manufacturing pharmacists, Detroit, Mich., U.S.A.
Title
Frederick Stearns & Co. manufacturing pharmacists, Detroit, Mich., U.S.A Frederick K. Stearns, President. Frank C. McLaughlin, Vice Prest. & Treas. Thomas Bennett, Secretary. Established 1855. Incorporated 1882. Detroit, Mich. Windsor, Ont. London, Eng. New York City. 1 Platt St
Description
Billhead containing a vignette exterior view of the manufactory of the business established in 1855 by Frederick Stearns. View shows the multi-story, block long factory building in front of which street and pedestrian traffic, including horse-drawn wagons travel. Also contains pictorial details, including a ribbon, flowers, and the company trademark designed as a coat of arms., Completed in type on September 12, 1895 to H. A. Kerste, Schenectady, N.Y. for 6 items, including "Edel. Cream," "Talc. Powd.," and "Tansy Pills" for $15.05., Typewritten on recto: 1 case. 9 LBS. For Wm. Sauter shipped in you care. Please notify by postal which we enclose in your case., Inscribed on recto: 15.05 Less 3% .45/14.60. Less freight .56/14.04., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection - Billheads, etc. [P.2010.37.19]
Horsford's acid phosphate for mental & physical exhaustion, dyspepsia &c. It makes a delicious drink with water & sugar only. Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R.I.
Title
Horsford's acid phosphate for mental & physical exhaustion, dyspepsia &c. It makes a delicious drink with water & sugar only. Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R.I
Description
Illustrated trade card depicting a baby seated in a chair holding a card inscribed "Prof. Horsford's acid phosphate". Includes a small silhouette printed on verso labeled "Count Rumsford". Rumford Chemical Works, established in 1854 by George F. Wilson and Eben Horsford, began manufacturing Horsford's acid phosphate ca. 1868., Advertising text printed on verso promotes Horsford's acid phosphate for dyspepsia, indigestion, headache, mental & physical exhaustion, nervousness, hysteria, and night sweats of consuption. Sold by Louis A. Bates, pharmacist, 739 Sixth Avenue, one door above 42nd Street, New York., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1885]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Horsford's [1975.F.436]
Myerstown Enterprise, Myerstown, Penna. Message by Mail. An angry message.
Title
Myerstown Enterprise, Myerstown, Penna. Message by Mail. An angry message
Description
Advertisement blotter depicting a satiric, whimsical scene with two women and a life-size, stamped envelope. A woman gesturing in anger stands on one end, and another, attired in hat, coat, and bustled skirt, stands and looks taken aback on the other. Also contains rates for the "Advertising Schedule of the Myerstown Enterprise, W. S. Uhrich, Publisher, Myerstown, Pa." printed on verso. Rates based on one to three weeks, one to six months, and one year and inches and column size range from $.50 to $80. Myerstown Enterprise was issued 1888-1919., Date inferred from clothing of figures depicted., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[ca. 1895]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.40]
You cannot blot out...the fact that Louis Heilbron sells the best furniture, carpets, and bedding at most reasonable prices, at the largest furniture house in Reading, Pa. 838-840 Penn Street
Title
You cannot blot out...the fact that Louis Heilbron sells the best furniture, carpets, and bedding at most reasonable prices, at the largest furniture house in Reading, Pa. 838-840 Penn Street
Description
Advertisement blotter containing a genre scene showing a young girl pulling two boys, one holding an umbrella, in a wagon made from a crate., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[ca. 1895]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.31]
McLaughlin's XXXX Coffee [paper doll]
Title
McLaughlin's XXXX Coffee [paper doll] Best quality coffee on the market
Description
Includes cut-out paper doll figure "8" depicting a tiger and separate die cut costume, probably from the Chicago coffee company's "Mr. and Mrs. Whimsical Wild Animal" series. Costume design is a pink, mutton sleeve dress, with gold sash, and gloved hands holding a closed fan. McLaughlin Coffee, established in 1852, introduced lines of promotional paper dolls following the Columbian Exposition of 1893 and their discontinuation of trade cards., Instructions printed on verso of P.2011.10.37: To make figure stand, bend right foot forwar[d] and tail and left foot backward, thus forming as stand., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler and Estate of Helen Beitler.
Date
[ca. 1895]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helen Beitler Graphic Ephemera Collection - Trade cards & Blotters [P.2011.10.37 & 37a]
D. Klein & Bro., clothiers, 1112 Market Street, Philadelphia. Branch store, 4327 Main St., Manayunk.
Title
D. Klein & Bro., clothiers, 1112 Market Street, Philadelphia. Branch store, 4327 Main St., Manayunk
Description
Illustrated trade card die cut and shaped into an art palette depicting a cat. D. Klein & Bro. was a partnership between David and Lewis Klein., Advertising text printed on verso: D. Klein & Bro., clothiers and merchant tailors, 1112 Market Street, Philadelphia. Branch store, 4327 Main Street, Manayunk., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Klein [1975.F.481]
Lavine, Hartford Chemical Works, 30 Union Place. Try Lavine for washing.
Title
Lavine, Hartford Chemical Works, 30 Union Place. Try Lavine for washing
Description
Illustrated trade card depicting boys and girls playing with sailboats in a wash tub. One boy paints "Lavine" on laundry hanging in the background. Title appears on two wooden boxes in the left foreground., Distributor's imprint printed on verso: Geo. S. Adams, manufacturer's agent, No. 117 North Second Street, Philadelphia., Advertising text printed on verso: Lavine for washing. The best and cheapest article every offered to the housekeeper. Ask your grocer for it and take no other. It has taken the highest awards at the American Institute Fairs, in October, 1880 and 1881, as well as the First Premium at every state and county fair where exhibited. Do not pay 15 cents a pound for a washing compound, when you can buy a better one for 13 cents. Make sure that your grocer give you Lavine. It makes the hardest water soft and will not injure the finest clothes. It does not burn the hands nor chap them in winter. Try it for washing your marble steps, floors, sinks, milk pans, or anything which may need washing., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1885]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Lavine [1975.F.513]
Pettijohn's breakfast food by the American Cereal Co., address Chicago, U.S.A.
Title
Pettijohn's breakfast food by the American Cereal Co., address Chicago, U.S.A Everybody can eat it. All the wheat but the overcoat. A delicious and perfect food. Wheat is the natural food of man. "Bear" in mind our trademark. Hold this card up to the light
Description
Thin illustrated trade card depicting a container of Pettijohn's breakfast food. An inverted color container and brown bear printed on verso is visible on recto when held up to the light. The American Cereal Company formed from the merger of several oatmeal millers in 1891., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Helen Beitler., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1895]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Pettijohn's [P.9993.3]
[Materials relating to Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil, manufactured and marketed by Wm. Renne & Sons, of Pittsfield, Mass.]
Title
[Materials relating to Renne's Pain Killing Magic Oil, manufactured and marketed by Wm. Renne & Sons, of Pittsfield, Mass.]
Description
Collection title devised by cataloger., Contents: [1] Will the family of the house please read!, [1869] -- [2] Invoice, dated July 27, 1872, to C.N. Williams, Elizabethtown, N.Y. -- [3] MS. letter on letterhead, dated June 27, 1876, to Mrs. Phebe M. Whitman, Eaton St., Providence, R.I., signed by Z.C. Renne, 3 leaves -- [4] MS. letter on letterhead, dated Jan. 3, 1873, to C.N. Williams, Elizabethtown, N.Y., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Creator
Wm. Renne & Sons
Date
[1869-1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare Coll. Helfand Popular Medicine 111879.O (Helfand)
James P. Wood & Co., manufacturers of improved apparatus for steam heating, (high and low pressure,) ranges, cooking apparatus, &c. Gas lighting, for public buildings, dwellings and towns. Ventilating, by automatic action, steam or power fans. 39 South Fo
Title
James P. Wood & Co., manufacturers of improved apparatus for steam heating, (high and low pressure,) ranges, cooking apparatus, &c. Gas lighting, for public buildings, dwellings and towns. Ventilating, by automatic action, steam or power fans. 39 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia T. Van Kannel, Manager Gas Department
Description
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade cards - Wood [P.2006.20.49]
[Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company trade cards]
Title
[Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company trade cards]
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards depicting alternate views of family life with and without a Willcox & Gibbs sewing machine. One print, entitled "Willcox & Gibbs new automatic. A home blessing", shows a mother using Willcox & Gibbs "new automatic" sewing machine and observing her content family relaxing in their parlor. The other print, entitled "Noisy, hard running, double thread. A distressing nuisance", shows the same mother using a different sewing machine and observing chaos in her home as her husband opens the door to flee the scene, two girls fight over their toys, an infant wails in a bassinet, and the dog and cat fight., Title supplied by cataloger., Advertising text printed on versos promotes Willcox & Gibbs "new automatic" sewing machine as the perfect, "no tension" machine and the cheapest in the world., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Willcox [1975.F.903 & 904]
[Willett & Quinby trade cards]
Title
[Willett & Quinby trade cards]
Description
Series of illustrated trade cards for Willett & Quinby at 416 North Second Street in Philadelphia. Illustrations depict a child painting the face of the figure from a jack-in-the-box and an idyllic scene showing a flowering plant and rustic church in a field., Title supplied by cataloger., One print [P.9642.6] contains advertising text printed on verso by Coward & Co. prs., 123 N. Third St. Phila., Advertising text printed on versos promotes Willett & Quinby's coffee as the "favorite" coffee and "the best blended coffee"., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Willett [P.9636.4 & P.9642.6]
H.M.S. Pinafore.
Title
H.M.S. Pinafore
Description
Illustrated trade card depicting a scene from Sullivan & Gilbert's comic opera "Her Majesty's Ship Pinafore" including a captain, his crew and women on the deck of a ship with two large spools of Willimantic's "Superior Six Cord Thread". Caption reads: "B.--Did you ever? C.--No! Never! B.--What never? C. Positively never! used anything equal to Willimantic Six Cord Spool Cotton.", Advertising text printed on verso lists the awards won by Willimantic's Six Cord Spool Cotton, including the gold medal awarded by Maryland Institute Fair in 1878. Includes vignettes of the obverse and reverse surfaces of the medal., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Willimantic [1975.F.666]
Go to the West Philadelphia Card Depot, 3718 Market St., for chromo cards by set, 100 or 1000,
Title
Go to the West Philadelphia Card Depot, 3718 Market St., for chromo cards by set, 100 or 1000
Description
Illustrated trade carding depicting a bouquet of flowers in a vase., Advertising text printed on verso: Go to the West Philadelphia Card Depot, 3718 Market Street, for chromo cards, by set, 100 or 1,000 at lowest prices. School supplies, stationery, etc., etc. Printing press and outfit with script type as low as $2.50., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - West [P.9728.15]
[Plate 3 and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
Title
[Plate 3 and advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth Streets]
Description
Plate depicts section of the 200 block of Chestnut Street (75-94 pre-consolidation). South side includes Geo. P. Mclean, Looking Glass & Picture Frame Manufacturer (78); Dr. Jayne & Son, Druggists (84-86); tailors C. C. Watson & Son (92); and U.S. Life Insurance, Annuity & Trust Co. (94). North side includes Daily News (91); Kinsley & Co., Package Express (89); Jas. Bailie’s Wine Store (85); and Congress Hall, P. Thurston proprietor., Advertisements promote the depicted businesses: U.S. Life Insurance, Annuity & Trust Co.; Chas. C. Watson & Son; David Jayne & Son, Geo. P. McLean; Daily News; Congress Hall; and Kinsley & Co. Majority of advertisements include several lines of promotional text and ornamented types., Title supplied by cataloger., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Folder 4.
Creator
Rae, Julio H.
Date
[1851]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department albums - Rae - Folder 4 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q]
Crystal Palace. Industry of All Nations Exhibition. New York City, 1853
Title
Crystal Palace. Industry of All Nations Exhibition. New York City, 1853
Description
Illustrated envelope containing a reproduction of the view of the world's fair building delineated by Jocelyn and published by New York printer Charles Magnus. View also shows street traffic, including individuals greeting each other, a boy running, and a horse-drawn carriage. The building located between Fifth and Sixth avenues on 42nd Street was designed by Johan Bernhard Georg Carstensen and Charles Gildemeister., Return address printed in upper right corner: Raymond Marsh, 210 Sedgwick Drive, Syracuse, N.Y. Marsh was a scholar of Charles Magnus who wrote "Some Characteristics of Charles Magnus and his Products (1826-1900)," The American Philatelist (September 1949)., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date
[ca. 1949]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.109]
International Exhibition. Main Building.
Title
International Exhibition. Main Building
Description
Trade card issued during the Centennial Exhibition advertising Philadelphia clothier Goldsmith Bros. Depicts the Main Building designed by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Individuals and horse-drawn vehicles travel the grounds. Also contains an ornate border surrounding the image. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Goldsmith Bros., a partnership between Levi (1824-1886) and Abraham Goldmsith (1832-1902), established their clothing business circa 1859., Advertising text printed on verso: Goldsmith Bros. Importers & Jobbers of Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings and Tailors Trimmings. 335 Market Street, Philadelphia., Signed on verso: Presented by Wm. McLeran., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.100]
Machinery Hall. Centennial International Exhibition.
Title
Machinery Hall. Centennial International Exhibition
Description
Trade card issued preceding the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 advertising New York publishers Nelson & Phillips. Depicts the hall to be built after designs by Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. Several individuals promenade on the grounds. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, May 10-November 10, 1876., Advertising text printed on verso: 1875. Holidays! 1876. We would respectfully call your attention to our complete assortment of Holiday Goods suitable for Presents, consisting of Books, Photograph Albums, Authograph Albums, Bible, Pocket-Books. Stationery, Scrap-books, Book-Marks, Christmas Cards, Mottoes, Christmas Boxes, And a complete outfit for Christmas Trees of our own importations. We would call your attention to our Fancy Boxes, of which we have the most complete assortment in the city, at prices to suit all, ranging from $6 to $25 per 100. Please call and examine our samples. Nelson & Phillips. 805 Broadway, New York., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date
[1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.101]
Memorial Hall. International Exhibition. Length 365 ft. Width 210 ft.
Title
Memorial Hall. International Exhibition. Length 365 ft. Width 210 ft
Description
Trade card issued during the Centennial Exhibition advertising Philadelphia glass manufacturer and dealer Benjamin H. Shoemaker. Depicts the Art Gallery or Memorial Hall designed by Herman Schwartzmann. Pedestrians and a couple on horseback travel the grounds. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. Shoemaker established his glass manufactory in 1855 following his partnering with his brother Robert in a drug concern., Advertising text printed on verso: Compagnies Des Manufactures des Glaces. De St. Gobain, Chauny & Cirey. France. Manufacturers of plate glass and looking glass plates. General Depot of French & Belgian Plate Glass, Nos. 22, 24, & 26 Howard St., New York. Benjamin H. Shoemaker, Nos. 205 & 207 North Fourth St., Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date
[1876]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.99]
[Centennial Exhibition raffle trade cards advertising the New American sewing machine manufactured by American B.H.O. (Button Hole Overseaming) Machine Co., 1318 Chestnut St., Philadelpia, Pa.]
Title
[Centennial Exhibition raffle trade cards advertising the New American sewing machine manufactured by American B.H.O. (Button Hole Overseaming) Machine Co., 1318 Chestnut St., Philadelpia, Pa.]
Description
Series of trade cards depicting Centennial Exhibition buildings, historic sites, and a bird's eye view of the grounds. Views show "Bird's eye View"; Women's Pavilion; Machinery Hall; Horticultural Hall; "Independence Hall. 1st U.S. Congress"; Judge's Hall; and Agricultural Building. Majority of views also show pedestrian traffic. Images of exhibition buildings include length, width, and acres measurements. Majority of the buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The centennial of the United States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The American B.H.O. Sewing Machine Co. was established in Philadelphia in 1867 and the firm introduced the New American machine in 1873. The company remained in business until circa 1896., Title supplied by cataloger., Contains several lines of advertising text printed on verso. Text begins "We will give away at the close of the Centennial Exposition the fine Machine on Exhibition, at our Pavilion, Machinery Hall" and promotes the New American as "complete, simple, and perfect" with a self threading shuttle, self adjusting tension, and self setting needles; as well as monthly cash payments; to examine the machine before purchasing it; the agents wanted; and to send for a price list and illustrated catalog. Text also describes the machine as never skipping a stitch; no holes to thread through; and the only one in the world to work elegant button holes... and makes the "'over and over' stitch for sheets and pillow-cases.", Two of the prints contain imprint: Printed in Machinery Hall, E, 28., Prints stamped with "holder of this Card, No." Numbers include: 9250; 17649; 18195; 17810; 11646; 5768; and 19821., One of prints [P.2008.36.89] numbered in upper left corner: No. 6., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of Michael Zinman.
Date
[c1875]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Michael Zinman World's Fairs Collection - Trade cards [P.2008.36.83-89]

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