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- Title
- [Billheads of L. N. Brunswig, exporter, importer and wholesale druggist, New Orleans, La.]
- Description
- Includes billheads titled "Bought of L.N. Brunswig, Exporter, Importer, Wholesale Druggist" and "L.N. Brunswig, Successor to Finlay & Brunswig, Exporter, Importer, Wholessale Druggist, 215-217-219-221 & 223 Tchoupitoulas & 401-403-405-407-411 Gravier Sts." Prints contain ornamented lettering surrounded by cloud-like details and an exterior view of the firm's "New York Office, 30 Platt St." View also shows crates lining the sidewalk, and street and pedestrian traffic, including several horse-drawn carts and wagons. Also contain terms of liability and the text "Shipped for your a/c and Risk per..." L.N. Brunswig, entered into the partnership Finlay & Brunswig in 1882, which L.N. Brunswig succeeded circa 1895 and the death of Finlay., Title supplied by cataloger., P.2011.46.22 printed on blue paper., Printers include: Gast, St. Louis and L. Graham & Son, Ltd., N.O., Printed in upper left corner: Book [ ]; Page [ ]., Completed in manuscript to pharmacist H. F. Belanger, Houma, La. on November 22, 189- for 6 Smith's English Grammar for $2.25; on October 23, 1897 for several items for $25.53; on February 6, 1897 for several items for $26.17; and November 22, 1897 for several items for $26.17., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Gift of William H. Helfand., The Gast firm, established by Leopold and August Gast in 1852, operated as Gast Banknote & Lithographing Co. 1887-1975.
- Date
- [ca. 1895]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - B [P.2011.46.19-22]
- Title
- [Billheads of Houston Drug Company, druggists, Houston, Tx.]
- Description
- Billheads containing decorative type, ornamental and pictorial details, and a vignette exterior view of the firm's three-story storefront at the corner of Travis & Commerce Streets. Details include cloud imagery, sunbursts, flowers, filigree, the "I-X-L" remedies trademark, and a railroad track labeled with products sold and manufactured by the company. Products include Chill Cure, Cotton Marking Ink, Bird Seed, Nerve & Bone Liniment, and O.K. Headache Cure. Exterior view also shows pedestrians walking on the raised walk in front of the building at which horse-drawn wagons are being loaded and unloaded. Wagons also travel in the street., Title supplied by cataloger., Printed on rectos: Terms [60 days], Printed above the images: We do not Insure Delivery or Safe Carriage of Goods. They are at your Risk of Breakage and Transportation after Leaving our Store. Your Recourse is upon the Transportation Company. All Bills Payable in Houston Exchange or Its Equivalent., P.2011.46.165 completed in manuscript to druggist Jos. Tristram, Brenham, on February 2, 1897 for several items, including Seatts Emulsion, Syr. Figs, and Jayne's Expector. for $14.35., P.2011.46.166 completed in manuscript to druggist Jos. Tristram, Brenham on July 13, 1900 for several items, including Swamp Root, Oil Wormwood, and Hoofland's Tea for $22.88., 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. 1890-1900]
- Location
- Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - H [P.2011.46.165 & 166]