Advertising Booklet - Scharff, Bernheimer & Co., St. Louis, Missouri, June 24, 1885

This is an advertising booklet and price list for Scharff, Bernheimer & Co., a wholesale grocery firm located at 704 & 706 N. Second Street, St. Louis, Missouri, dated June 24, 1885. The booklet, also titled "Southern Grocer Supplement," details their offerings including Flour, Provisions, Grain, Groceries, Bagging Wagons, and Commission services. It features extensive price lists for various types of flour (e.g., "Blanche," "New Process Roller"), sugar-cured hams, pure leaf lard, bacon, dry salt meats, barreled meats, beef, and steel barb fencing. The cover exhibits highly ornate Victorian-style lettering, decorative borders, geometric patterns, and small illustrations of barrels and wheat stalks. Inside pages include an illustration of the Scharff, Bernheimer & Co. building and a steamboat, indicative of their trade, particularly with New Orleans. Several brand logos and decorative elements are used throughout. 3.

Associated People/Businesses

• Nicholas Scharff (Co-founder)
• Marcus Bernheimer (Co-founder)
• Max M. Bernheimer
• Scharff, Nicholas (1836-1924)
• Bernheimer, Marcus (1847-1912)
• Bernheimer, Max M.

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Wholesale trade
• Groceries
• Flour
• Provisions
• Meats
• Barbed wire
• Advertising
• Price lists
• 19th Century
• St. Louis, Missouri
• Victorian Era
• Jewish-owned businesses
• Steamboats
• Pamphlets

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 9