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Billhead - Lewis Schiele & Co., New York, April 5, 1873
This billhead from Lewis Schiele & Co., Importers of Wove Corsets &c., dated April 5, 1873, documents a sale to M. C. Hood & Co. in Boston. The transaction includes "3 Doz. w/ribbed Corsets," "2 Do." of another type, "Laces," an additional 17% charge, and "Stonington Line" charges, totaling $80.44. The terms are "Cash 30 days." The item features an intricate illustration of a corset on the left margin, decorative Victorian-style lettering for the business name "Lewis Schiele & Co." and the tagline "IMPORTERS OF WOVE CORSETS &c.", along with elegant script for the date and customer name. 3.
Associated People/Businesses
- L. Schiele (Co-partner)
- B. S. Gutman (Co-partner)
- Schiele, Lewis
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Billhead
- Corsets
- Clothing
- Retail trade
- Manufacturing
- Importers
- Victorian Era
- Lithography
- New York
- Boston
- New Haven
- Germany
Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 11