Billhead of A.B. Elfelt & Co., San Francisco, April 3, 1873

Billhead from A.B. Elfelt & Co., dated April 3, 1873, indicating a change of address from 111 Battery Street to 108 & 110 Sansome Street, San Francisco. The billhead notes that the company was the sole manufacturer of Patent Champion Overalls on the Pacific Coast and mentions a lawsuit with Levi Strauss. It also states that bills are payable in U.S. Gold Coin. The company, established in 1867, had a corresponding firm in New York City: Elfelt, Levi & Co., located at 132 Church Street. The description includes details about the company's history, its involvement in a patent infringement lawsuit with Levi Strauss, and its eventual decline. The billhead reflects the company's activities in the San Francisco business community and its place within the larger context of the development of the American workwear industry in the 19th century.

Associated People/Businesses

• Elfelt, A.B. / Elfelt, A. P. / Elfelt, Albert A. / Goldsmith, S.

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Work clothes
• Overalls
• Patent infringement

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 15, Folder 1