Subject: Artificial flowers

Billhead for Simon & Kohn, a retailer of hats, caps, trunks, umbrellas, and artificial flowers located at the corner of Magaziner and Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The billhead is dated February 13, 1891 and lists a number of items purchased by J. Z. Hearst, likely for a clothing store. It appears there are multiple sizes and quantities listed for a variety of items, with prices listed for each, totaling 159.36. The billhead has an ornate Victorian-style lettering, framed header, and decorative elements including an image of the store and a circular seal that says “Diled & Rubber Clothing.”

This trade card advertises L. Rosenbaum's store, which sold French artificial flowers and feathers. The card features a hand-drawn illustration of a woman with a flower-filled hairdo, wearing a feather boa and holding a fan. The text on the card states 'FRENCH ARTIFICAL FLOWERS & FEATHERS' above the address, 407 & 409 NORTHAMPTON STREET, above 4th, Easton, Pennsylvania. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises the London & New York Plants Co., owned by S. Friedemann. The front of the card depicts a basket overflowing with a colorful assortment of artificial flowers. The address, 639 Broadway, New York, is prominently displayed on the front of the card. The back of the card lists the business name and address and states that their flowers are 'copied from nature.'

Trade card advertising Rosenbaum's French Artificial Flowers & Feathers, located at 407 & 409 Northampton Street, above 4th Street, in Philadelphia. The card depicts flowers and a butterfly. Circa 1885.