Subject: Calligraphy

This is a colorful, hand-colored birth and baptismal certificate (Geburts- und Taufschein) for Bieber Georg Kohler, born December 19, 1863, in Maxatawny Township, Pennsylvania. The certificate states it was printed by Saeger and Leisenring in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1863, and it was completed and signed by the scrivener Martin Wetzler on December 29, 1864. The item features ornate illustrations typical of Pennsylvania German folk art, including two winged angels (one holding a horn and harp, the other a wreath and chalice), an eagle with a banner, and four birds perched on leafy branches at the bottom. The central text, written in German script and Fraktur, details the birth and baptism information, along with a poem. 3.

This billhead from Arnold, Nusbaum & Nirdlinger, wholesale dealers in ready-made clothing, cloths, cassimeres, vestings, and tailor trimmings, records a transaction with Mr. Samuel Haggerty on August 28, 1863. The bill lists items such as "Cap" and "Melton" with quantities and prices, totaling $35.40, and notes a payment received. The billhead features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name and a decorative border around the "Terms" section in the upper left corner.

This billhead from Greenhood, Bohm & Co., Importers and Dealers in Clothing and Gents' Furnishing Goods, is addressed to Mr. James S. Davis and dated December 29, 1879. It details a transaction including items such as "Shot," "drawers," "Socks," and "gloves," with quantities and prices listed, totaling $10.35. The document features an elegant, ornate script for the date and buyer's name, bold capital lettering for the business name, and descriptive text outlining the business's offerings. Smaller print indicates branch offices in New York City and San Francisco. The item is characterized by pink and blue ruled lines typical of accounting documents of the period. 3.

This billhead for Hyman Brothers, Importers and Wholesale Grocers, documents a transaction where goods were bought by Wadhams & Elliott. The item is dated September 11, 1885, and originates from Hyman Brothers' San Francisco office located at 216 and 218 California Street. The billhead features ornate Victorian-style script for the "Hyman Brothers" name and "IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE GROCERS," along with a prominent "Bought of" stamp. It also lists additional branch offices in New York (102 Chambers St.), Honolulu, H.I., and Nevada City, Cal., indicating the extensive reach of the business.

This billhead for Louis Stix & Co., Importers & Wholesale Dealers in Foreign & Domestic Staple & Fancy Dry Goods, is dated March 13, 1865. It records a transaction with Mr. E. E. C. for various dry goods, including spools, "Foods," linen, "Embre Cottmade," "C b," "Fancy Tweed," and "Cont g Net," totaling $158.31. The bill is marked as "Paid" and features a 3-cent U.S. revenue stamp. The billhead design includes elegant Victorian-style calligraphy for the business name and location, with an ornate oval frame detailing terms for deductions and returns within five days of receipt.

This billhead from Weis & Zoebisch, dealers in hats, caps, furs, and walking canes, located at 538 Washington Street, Boston, records the sale of a "Gray Ast.- Cap" for $3.00 to Mrs. Thompson on December 15, 1875. The item is marked as paid. The billhead features decorative script lettering for the date, location, and buyer's name, with the business name and products in bold uppercase. A small vignette illustration of a hunting dog and game appears in the upper left corner.

Birth certificate of Michael Cassyte, created on April 10, 1861 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The certificate is a Taufshine, a type of Pennsylvania German birth certificate, filled in and signed in Hebrew and German by Martin Wetzler, a Jewish scrivener. The document is significant due to Wetzler's Jewish identity, a rarity for a scrivener in the Lehigh Valley at the time. Wetzler's signature includes a Star of David.

Calligraphic broadside detailing a Jewish interpretation of the popular children's rhyme, "The House That Jack Built." The broadside explains the origins and Old Testament symbolic meanings of the verse from a Jewish perspective, potentially copied from a Christian publication but referencing the "Shepard haggadah." Created in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 13, 1853.

A circa 1890s calligraphy sheet on vellum, featuring both English and Yiddish fonts. This broadside, measuring approximately 9" x 11", is one of several original calligraphy sheets with various fonts that were later compiled into booklets for the architects of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.

This calling card, likely used for social or professional visits, features a script-style design with floral elements. The primary visual element is a decorative arrangement of flowers, executed in a style suggestive of late 19th- or early 20th-century aesthetics. The text on the card is in a cursive script font, which would have been a common choice for such cards in the timeframe. The back of the card is blank.

Calligraphic certificate created by Daniel T. Ames & Co. for the Hebrew Benevolent Orphan Asylum Society of New York City in memory of Isaac Hoffman. Signed by Myer Stern and Jesse Seligman, President, on January 23, 1879. Measures 14.5" x 19".

This manuscript, titled "Verzameling van Schoonheden van Verschillende Dichters" (An Aesthetic Collection by Various Poets), was compiled by David da Silva in Suriname in 1865. It is an extensive collection of poems and short stories by various authors, presented in an elegant cursive hand, ink on paper. The document features a fine calligraphic title and includes text in both Dutch and French. The physical item consists of (2), 249, (9) pages, showing occasional light stains and is currently unbound. This is an unpublished literary manuscript. 3.