Subject: Caps

Billhead - Dated January 4, 1874. The bill is for an extensive list of purchases from J. Feldberg, Dealers in Clothing, Gents Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, etc. The billhead is printed with a decorative border around the business's name and description. The business was located in Helena, Montana on Main Street, opposite the First National Bank. The billhead is a well-preserved example of a late 19th century retail invoice.

Billhead from Jos. Brooks, a wholesale and retail dealer in general merchandise in Silver City, Idaho. The bill is dated April 30, 1872. The invoice is addressed to “Morning Star Me, Co,” and includes a list of items purchased, likely for mining purposes, including several quantities of blasting powder, caps, and other supplies. The billhead is printed on lined paper with a header that lists the business name, the goods sold, and the address.

A billhead from M. Wolff & Co., Manufacturers & Wholesale Dealers in Hats, Caps & Straw Goods, located in New York. The bill is dated October 27, 1883, and records a transaction with M. Jos. Brooks from Waterloo. The itemization includes various "Lots" of goods, with quantities and prices, such as "6 Doz" and "1/2 Child's Caps," totaling an amount of 88.50. The billhead features decorative Victorian-style script for the business name and date, printed information about the business type and addresses, and a condition regarding claims for damaged goods. 3.

Invoice from Markewitz, Petsch & Co., cap manufacturers located at 30 1/2 Mercer Street, between Grand and Howard Streets, in New York City. Dated April 23, 1869. The invoice itemizes the sale of several items to I. C. H. Iver, including 1 doz. silk quilted, 2 doz. Pekinveil, 1 doz. 11/9 d, 1/2 doz. 11/5 d, 1 pair satin quilted, and 1 doz. caps. The invoice totals $107.25. The invoice includes a handwritten note at the bottom, indicating that the buyer owes $115. The billhead has a printed header, clear details of the business, transaction, and invoice totals.

Billhead - 3/3/1881 billhead Oestreicher & Meyer maker cloth hats children’s fancy turbans NYC. Billhead to Honig & Schutter, Retail Clothier in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Schutter is not Jewish...Isaac Honig was President of the Synagogue.

Billhead - Oestreicher & Meyer…Manufacturers of Children's Fancy Turban,,caps and cloth hats…4/30/1881…153 South 5th Ave., NYC. Billhead to Honig & Schutter, Retail Clothier in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Schutter is not Jewish...Isaac Honig was President of the Synagogue.

Billhead - Oestreicher & Meyer…Manufacturers of Children's Fancy Turban,,caps and cloth hats…5/31/1888…164 and 166 South 5th Ave., NYC. Billhead to Honig & Schutter, Retail Clothier in Hazelton, Pennsylvania. Schutter is not Jewish...Isaac Honig was President of the Synagogue.

Invoice for P. Berwin & Brother, importers of hats and caps, located at No. 106 Battery Street, San Francisco. The bill is dated November 22, 1876. The invoice includes an itemized list with detailed descriptions of the hats and caps purchased by N. S. Trowbridge & Company, with the quantity and price of each item. The billhead features an ornate and decorative Victorian-style font, with a framed header section that includes the business name and address. The billhead also includes a printed company logo, which features the business name and a crown. The bill indicates that payment is accepted in U.S. Gold Coin, which is typical for business transactions in this period. In addition, the business name is listed in a smaller font at the top of the bill with an address in New York City.

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.”

Billhead from Triest & Friedlander, importers and jobbers of hats, caps, and other goods. Located at 116 & 118 Sansome St. San Francisco. Dated March 23, 1875. The bill lists items purchased by N. S. Trowbridge & Co., Tybo, NV. The billhead includes ornate Victorian-style lettering with decorative elements, such as a company logo, a framed header section, and an ornate border.

Invoice from Triest & Friedlander, importers and jobbers of hats and caps, located at 218 and 220 Battery Street, San Francisco, California. Dated October 19, 1866. The bill lists a series of items purchased, likely hats and caps, by J. G. Garrison. The billhead has a detailed header with the business name and address, printed in a bold font. It also notes the business's connection with Friedlander, H., located at 120 Grand Street, NYC. The billhead states that payment must be made in gold coin.

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.

Billhead from Wolff & Co., manufacturers and wholesale dealers in hats, caps, and straw goods, located at 596 & 596 1/2 Broadway and 130 & 130 1/2 Crosby Street, New York. Dated April 26, 1884. The bill is addressed to Mr. J. Brooks of Waterloo, NY and lists a number of items with quantities and prices, likely related to hats, caps, or straw goods. The billhead uses ornate cursive lettering, with a printed header.

This billhead from Wolff Brothers & Co. details an invoice for various hats, caps, and straw goods purchased by Durarak & Beckman. The items listed include specific styles such as "Brawers Albia," "Georgia College," "Bluebird Scotch," "Blue Moscos," "Coyp Roller," "Parisian," "Albion," "Valurbans," "Garfield," "Blue Ruskie," "Blue Franklin," "Pearl Empire," and "Low brown Nelson," with quantities and prices for each. The total amount is 179.50. The bill notes shipment via "Mo Valley" and that the balance will follow. The billhead features a decorative masthead with an ornate company logo depicting a shield crest flanked by hats, and the business name "Wolff Brothers & Co." in a stylized script. Below this, the types of goods sold—"HATS, CAPS, STRAW GOODS, GLOVES AND UMBRELLAS"—are presented with elaborate Victorian-style borders and varied typography. 3.

Billhead from C. B. Slingluff & Co., a wholesale dealer in hats, caps, and straw goods, located at 308 Baltimore Street, near Liberty Street, Baltimore, Maryland. The billhead is dated April 18, 1860.

Billhead of Kaufman Hat and Fur Co., manufacturers and wholesale dealers in hats, caps, and straw goods, located at 636 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh, PA. The billhead includes the telephone number 2011 (early). The date is circa 1900. This item is part of the Ms. Coll. 1410 collection.

Billhead from P. Berwin & Brother, hat and cap merchants, located at 106 Battery Street, San Francisco, California. Dated October 16, 1876. The billhead indicates payment is payable in gold and also references N.S. Trowbridge & Co.

This is a Spring 1869 catalogue from Daniel Hoffman & Co., a New York City-based wholesaler of caps, hats, and umbrellas. The catalogue features illustrations of their products along with prices. The warehouse address is listed as 354 Broadway, New York, with the factory location illustrated on the back cover as being in Orange, New Jersey.

This letter, dated May 12, 1890, from Triest & Co. in San Francisco to S. Marks & Co. in Roseburg, Oregon, addresses an incorrect order. Triest & Co., manufacturers and wholesale dealers in hats and caps, acknowledges an error in selecting goods, specifically mentioning lot 56by and lot 66by, and offers to correct the issue by sending a credit bill or allowing a return. The letter features a decorative letterhead for Triest & Co., including an illustration of hats and caps and ornate Victorian-style script. **3.

This trade card advertises A. Alschuler, a dealer in fine clothing, gents' furnishing goods, hats, caps, trunks, and valises at 17 La Salle Street, Ottawa, Illinois. The card features a colorful, humorous illustration depicting a scene labeled "MACBETH," with a kilted figure holding a brush labeled "RYE" near a person in bed, while another figure peeks from behind a door. The text "O proper stuff!" is also visible. The card includes the copyright year 1881. 3.

The front of this trade card features a color illustration depicting a young woman, wearing a straw hat and a blue dress, holding an infant. A young boy in a striped bathing suit is seated in shallow water beside them, with a natural landscape and mountains in the background. The verso of the card serves as an advertisement for Bronner's, promoting "FINE CLOTHING, Men's Furnishers, HATS AND CAPS," and "Leading Shapes in BOOTS & SHOES." The advertisement lists the business address as "404 to 414 MAIN STREET." The text features varied typography typical of late 19th-century commercial printing.

This trade card advertises C. Abraham's "Oak Hall One Price Clothing Store," which specialized in "HATS, CAPS AND GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS" located at the Corner of Central Avenue and Main Street, E. D., Minneapolis, Minnesota. The front of the card features a comic illustration depicting a man in formal wear falling headfirst over a wooden fence, with his hat and glasses flying off, as a fierce-looking dog lunges at him from the other side. The illustration is captioned, "The Dog I Left Behind Me." This type of humorous imagery was common on trade cards of the late 19th century, designed to capture attention and make the card memorable. The reverse side contains the full advertisement details with elegant script and ornate borders around the location text. **3.

This trade card advertises H. J. Radin, a dealer in Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Gents' Furnishing Goods located in Carthage, N. Y. The card features a decorative illustration of a young woman in a long dress and bonnet, holding a basket of flowers and an umbrella, set in a pastoral landscape with hills and a house in the background. The business information is presented in a red rectangular frame on the right side of the card. The overall style is typical of late 19th-century chromolithographed advertising. 3.

This trade card advertises J. Podolsky, "The Boss Clothier," located opposite the Central Hotel in Millersburg, Ohio. The card promotes the business as having "The Largest Stock of Spring and Summer Clothing" and offering "Gents' Furnishing Goods, Underwear, Hats & Caps." The verso of the card features a racist cartoon depicting Black people in "Sunday best" attire in a rural setting, a common and offensive motif in advertising of the period. The text on the card uses bold and ornate typography typical of late 19th-century advertising.

This trade card advertises M. Cohn's One-Price Clothing House, located at 397 Main Street, West Winsted, Conn. The card promotes the business as "THE BEST AND CHEAPEST PLACE IN WINSTED TO BUY CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, AND FURNISHING GOODS." The front of the card features an illustration of actress Kate Girard, depicted in elaborate period attire, while the verso displays the full advertising text. The card utilizes ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name and key phrases. 3.

This trade card for R. M. Leopold & Co., "The Reliable Clothiers" of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, advertises their range of hats, caps, gents furnishing goods, trunks, and valises. The front features a colorful lithograph depicting a young boy in a hat, pointing a long gun towards several birds flying in the sky, with the text "Sign of the Horse Shoe, R. M. Leopold & Co. Reliable Clothiers, 40 & 42 Division St over." The reverse side provides the full business details under the "Sign of the Horse Shoe" logo, with ornate Victorian-style typography typical of the period. 3.

This is a trade card for S. Hyman, a manufacturer of hats, caps, and furs, operating as both wholesale and retail, and an importer of gentlemen's furnishing goods in Kingston, C.W. (Canada West, now Ontario). The card indicates that "ORDERS Punctually attended to, and PRICES VERY MODERATE." The business was located "Near the City Book Store, King Street" and "Near Glasgow Warehouse, Princess St." The card features prominent, ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name "S. HYMAN" at the top, with other details presented in various sans-serif and serif fonts, and a subtle decorative border at the bottom.

This trade card for Stampfer & Roth, Dealers in Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Gents' Furnishing Goods, located at 1246 South Broadway, St. Louis, MO, advertises merchant tailoring as a specialty. The card features an illustration of a man in a military-style uniform and a woman in a long dress and hat, walking arm-in-arm in a garden setting with flowers. In the background, a large domed building labeled "LONDON." (St. Paul's Cathedral) is depicted. The business name and services are presented in various decorative fonts. The reverse side of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises the "Champion Clothing House," operated by Stern & Shoenberg, located at No. 9 West Main Street, opposite the Opera House in Springfield, Ohio. The card promotes their offerings including clothing for gents and boys, furnishing goods, hats, caps, trunks, and valises, asserting themselves as "The Cheapest Clothing House in the City" and guaranteeing all goods as represented. The card features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name, decorative borders, and stylized text common for advertising in the period. 3.

This trade card for Z. Rosman, a dealer in Men's, Youths' & Boys' Clothing, Hats, Caps, and Gents' Furnishing Goods, features a humorous black-and-white illustration. The image depicts a man being propelled into the air by a smaller figure, with the caption "GIVING HIM A RAISE." The business is located at No. 205 Main Street, operating under the sign of the "New York Clothing House" in Canandaigua, N. Y. The card advertises a range of clothing and accessories for men and boys.

This trade card advertises Hoffman Bros., manufacturers of all kinds of cloth hats and caps. Located at 133 Mercer Street, near Prince Street, New York City, the card features a grey floral background. The front of the card is black and white. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises N. Meyers, a business selling furnishing goods, hats, and caps located at 531 Peral Street and 671 Lorain Street in Cleveland, Ohio. The front of the card features a bar scene where a man in a suit and a top hat holds out his glass for a drink. The back is blank.

This trade card advertises S. Rosenthal, a hosiery, underwear, and caps retailer located at 148 North 8th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features an image of fall leaves in shades of red and yellow. The back of the card is filled with an advertisement for the business.

Trade card advertising Crescent Hall, located at 1010 South Fourth Street. The advertisement also mentions hats and caps, and furnishing. The card is part of the Henry Muszbach Collection and dates to circa 1885. The card's physical location is Ms. Coll. 1410, OOS, Binder 1, Page 17.

Trade card depicting the business of C. Herrmann, importers and manufacturers of hats and caps. The card lists two addresses: 336 Kearny Street, near Pine, and 17 Belden Street, both in San Francisco, California. The card shows a clerk trying on a top hat. The card is part of the O collection and dates from circa 1885.

This trade card advertises Louis Jacobs & Son, manufacturers of cloth hats and caps. The front of the card features the business's name prominently displayed: "LOUIS JACOBS & SONS, MANUFACTURERS OF CLOTH HATS & CAPS." Below the name, the address is clearly printed: 105 1/2 Summer Street. The design is simple and straightforward, focusing on conveying the company's name and what they produce. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Seskin & Jacobson, makers of hats and caps. The front of the card features a simple line drawing of a hat. Below the illustration, the text reads, "Seskin & Jacobson," "Hats & Caps Made to Order," and the business address, "97 Salem Street." The back of the card is blank.

Trade card depicting the factory of Stein & Schwarz, manufacturers of cloth hats, caps, and straw goods, located at 21-29 Bank Street. The card is addressed to Mrs. A. Abraham in West Superior, Wisconsin, and is dated December 20, 1894.

This trade card advertises William F. Jacoby's business, specializing in hats and caps, and straw goods. The front of the card displays simple text advertising "HATS AND CAPS" and "STRAW GOODS," along with the street address: 350 North Second Street. The image is simple and does not include illustrations. The back of the card is blank.