Subject: Carriages

This billhead from Salomon Cohen, a dealer in carriages, buggies, light express, and plantation wagons, details a statement of account for M. H. L. Hart of Palatka, Florida. The account lists purchases from January and February 1884, including two S.S. Buggy Wagons, one Paton Exp Buggie, one Sett Odors, and yardage of Buck, totaling $234.50. A payment of $150 was received on May 13, 1884, leaving a balance due of $84.50. The bill is marked as "Paid." The billhead itself is dated June 1, 1884. Visually, the document features a prominent vignette of a carriage on the left, ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name and product lines, and indicates that the business was "Established 1868" and was the "Sole Agent for the Improved Tennessee Wagon." 3.

A printed pamphlet titled "Charleston Business Cards" serving as a directory of various businesses operating in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1854. It lists numerous businesses with their names, industries, and addresses, including wholesale shoe dealers, booksellers and stationers, importers and wholesale dealers in dry goods and clothing, carriage factories, wholesale and retail grocers, dealers in drugs and fancy goods, drapers and tailors, manufacturing stationers, agents for steamship lines, importers and wholesale dealers in German, French, and English goods, rubber goods dealers, importers and wholesale dealers in lead, paints, oils, and window glass, brokers and auction agents, manufacturers of carriages and buggies, daguerrean artists, direct importers of hardware, cutlery, and guns, importers of foreign books, stationery, and works of art, retail apothecaries and druggists, and manufacturers and dealers in hats and caps. Specific highlighted entries include the "Carolina Clothing Depot" (with A. N. Cohen, Jr. as Proprietor and L. L. Levy as Superintendent), the "Southern Clothing Emporium" (operated by D. J. & J. Levy), "James E. Spear" (dealing in Fine Watches, Jewelry, Silver Ware, and Fancy Goods), and the "Charleston Hat Manufactory" (managed by R. Hawley), which explicitly notes its establishment date as Jan. 1, 1854. The pamphlet features a simple, text-heavy layout typical of business directories of the period, printed on aged paper with basic typography. No elaborate graphical elements or logos are visible.

This trade card features a colored illustration on the recto depicting a gentleman in a top hat driving a two-horse carriage at speed. The verso presents advertising text for "Dryfoos, Bach & Co., THE CORNER One-Price Clothiers, FREMONT, OHIO." The text uses ornate Victorian-style lettering typical of the period. The card serves as a promotional item for the clothing business. 3.

This trade card advertises M. Augenstein's Bargain House, located at 7th Street N.W. in Washington D.C. The front of the card features a whimsical design of various insects, including a cricket, a dragonfly, a grasshopper, and a spider. The back of the card is blank.