Subject: Clothiers

This billhead from Mayer & Ullman, Merchant Tailors & Clothiers located at Heath's Iron Front, North side Public Square, La Fayette, Indiana, dated December 4, 1868, details a transaction with Mef J. Canaday & Co. The transaction lists 6 "Cale Coats" at $10.50 each, totaling $63.00, and 1 dozen "Butterflys" at $2.75. The total amount due is $67.50. The item features a printed design with a decorative box on the left outlining the business's offerings, including Men's & Boy's Clothing, Gent's Furnishing Goods, Trunks, Valises, and Traveling Bags.

Civil War-era store token issued by L. Eliel, a clothier located at No. 1 Teegarden Block in La Porte, Indiana. The reverse side features a Liberty head and the inscription "Childs Manlr, Chicago 1861." The token is cataloged as 530A.1a R.6. The token dates to 1861.

Civil War-era store token issued by Neuburger & Hamberger, clothiers, in La Porte, Indiana. The front of the token displays "NEUBURGER & HAMBERGER...CLOTHIER...NO. 1 UNION BANK." The back features a business card with an image of Liberty. The token is listed in a town directory; however, 1863 tokens list Hamberger alone. Information on the token is found in the book *U.S. Tokens 1700-1900* by Rulau (1997).

This colorful trade card advertises A. Frank & Co., The Clothiers, located in Ottawa, Illinois, specializing in men's and boy's clothing. The card encourages potential customers to "save money" by purchasing from their establishment. The visual features a comical caricature of a man with an exaggerated head, possibly a shopkeeper, wearing a blue bandana, a yellow jacket, and a blue apron. He is depicted picking his nose while holding a small box and leaning on a broom, rendered in a style typical of late 19th-century advertising.

This trade card features an engraved portrait of John Hancock on the front, with the name "Hancock" printed below and "Bufford Boston" in the bottom right corner, indicating the publisher or printer. The reverse side presents a "Directory of Reliable Business Men on Fulton Street, BROOKLYN," listing various businesses, their industries, and street numbers. Businesses include a one-price clothier, cigar store, hotel and restaurant, saddle & harness maker, hatter, fashionable boot & shoe maker, fine groceries, photographer, dyeing establishment, dry goods store, central tea company, butter/cheese/egg supplier, fruit/wine/liquor store, music store, furniture store, bakery, butcher, fancy goods store, gent's furnishing goods store, and sporting goods store. The card serves as an advertisement and business reference, typical of late 19th-century mercantile practices.

A trade card for Goodman & Marks, One-Price Clothiers, located at 47 Main Street, Bradford, Pennsylvania, circa 1882. The card features a humorous color lithograph illustration depicting a seated, portly gentleman in a suit looking over his shoulder at the smiling, ethereal head of a woman wearing a red cap. Above them, ornate text reads, "Her bright smile haunts me still." The card serves as an advertisement for the clothing business. 3.

This trade card for Henry Cohen, a Merchant Tailor and Clothier in Pittston, PA, features a colorful illustration from approximately 1885. The front depicts two young girls, both wearing elaborate hats; one carries a rolled item (possibly fabric or a pattern) and the other holds a bouquet of flowers and a piece of paper. The girls are depicted in a natural, possibly garden, setting. The card uses decorative lettering for the business name and

Trade card for J. Goldstein & Co., Merchant Tailors and Clothiers, located at 305 State St., Sharon, Pa., advertising their "ONE PRICE" policy. The card features an illustration of a child's head with curly hair and a white collar, seemingly emerging from a torn background, printed in a reddish-brown ink. 3.

This trade card advertises L. Holzheimer & Co., Clothiers, located at 141 East Water Street, Elmira, N.Y. The card features a colorful illustration of a rooster standing next to a wooden crate, where a hen is nesting with her chicks. The background is a plain peach color. The text for the business name and address is printed above the illustration. 3.

This trade card advertises Maurice A. Mayer, "The Globe" Clothier, located on Thirteenth Street opposite the Thurston Hotel. The business sold clothing, hats, and furnishing goods, promoting a policy of "Strictly ONE PRICE, and that THE LOWEST." The front of the card features a vibrant color illustration titled "The Return from the Insect Fair," depicting a beetle and a butterfly pulling a large beet on wheels, with ants and a flag reading "FIRST PRIZE BEET." The illustration is typical of whimsical advertising imagery of the late 19th century, while the reverse uses distinct, period-appropriate typography to convey business details. 3.