Subject: Crockery

This billhead from Ackerman, Block & Co. in San Francisco, dated April 20, 1883, details a transaction with S. Chielovich & Co. for various household and mercantile goods. Ackerman, Block & Co. is identified as importers of "Crockery, Glassware, Plated Ware, Cutlery, Lamps, Kerosene Goods, House Furnishing Goods, Clocks, Etc." The billhead lists numerous items such as punch tumblers, sherries, med & ales, honey mitchels, bar tumblers, bars, thins, fancies, cut caraffes, Derby liqueures, cordials, bittertubes, pedral paid pears, singes, buggy bar rd chgs, car kerosene, eng bottled, and Chaguagh glasses, with their respective quantities and prices. The total amount for the transaction is 185.5960. The document features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business names and a notice at the top stating, "OUR GOODS BEING PACKED BY EXPERIENCED PACKERS, NO CLAIMS FOR BREAKAGE CAN BE MADE." 3.

Invoice from Altschul, Seller & Co., importers and dealers in crockery, china, and glassware, located at 119 Battery Street, near California, San Francisco. Dated July 1, 1884. The bill lists several items purchased by Bliss & Kelsey, including

Statement of Account from Altschul, Seller & Co., importers and dealers in crockery, china, and glassware, located at 119 Battery Street, San Francisco. The statement lists a balance of $33.58 due from Bliss & Kelsey for items purchased on April 17, 1884 and July 18, 1884, and indicates the account was paid. It features simple text and includes a handwritten signature marking payment. The billhead is printed on ruled paper with faint vertical lines.

Bill from Anatole Lobe, a dealer in crockery, glass, china, plated ware, lamps, cutlery, etc., located at 409 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California. Dated July 16, 1877. The bill details a purchase of glass pickle forks, cake plates, teacups, a teapot, and sugar bowls by Salomen D. Schoenfeld. The billhead features a decorative image of a pitcher in the upper left corner.

Billhead for Helbing & Straus, importers and dealers in crockery, glass, and china ware. The business is located at Nos. 102 & 104 Battery Street, cor. Pine, San Francisco, California. The date of the billhead is June 29, 1875. The billhead has a printed header with an illustration of a large silver pitcher. The header also includes the business name, address, and a statement about no allowance for breakage.

A billhead from Joseph Schiffman, a dealer in dry goods, groceries, and crockery, located in Gainesville, Alabama, dated October 1, 1877. The bill details a statement of account for Mifs Josiah Wrenn, listing purchases made between February and September 1877, including women's shoes, a water bucket, children's hose, and glass shoes, with a total of $5.25 for these listed items. The item features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name and location, a decorative "BOUGHT OF" logo, and various decorative borders and lines typical of the period. Handwritten notes indicate payment was received on October 7, 1877.

Invoice from Straus, Kohnstamm & Co., importers and wholesale dealers in crockery, china, and glassware. Located at Nos. 102 & 104 Battery Street, San Francisco. Dated August 7, 1877. The bill lists an itemized list of items sold to N. S. Trowbridge & Co. The billhead features a vignette of a silver pitcher and uses red and black ink for printing.

Billhead of A. Maass & Co., a furniture, crockery, and lamp business located at 18 South C Street in Virginia City, Nevada. The billhead is dated April 19, 1872, and also mentions A. Maass and D. Wolf in San Francisco.

Billhead from Ackerman Brothers, dated March 27, 1878. The billhead advertises "FANCY GOODS and TOYS, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, PLATEDWARE, CUTLERY, Etc." The business was located at 123 Kearny Street & 209 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California. This is 1 of 4 billheads in the collection.

Billhead from George G. Wolf & Levi, successors to Levi, Navara & Co., importers of China, glass, and crockery ware, and manufacturers of premium tin and Japan ware. The billhead is dated June 27, 1873, and issued in New Orleans, Louisiana.

A jar-shaped crock with a full lip, bearing an impressed advertisement for A. Cohen, a dealer in china, glass, and crockery, located at 673 Fulton St. and 207 Court St., Brooklyn, New York. The crock is approximately 1 1/2" and dates to circa 1885. The impressed advertisement is considered rare.

A crockery item with an impressed advertisement for A. Cohen, a dealer in china, glass, and crockery, located at 767 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY. The advertisement is impressed into the crock itself. The crock is decorated with a hand-painted blue flower with three petals and the number 4. The date of manufacture is unknown, but the style suggests a late 19th-century origin, possibly around 1890.

A single-sheet invoice, dated July 13, 1784, from Joseph Lopez to Colonel John Cooke of Newport, Rhode Island. The invoice details a sale of various crockery items, including baking dishes, cups and saucers, chamber pots, mugs, and other tableware, with prices listed for each item. The document is beautifully penned in a typical 18th-century style.

A letter written by Curry Marks on the letterhead of D. Abraham, a wholesale and retail dealer in crockery, Haviland's French china, glass ware, and plated ware. The letter, dated June 18, 1887, from Montgomery, Alabama, is addressed to Gish & Co. in Lynchburg, Virginia. In the letter, Marks requests that Gish & Co. send him a complete line of samples, as he intends to travel and solicit orders in surrounding towns. The letterhead features a stylized banner with "OFFICE OF D. ABRAHAM" and includes details of the business's offerings and address.

This letter, dated June 9, 1887, from Curry Marks, an agent, to Gish & Co. in Lynchburg, Virginia, discusses a business trip. Writing on the ornate letterhead of D. Abraham, a wholesale and retail dealer of crockery, Haviland's French china, glassware, and plated ware, Marks explains that he is in Montgomery, Alabama, but finds it "useless for me to be on the road this month" due to inactive saw mills, which means the mills are not in need of goods. He expresses readiness to travel next month if Gish & Co. approves. The letterhead features decorative Victorian-style lettering for the business name, along with a detailed listing of the products sold and the street address.

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.

Trade card advertising Lewis & Moses, Crockery & Glassware, located at 221 Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The card features "LIBERTY 1863" on the front. The card is dated 1863. This is a duplicate.

Trade card advertising Lewis & Moses, Crockery & Glassware, located at 221 Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The card features "LIBERTY 1863" on the front. The card's reverse side includes additional details about the business. The date is inferred from the front of the card.

Two metal trade tokens issued in 1863 by Lewis & Moses, dealers in crockery and glassware. Located at 221 Jefferson Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. The reverse of each token features a bust of a Native American wearing a headdress.