Subject: Fruits

A billhead for B. Aaron & Son, General Commission Merchants, located at 118 South Water Street, Chicago, detailing a transaction with J. John Lallen & Co. on January 20, 189?. The billhead lists handwritten items such as "Caleq," "Ball Am," and "Box" with associated prices, totaling $13.75. B. Aaron & Son specialized in dressed poultry, also dealing in butter, eggs, game, and fruits. The item features a prominent lithographic illustration of a multi-story building, depicting the company's storefront with "Wholesale Commission," "Butter & Eggs," "Poultry & Game," and "Fruits" advertised on its facade. The business name "B. Aaron & Son" is rendered in ornate Victorian-style lettering. 3.

Billhead from J. E. Oppenheimer, successor to M.G. Cohn, a jobber of produce, fruits, and cigars, located at 54, 56, & 58 West Broadway, Helena, Montana. The billhead has a printed header with the business name and address, and a list of specialties: butter, eggs, and poultry. The date of the bill is April 10, 1891. The bill appears to be for an amount of $7.50 and was paid on April 13, 1891, by S. R. Borello & Co, merchants, in Virginia City, Montana.

A statement of account for M.G. Cohn, jobber of produce, fruits, and cigars, dated January 2, 1892, and addressed to “The Butte City Meat Co.” The billhead lists the business address as 54 & 56 West Park Street, Butte, Montana. It also lists specialties offered by the business, including oranges, lemons, and California fruits. The billhead is printed with graphic elements depicting fruits, foliage, and decorative text. The billhead is filled out for a transaction with a price of 39.75.

This billhead records a transaction where A. M. Hotler purchased 14 lemons for $1.00 from M. Silverman, a wholesale and retail dealer in Helena, Montana, on August 1, 1881. The business offered a diverse range of products, including cigars, tobaccos, arms, ammunition, cutlery, pipes, green fruits, Sharps business items, sporting and Creedmore rifles, field glasses, clocks, notions, toys, and confectionery. The bill is marked as "Paid M.S.". Visually, the item features a prominent, ornate block letter masthead for "M. SILVERMAN," with a detailed list of goods presented in a smaller, elegant serif font, characteristic of late 19th-century commercial printing. The document includes standard ruled lines for transaction details. 3.

Invoice from S. L. Holzman & Bro., importers of California and Oregon fruits, cigars, notions, stationery, ammunition, and pistols, located on Main Street in Helena, Montana. The billhead has a printed header, ornate lettering, and clear details of the business address and transaction. It appears to include details of a transaction on December 1, 1873 for a buyer identified as Davis & Wallace.

This broadside from M. G. Cohn & Co., a jobber of produce, fruits, and cigars in Butte, Montana, lists current prices for various goods. The document, dated July 15, 1889, details prices for green fruits (e.g., California peaches, apricots, plums, grapes), vegetables (e.g., cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes), butter, eggs, and miscellaneous items including cigars. It serves as an advertisement for their current stock and pricing. Visually, the broadside features bold, ornate Victorian-style lettering for the company name and main offerings. It includes a decorative vertical border on both sides stating "HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA FRUITS." 3.

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.