Subject: Glassware

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.

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.

Billhead from L. Straus & Sons, importers of earthenware, china, glassware, cutlery, and trays, as well as manufacturers of lamps, located at No. 44 Warren Street, New York City. Dated January 19, 1874. The billhead features ornate, script lettering and lists the buyer as 'M. Cou: of Charities' (likely the New York City charity, the 'Council of Charities'). The bill lists a single item purchased, likely a light fixture or lamp, for the 'Epileptic Hospital'. The billhead indicates 'Terms: Cash' and was shipped to 'W.S. Bimbo.'

Billhead from L. Straus & Sons, importers and manufacturers of china, pottery, and glassware. Located at 42, 44, 46 & 48 Warren Street, New York, New York. The billhead includes a list of items purchased by M. L. FitzGerald, with quantities, prices, and totals listed. The business was located at 42, 44, 46, and 48 Warren Street. The transaction was dated November 19, 1892. The billhead has decorative ornate Victorian-style lettering and a large header.

This is a billhead from L. Straus & Sons, a Hotel, Club, and Steamship Department located at 42 & 44 Warren Street, New York, New York. Dated September 2, 1881, the billhead lists various items and their corresponding prices, most likely for chinaware for hotels and steamships. Some of the items listed include dinner plates, breakfast plates, soup bowls, ice cream, butter plates, and tea and dinner coffee sets.

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 from Altschul, Seller & Co., dealers in crockery, china, glassware, plated ware, table cutlery, lamps, and chimneys, located at 119 Battery Street, San Francisco, California. Dated July 18, 1884. The billhead also mentions Bliss & Kelsey.

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 crude blown glass pitcher in light green, of poor quality glass. It features a strap handle and overlaid glass around the neck. Crude gold decorations and a Jewish star are present. The form is similar to a biblical water pitcher. The pitcher measures 12" in height, including a 5.5" neck/spout. Date estimated as 1800 based on donor information.

A 5" x 2 1/8" clear glass bottle with a paper label reading "W.H. Cohen & Co." The label is black ink on the bottle, which appears to be used for food. The bottle is in excellent condition, showing no chips or cracks; it features a tooled lip. Circa 1880. Found in Objects Box 3, Arc.MS.56.

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.

Molded glass soda bottle featuring a prominent Star of David design. Manufactured by F. Werner in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, circa 1885. The bottle displays the address 421 S. 2nd Street.

Etched glass seltzer bottle with a unique nine-arm candelabra holder featuring a lion on each side. The bottle was produced by the Lichtenstein Brothers in New York, New York, United States. The exact date of manufacture is unknown, though the donor suggested it was made sometime around 1910.

Set of seven whiskey shot glasses. Each glass is marked with "AAAA" and "A/4". The glasses are attributed to Rothschild Bros., a Philadelphia business. The set dates to circa the 1890s. The glasses are currently housed in the University of Pennsylvania Archives, Arc.MS.56, Tray 2, Wells 1, 4, 5, 7, 7, 8, 8.

This trade card, advertising Samuel Aronson's business at 288 Bleecker Street, corner of Commerce Street, New York, features a lithograph of a young girl seated and reading with a man standing behind her. The card has a pink background with the business name in gold lettering, and a yellow banner announcing 'China and Glass' along with the address in red. The back of the card is filled with advertising information about the store.

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.

Engraved whiskey shot glass with measures for "Ladies, Gents, Hogs." The glass advertises the Family Liquor Store located at 302-306 7th Street, St. Paul, Minnesota. Undated.

A whiskey shot glass featuring an engraved battleship and the American Navy. The glass also displays "Rye Whiskey Blend...with above name." It is associated with I. L. Lipschutz, a Philadelphia merchant. Circa 1896.

An engraved whiskey shot glass featuring a battleship and the American Navy. The glass also bears the name "Lipschutz, I.L." and indicates it is a rye whiskey blend. It was likely produced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania circa 1890s and served as an advertising giveaway.

Whiskey shot glass engraved with "COMPLIMENTS OF FRIEDENWALD, J.H....107, 109,111; N. EUTAW ST......WINES AND LIQUORS." The shot glass is a promotional item from J. H. Friedenwald & Co., a major Jewish family business in Baltimore, Maryland. Circa 1890s.

Engraved whiskey shot glass advertising J. H. Friedenwald & Co., wines and liquors. The glass features the company's address: 107, 109, 111 N. Eutaw St., Baltimore, Maryland. Circa 1890s.

A whiskey shot glass engraved with the measurements "Ladies, Gents, Hogs," and the advertisement "Wholesale Liquor Dealer" for Sol. A. Ksensky in Lincoln, Nebraska. Circa 1890s.