Subject: Home furnishings

This billhead from Benjamin Green, a dealer in carpetings, window shades, and oil cloths, records a transaction with Mr. B. E. Sharp in Philadelphia on June 17, 1864. The bill details the purchase of 2 pairs of window shades for $8.00. The item features standard print for the business details, location (No. 33 North Second Street, opposite Christ Church), and itemized list, with ornate script used for the date, buyer's name, and the "Rec'd Payment" notation, which is signed by B. Skresky on behalf of Benjamin Green. 3.

A trade card for R. Laupheimer & Bro., dealers in parlor and chamber furniture, carpets, oil cloths, matting, mattresses, bedding, window shades, and stoves, located at 303 North Gay Street, near Aisquith Street in Baltimore, Maryland. The verso indicates that weekly and monthly payments were accepted. The obverse features a whimsical illustration of a young boy, possibly a clown or in a period costume, blowing bubbles, set against a background of large, circular shapes suggesting light or additional bubbles. The text on both sides is presented in various decorative and stylized fonts typical of the period. 3.

This trade card for B. Nathan & Co., a house furnishings store, features a red carnation in the center of the front of the card. The address, 130 Sutter Street, is printed at the top of the card. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises M. Rosenthal & Sons, located at 710 & 712 Pennsylvania Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland. The front of the card features a color lithograph of a lake scene framed by a floral design. The back of the card features advertising for M. Rosenthal & Sons, including a list of their products: baby carriages, refrigerators, straw mattings, carpets and oil cloths, parlor suits, chamber suits, and dining room furniture.