Subject: Lamps

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.

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.

This billhead from Ben S. Greensfelder, a wholesale and retail dealer in picture frames, chromos, engravings, looking-glasses, easels, lamps, vases, and wall-brackets and novelties, details items purchased by Mrs. Hugg on April 1, 1891. The transaction lists one 22x28 silver frame for $1.00, one 19x24 silver frame for $1.00, and two 8x10 items for $0.50 each, totaling $3.00. The billhead indicates "Recd. Payment" and is signed "B. S. Greensfelder". The document features a decorative "Bought of" graphic to the left of the business name and ornate lettering for the business title, typical of late 19th-century commercial design.

Invoice from Cerf, Schloss & Company, manufacturers' agents for lamps and stoves, located at 119 Battery Street, San Francisco. Dated August 10, 1886, and indicates a purchase by the Virginia & Truckee Railroad, Carson City, Nevada. The billhead includes an itemized list of the transaction. The billhead has a printed header and decorative elements, such as a company logo for electric lamps and stoves.

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 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 J. Leopold & Co., located at 306 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Dated February 3, 1898. The billhead features extensive lithographic advertising for "Globe Street Lamp." Both the front and back are illustrated.

Brass and silver-washed artillery shell lamp decorated with Hebrew script and the date 1918. This example of trench art was reportedly made by a Brooklyn brass worker awaiting discharge from the military.

This trade card advertises "The Champion Lamp," a product by A. J. Weidener located at 36 South 2nd Street in Philadelphia. The front of the card features a charming illustration of a baby nestled in a bird's nest. The text on the card emphasizes that the lamps are "Positively Non-Explosive" and "Made in Every Form." The back of the card is blank.