Billhead - Louis Schwartz Machinery-Supply Co., New Orleans, Louisiana, October 9, 1894 Invoice from Louis Schwartz Machinery-Supply Co., located at 540-542 & 544 Magazine Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. Dated October 9, 1894. The bill was sold to Maresi Foundry & Manufacturing Co. The billhead lists an item purchased for $1.75. The billhead features a large and detailed lithograph of the business, with ornate lettering and several decorative elements, including a banner above the business name. The business's list of products is extensive and includes items like steam gas and water pipes, rubber hose, and wrought iron pipe stocks and dies.
Billhead - M. Schwartz & Co., New Orleans, Louisiana, June 7, 1896 Invoice from M. Schwartz & Co., located at 315 & 317 Magazine St., New Orleans. Dated June 7, 1896. The bill lists an item purchased by M. A. Moreau, likely a 1/2 inch pipe. The billhead displays an ornate Victorian-style lettering, and a printed company logo of a steam pump, which also appears in the image. The logo may be a representation of a Worthington Steam Pump, as the billhead also says “Agents for Worthington Steam Pumps” at the top.
Billhead of A. G. Brooks & Winebrener, Wood Working Machinery Dealers, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Billhead from A. G. Brooks & Winebrener, located at 261 North Third Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The billhead advertises "WOOD WORKING MACHINERY, BOILERS, ENGINES, TOOLS, &c., NEW AND SECOND HAND." The date is October 3, 1879. The billhead features lithographed imagery on both the front and back.
Billhead of Dreyfus & Nathan, 108 Liberty St., NYC, March 6, 1869 Billhead of Dreyfus & Nathan, dated March 6, 1869. The billhead advertises the 'Great Litho of Dreyfus Self Acting Lubricator, Pat. May 21st 1867'. The business was located at 108 Liberty Street, New York City.
Broadside: Hart Force Sight Feed Oil Pump Lubricator Advertisement, circa 1890 A broadside advertising the Hart Force Sight Feed Oil Pump Lubricator, manufactured by Emery Caldwell of Auburn, NY. The broadside dates from circa 1890. The geographic location is Auburn, New York.
Detroit Novelty Works: Price List of Injectors, May 21, 1867 This is a price list catalogue from the Detroit Novelty Works, sole agents for Nathan & Dreyfus' injectors. Published on May 21, 1867, the catalogue features numerous large illustrations and detailed pricing information for various injector models. Nathan & Dreyfus acquired the US rights to the injector from inventor James Gresham in 1866 and subsequently patented improvements to the device. The catalogue highlights these improved models, which were the subject of a patent infringement lawsuit discussed in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers' Monthly Journal in 1880.