Subject: New Haven

A set of seven comical trade cards advertising the Fechner Brothers' businesses located at 490 States Street, New Haven, and 62 State Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut. The cards are circa 1885. The exact nature of their business is unclear from the provided information.

This billhead from Lewis Schiele & Co., Importers of Wove Corsets &c., dated April 5, 1873, documents a sale to M. C. Hood & Co. in Boston. The transaction includes "3 Doz. w/ribbed Corsets," "2 Do." of another type, "Laces," an additional 17% charge, and "Stonington Line" charges, totaling $80.44. The terms are "Cash 30 days." The item features an intricate illustration of a corset on the left margin, decorative Victorian-style lettering for the business name "Lewis Schiele & Co." and the tagline "IMPORTERS OF WOVE CORSETS &c.", along with elegant script for the date and customer name. 3.

Trade card depicting ducks and a boy on sand with a dancing girl animal. The card lists addresses for Fechner Bros. at 40 State Street, New Haven, and 62 State Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Circa 1885.

A trade card depicting a comical girl and a man with the text "Shall I win her if I woo her?" The card advertises Fechner Brothers with addresses at 490 State Street, New Haven, and 62 State Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut. The card is dated circa 1885.