Subject: Overalls

Billhead from A.B. Elfelt & Co., dated April 3, 1873, indicating a change of address from 111 Battery Street to 108 & 110 Sansome Street, San Francisco. The billhead notes that the company was the sole manufacturer of Patent Champion Overalls on the Pacific Coast and mentions a lawsuit with Levi Strauss. It also states that bills are payable in U.S. Gold Coin. The company, established in 1867, had a corresponding firm in New York City: Elfelt, Levi & Co., located at 132 Church Street. The description includes details about the company's history, its involvement in a patent infringement lawsuit with Levi Strauss, and its eventual decline. The billhead reflects the company's activities in the San Francisco business community and its place within the larger context of the development of the American workwear industry in the 19th century.

This is a trade card from Levi Strauss & Co., advertising their "Seven Pocket Engineers' Overall Rivetted". The front of the card depicts a line drawing of an engineer or mechanic, possibly wearing the overalls, holding tools. The text clearly states "Levi Strauss & Co." and "San Francisco, Cal." The back of the card (second image) is a full advertisement with the Levi Strauss & Co. trademark. This is card number 2 of a set of 5; fewer than five complete sets are known. The donor noted that this card is a duplicate, not from their original purchase of the set.