Subject: Paint industry and trade

Envelope with advertisement for Hirshberg, Hollander & Co., a Baltimore-based business established in 1845, located at 106, 108, & 110 W. Pratt Street. The record is dated September 18, 1897, and includes the names C. P. Wrightman and William Copswell.

A commercial letter written by Bernhard Mayer of New York City to W & B Douglass on June 11, 1862. The letter is printed on Mayer's letterhead, indicating his business as a manufacturer of varnishes and japans. The letterhead lists his address as 80 Beekman Street, New York City. Established in 1846, Mayer's firm is later listed with partners Siefred Mayer and Leopold Lowenstein in 1876.

This trade card advertises Rice, Born & Co., a New Orleans-based company that sold New York Enamel Paint. The front of the card features a comical illustration of an artist painting. The back of the card advertises the New York Enamel Paint Company, a company based in New York City.

This trade card advertises Reno's French Umber Filler, for sale by Hirshberg, Hollander & Co., located at Pratt and Hanover Streets in Baltimore, Maryland. The front of the card features the text "RENO'S FRENCH UMBER FILLER" prominently displayed above the business name and address. The back of the card contains instructions for mixing paint. The style and typography suggest a late 19th-century origin.