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Subject: Paint industry and trade


Letter from Bernhard Mayer to W & B Douglass, June 11, 1862 Letter from Bernhard Mayer to W & B Douglass, June 11, 1862

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.

Trade Card: Hirshberg, Hollander & Co., Reno's French Umber Filler, Baltimore, Maryland Trade Card: Hirshberg, Hollander & Co., Reno's French Umber Filler, Baltimore, Maryland

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.