Subject: Pickles

Invoice from P. D. Code & Co., manufacturers of Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Preserves, Ketchups, Sauces, and Canned Goods of Every Description, located at 616 & 618 Front Street, San Francisco. Dated May 5, 1873. The bill lists items purchased by C. J. King, likely for a restaurant or grocery store, and includes itemized lists, prices, and total amount due. The billhead features a framed header section with an elegant and ornate script for the business name, along with the details of business operations: Manufacturing at 621 & 623 Front Street and Packing at 117, 119 & 121 Clark Street. There is also a handwritten notation of “Elfelt” below the printed “Code” business name.

Invoice from Sol. Wangenheim & Co., manufacturers of hermetically sealed goods, located at Nos. 118, 120 and 122 Davis Street, San Francisco. Dated October 16, 1876. The bill lists a purchase of 40 kegs of small pickles and 10 kegs of 18 inch pickles, with corresponding prices. The billhead includes a business address, a description of the products, a date, a buyer name, and the quantity and price of the goods. The billhead displays ornate lettering and decorative elements with a framed header section. The billhead is printed on ruled paper with a line for a company logo at the top of the document.

Billhead from Sol. Wangenheim & Co., canned goods, pickles, vinegar, and sauces, located at 126 California Street, San Francisco, California. Dated December 27, 1875. The invoice is addressed to L. M. Jacobs & Co. The billhead mentions the "Union Preserve Factory, Established in 1859," and that Sol. Wangenheim & Co. are successors to Goetjen & Co.

A letter from Code, Elfelt & Co., manufacturers of jellies, jams, preserves, pickles, ketchups, sauces, and canned fruits and vegetables, located at 344 Washington Street, San Francisco. Dated April 5, 1879, the letter is addressed to S. R. Buford & Co. in Virginia City, Montana. It acknowledges an order from S. R. Buford & Co., states that an invoice is enclosed, and informs the recipient of a promising large and choice crop of fruits that will enable them to offer a full assortment of products. The letter features a printed letterhead with the company name, product list, and address, written in an ornate Victorian-style font, and the body of the letter is handwritten in a cursive script. 3.

A letter dated May 14, 1880, written on the letterhead of Code, Elfelt & Co., a San Francisco-based manufacturer of pickles and hermetically sealed goods. The letter was sent to S. R. Buford & Co. in Virginia City, Montana. The verso of the letter includes a detailed product broadside. The letter arrived with a damaged transmittal cover.

Miniature crock advertising Louis Wittenberg's Wein-Sent. Packed by Phila. Pickling Co. Undated. Found in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Trade card depicting a factory, tank house, and stable, likely belonging to Jacob J. Sherer. The reverse side features an advertisement for pickles, catsup, mustard, and sauerkraut. Circa 1885.