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 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.