Subject: Plated Ware

This billhead from Ackerman, Block & Co. in San Francisco, dated April 20, 1883, details a transaction with S. Chielovich & Co. for various household and mercantile goods. Ackerman, Block & Co. is identified as importers of "Crockery, Glassware, Plated Ware, Cutlery, Lamps, Kerosene Goods, House Furnishing Goods, Clocks, Etc." The billhead lists numerous items such as punch tumblers, sherries, med & ales, honey mitchels, bar tumblers, bars, thins, fancies, cut caraffes, Derby liqueures, cordials, bittertubes, pedral paid pears, singes, buggy bar rd chgs, car kerosene, eng bottled, and Chaguagh glasses, with their respective quantities and prices. The total amount for the transaction is 185.5960. The document features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business names and a notice at the top stating, "OUR GOODS BEING PACKED BY EXPERIENCED PACKERS, NO CLAIMS FOR BREAKAGE CAN BE MADE." 3.

Bill from Anatole Lobe, a dealer in crockery, glass, china, plated ware, lamps, cutlery, etc., located at 409 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California. Dated July 16, 1877. The bill details a purchase of glass pickle forks, cake plates, teacups, a teapot, and sugar bowls by Salomen D. Schoenfeld. The billhead features a decorative image of a pitcher in the upper left corner.

A letter written by Curry Marks on the letterhead of D. Abraham, a wholesale and retail dealer in crockery, Haviland's French china, glass ware, and plated ware. The letter, dated June 18, 1887, from Montgomery, Alabama, is addressed to Gish & Co. in Lynchburg, Virginia. In the letter, Marks requests that Gish & Co. send him a complete line of samples, as he intends to travel and solicit orders in surrounding towns. The letterhead features a stylized banner with "OFFICE OF D. ABRAHAM" and includes details of the business's offerings and address.

This letter, dated June 9, 1887, from Curry Marks, an agent, to Gish & Co. in Lynchburg, Virginia, discusses a business trip. Writing on the ornate letterhead of D. Abraham, a wholesale and retail dealer of crockery, Haviland's French china, glassware, and plated ware, Marks explains that he is in Montgomery, Alabama, but finds it "useless for me to be on the road this month" due to inactive saw mills, which means the mills are not in need of goods. He expresses readiness to travel next month if Gish & Co. approves. The letterhead features decorative Victorian-style lettering for the business name, along with a detailed listing of the products sold and the street address.