Subject: Porcelain

Billhead for Helbing & Straus, importers and dealers in crockery, glass, and china ware. The business is located at Nos. 102 & 104 Battery Street, cor. Pine, San Francisco, California. The date of the billhead is June 29, 1875. The billhead has a printed header with an illustration of a large silver pitcher. The header also includes the business name, address, and a statement about no allowance for breakage.

This is a billhead from L. Straus & Sons, a Hotel, Club, and Steamship Department located at 42 & 44 Warren Street, New York, New York. Dated September 2, 1881, the billhead lists various items and their corresponding prices, most likely for chinaware for hotels and steamships. Some of the items listed include dinner plates, breakfast plates, soup bowls, ice cream, butter plates, and tea and dinner coffee sets.

Billhead from Altschul, Seller & Co., dealers in crockery, china, glassware, plated ware, table cutlery, lamps, and chimneys, located at 119 Battery Street, San Francisco, California. Dated July 18, 1884. The billhead also mentions Bliss & Kelsey.

Billhead from November 6, 1884, for David Gulick, a dealer or agent for manufacturers of glass, china, and earthenware, located at 88 and 91 Canal Street, New York City. The billhead is a single sheet of paper.

Billhead from George G. Wolf & Levi, successors to Levi, Navara & Co., importers of China, glass, and crockery ware, and manufacturers of premium tin and Japan ware. The billhead is dated June 27, 1873, and issued in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Billhead from Sternheim, Samuel / Wangenheim, dated June 18, 1895. The billhead advertises "Great Litho of Fine China & Silver" and lists two addresses: 27 & 29 Sutter St. and 528 & 530 Market Street, San Francisco, California. The billhead details a large order of various table setting items.

Billhead of Wangenheim Sternheim & Co., importers of crockery, glass, china, silver-plated ware, and Britannia ware. Located at 127 & 129 Sansome Street, San Francisco. Dated October 24th, 1873. The billhead features an illustration of wares. Payable in Gold Coin.

A crockery item with an impressed advertisement for A. Cohen, a dealer in china, glass, and crockery, located at 767 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY. The advertisement is impressed into the crock itself. The crock is decorated with a hand-painted blue flower with three petals and the number 4. The date of manufacture is unknown, but the style suggests a late 19th-century origin, possibly around 1890.

Billhead from Gimbel Brothers, a department store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, circa 1890. The billhead lists a china order with prices.

This trade card advertises Ehrichs' chinaware store. The front of the card displays a stylized drawing of a young woman, possibly Lillian Conway. The card's text indicates the business is located on Eighth Avenue, between 24th and 25th Streets. The back of the card features a full advertisement, with text emphasizing 'chinaware.'

This trade card advertises the china department of J.B. Martin & Co., located at the corner of West King and Prince Streets in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features an illustration of a Royal Dresden teapot with a small, decorative floral design. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card, advertising Samuel Aronson's business at 288 Bleecker Street, corner of Commerce Street, New York, features a lithograph of a young girl seated and reading with a man standing behind her. The card has a pink background with the business name in gold lettering, and a yellow banner announcing 'China and Glass' along with the address in red. The back of the card is filled with advertising information about the store.

This trade card advertises E. Schneider, a retailer of a wide variety of goods. The front of the card lists the merchandise offered: "Dealer in Furniture, China, Glassware, Toys, Fancy Goods...etc." The address is clearly printed as "751 and 753 S. Halsted St., near 19th." The phrase "Cesky Obchod" is also visible; this is Czech for "Czech shop", suggesting a clientele or business focus on the Czech community in Chicago. The back of the card is blank. The image shows a late 19th-century style.