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Subject: Trademarks


Billhead - Frederick Loeser & Co., Brooklyn, New York, September 16, 1878 Billhead - Frederick Loeser & Co., Brooklyn, New York, September 16, 1878

Invoice from Frederick Loeser & Co., importers and retailers, located at Fulton, Tillary, and Washington Streets in Brooklyn, New York. Dated September 16, 1878. The bill lists the purchase of 3 'Glove' and 1 'Collarrette' by M. Pitt, located at 111 N. Oxford. It displays handwritten numbers and an L trademark in a decorative circle. The billhead is formatted as a standard commercial bill, with numbered columns for item description, quantity, unit price, and total price.

Envelope: Spiegel & Prehs Hosiery, New York, New York Envelope: Spiegel & Prehs Hosiery, New York, New York

An envelope advertising Spiegel & Prehs hosiery. The envelope features a vignette of a Black man as a trademark, and indicates that the company is the sole agent for the hosiery, which was made in Germany. The address on the envelope is 47 Walker Street, between Broadway and Church Street, New York, New York. Undated, but likely late 19th or early 20th century based on style.