Subject: Trunks

Billhead & Envelope - D Block company in San Francisco, Ca. selling trunks, valises Ladies and Gents Traveling Satchels. Location is an overstamp for the address of 107 Sansome Street in S.F..The printed address is 163 First Street in Portland, Oregon and notes the factory at Guerrere Street in S.F....great litho of trunk both on BH and envelope.

Billhead - 9/1/1870 Silver City, Idaho Territory - Hyman & Reichenberg - General Store.......selling items to the Owyhee Mining Co.. Note this BH has a different design than others in the collection. The bill lists a number of items purchased by the Owyhee Mining Co. at Hyman & Reichenberg, including groceries, tobacco, and other goods. There are handwritten annotations of quantities, prices, and totals.

Invoice from Lewis Elias, dealer in boots, shoes, and trunks, located at 368 King Street, corner of George, Charleston, South Carolina. Dated January 20, 1885. The billhead includes a drawing of a boot. The buyer appears to be J. H. Dautzler. The bill lists a total amount of $6.42.

This billhead from Mayer & Ullman, Merchant Tailors & Clothiers located at Heath's Iron Front, North side Public Square, La Fayette, Indiana, dated December 4, 1868, details a transaction with Mef J. Canaday & Co. The transaction lists 6 "Cale Coats" at $10.50 each, totaling $63.00, and 1 dozen "Butterflys" at $2.75. The total amount due is $67.50. The item features a printed design with a decorative box on the left outlining the business's offerings, including Men's & Boy's Clothing, Gent's Furnishing Goods, Trunks, Valises, and Traveling Bags.

Billhead for Simon & Kohn, a retailer of hats, caps, trunks, umbrellas, and artificial flowers located at the corner of Magaziner and Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The billhead is dated February 13, 1891 and lists a number of items purchased by J. Z. Hearst, likely for a clothing store. It appears there are multiple sizes and quantities listed for a variety of items, with prices listed for each, totaling 159.36. The billhead has an ornate Victorian-style lettering, framed header, and decorative elements including an image of the store and a circular seal that says “Diled & Rubber Clothing.”

Billhead from Steele & Jacobson, manufacturers of trunks, valises, and traveling bags, located at 220-222 Bush Street, San Francisco. Dated October 30, 1890. The bill, which was likely for a trunk, was purchased by J. C. Young of Taylorsville, California. It contains a detailed list of the transaction, including item descriptions and prices. The billhead features a small illustration of a trunk and ornate lettering, which would be typical of the period. The billhead also includes the text 'Bought Here'

Billhead from March 23, 1886, issued by D. Block, a manufacturer and seller of trunks and valises in San Francisco. The salesroom was located at 107 Samsome Street, and the factory was on Guerrero Street. The billhead features a fine lithograph of a trunk and was sent to Rosenberg Brothers in Nevada City.

This trade card advertises A. Alschuler, a dealer in fine clothing, gents' furnishing goods, hats, caps, trunks, and valises at 17 La Salle Street, Ottawa, Illinois. The card features a colorful, humorous illustration depicting a scene labeled "MACBETH," with a kilted figure holding a brush labeled "RYE" near a person in bed, while another figure peeks from behind a door. The text "O proper stuff!" is also visible. The card includes the copyright year 1881. 3.

This trade card for Maas, Baer & Co., One-Price Clothiers & Tailors in Chicago, Illinois, advertises their services as gents furnishers and dealers in hats, caps, trunks, and other goods. The verso of the card details their three store locations: S. E. Corner North Avenue & Larrabee Street; North Clark Street Corner Chicago Avenue; and Milwaukee Avenue Corner Centre Avenue, along with telephone numbers. The recto features a chromolithographic image of a young boy dressed in historical attire (reminiscent of a musketeer), running through foliage and holding a sealed letter. Two white doves fly above him, creating a whimsical and decorative visual. The card utilizes varying font styles, including prominent block capitals and ornate, shadowed lettering for the business name and services.

This trade card for R. M. Leopold & Co., "The Reliable Clothiers" of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, advertises their range of hats, caps, gents furnishing goods, trunks, and valises. The front features a colorful lithograph depicting a young boy in a hat, pointing a long gun towards several birds flying in the sky, with the text "Sign of the Horse Shoe, R. M. Leopold & Co. Reliable Clothiers, 40 & 42 Division St over." The reverse side provides the full business details under the "Sign of the Horse Shoe" logo, with ornate Victorian-style typography typical of the period. 3.

This trade card advertises the "Champion Clothing House," operated by Stern & Shoenberg, located at No. 9 West Main Street, opposite the Opera House in Springfield, Ohio. The card promotes their offerings including clothing for gents and boys, furnishing goods, hats, caps, trunks, and valises, asserting themselves as "The Cheapest Clothing House in the City" and guaranteeing all goods as represented. The card features ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name, decorative borders, and stylized text common for advertising in the period. 3.

This trade card advertises J. Kohn, a clothing and trunk store located at the corner of First and Morrison Streets in Portland, Oregon. The front of the card features a comical illustration of a stork fishing. The back of the card provides more detailed information about the business.

This trade card advertises M. Augenstein's Bargain House, located at 7th Street N.W. in Washington D.C. The front of the card features a whimsical design of various insects, including a cricket, a dragonfly, a grasshopper, and a spider. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises M. Einstein, a business located at 3 Potmac Street, Hagerstown, Maryland. The front of the card features a dog with its paw resting on a ball. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises M. Volinsky's business, located at 419 Ontario Street in Cleveland, Ohio. The front of the card depicts a picturesque country scene, featuring a hay wagon and a pond. The back of the card includes a full advertisement for M. Volinsky, highlighting his specialties, which include clothing, hats, furnishings, watches, jewelry, trunks, satchels, and other items.

This trade card advertises Rosenbloom Brothers, a trunk and traveling bag maker located at the corner of South Salina and Railroad Street, Syracuse, New York. The card features a red parrot-like bird perched on a branch with two pale red flowers. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Stern, a men's clothing store in Springfield, Illinois. The card states 'Gents Furnisher, Ladies and Gents Trunks' at the top and 'NORTH SIDE SQUARE' at the bottom of the front. The card is missing a corner from the bottom and is worn. It is difficult to make out all the details of the illustration, but two men are visible.

A circa 1885 trade card for Lieberman/Kaufman, located at 92 and 94 Whitehall Street, advertising trunks and traveling bags. The card features a black bird in flight over a rural scene and a red rose next to the handle. The card's imagery suggests the high quality of the merchandise sold by this business.

This trade card advertises Lissa, Stern & Co., manufacturers of trunks, traveling bags, and ladies' satchels. The front of the card displays the company's name and a list of their addresses: No. 649 & 651 Broadway and No. 216 & 218 Mercer Street, New York City, and their factory in Newark, N.J. The text is elegantly arranged. The back of the card is blank.

Stamped brass or bronze trunk label reading "S. Levy Maker Memphis, Tennessee". A listing at the Brettuns Village Trunk Shop website indicates "S. Levy Trunks and Satchels, Memphis, Tenn. established 1845". The label's creation date is estimated to be around 1880 based on the information provided by the donor.