Subject: Trunks (Luggage)

Invoice from D. Block & Co., wholesale manufacturers and dealers in trunks, valises, ladies' and gents' traveling satchels, and other items. Located at 163 First Street, Portland, Oregon. The address 107 Sansome Street, San Francisco, California, is overstamped on the billhead. Dated September 17, 1886, the invoice lists several purchases, including a trunk and satchel, by a customer named Agostini. The billhead features a beautifully illustrated depiction of a trunk, showcasing high-quality printing and design. The bill also includes a printed grid for tracking quantities and prices.

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.

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 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.