Subject: Variety stores

Invoice from J. Rosenfield & Co., wholesalers of fancy and variety goods, trimmings, cutlery, stationery, and toys, located at No. 2215 and 2217 Strand, Galveston, Texas. Dated September 1, 1892. The bill details a transaction for numerous items sold to M. Lichtenstein in Goliad, Texas. The billhead includes a printed header and an itemized list with quantities, prices, and totals.

This trade card advertises Baum & Bernstein, located in the Palace Block of Meriden, Connecticut. The front of the card includes a full advertisement for a $1 off punch card. The back of the card features an advertisement for a $1 punch card, which can be redeemed after accumulating $20 in purchases. The card includes the date of the patent: 1872 & 1878.

This trade card advertises Chas. Lantaff & Co., a 99c. and Variety Store in Elmira, New York. The front of the card features an illustration of black-eyed susans, a type of wildflower. The back of the card features a full advertisement.

The front of the card advertises Hyman's New Fancy Goods Store, located at 8 East Genesee Street, Syracuse, New York. It lists an extensive inventory, including lace goods, hosiery, furnishings, buttons, woolen goods, yarns, ribbons, notions, fine gold plate and jet jewelry, combs, and more. The store advertises that it is open until 9pm. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises I. M. Liberman, a store located at 102 Grape Street in Syracuse, New York, that sold dress and fancy goods, watches, jewelry, and silverware. The front of the card features a colorful image of a bird perched on a branch. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises I. M. Liberman, a watchmaker and jeweler located at 103 Grape Street, Syracuse, New York. The front of the card features a blue bird in the center, surrounded by a stamped border. The back of the card is blank. The card features a blue bird in the center.

This trade card advertises J. L. Liberman, a jeweler located at 103 Grape Street, Syracuse, New York. The front of the card features a boy with a hammer standing on a pocket watch, and a small boy sitting on a pocket watch, also with a hammer. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Rosenthal Brothers, a variety store located at 307 Main Street, Poughkeepsie, New York. The front of the card depicts a playful scene of children on a sled knocking a woman over. The back of the card is blank, with no writing or other illustrations visible.

Sepia-toned trade card for Cohen, Davis & Co., a variety store located at 162 First Street and a new building at 10-14 Morrison Street in Portland, Oregon. The card also advertises the Golden Rule Bazaar and features an illustration of a child in a clown costume. The reverse side indicates that the business imported fancy goods and notions. Circa 1885.