Subject: Wool

Letter from F. Silberman & Bros., dealers in wool, hides, furs, pelts, and other commodities, located at 212 & 214 Michigan Street, Chicago, Illinois. Dated June 27, 1884. The letter is written to Furr Alpaca Co. and discusses a transaction of some type of wool. The letterhead features a decorative border and the company name in an ornate Victorian-style font.

This billhead from J. Mandlebaum & Sons, successors to Stern & Mandlebaum, details a transaction with M. Cutter, Kingston & Co. dated October 16, 1885, in Hartford, Connecticut. The invoice lists various fancy goods and notions, including safety pins, damask, cupboard braid, fancy edge braid, bone crochet hooks, tape measures, ladies silk goods, red working cotton, Ruth file counts, Art, mending cotton, and Woolly Dell Germantown yarn, along with their respective quantities, unit prices, and extended totals. The billhead features prominent, ornate Victorian-style typography for the business names, a small decorative emblem for "Telephone Connection," and a printed statement that "All Claims to be made within Five Days from Receipt of Goods." **3.

A billhead from Koshland Bros., Commission Merchants, located at 180, Corner Front & Main Streets, Portland, Oregon. Dated October 31, 1873. The billhead notes that Koshland Bros. pays the highest cash price for wool, hides, and furs. It is likely a record of a transaction with the Bank of British Columbia. The billhead includes a decorative border and a company name in a script font.

Billhead from S. Horkheimer & Co., dealers in wool, sheep-pelts & shipping furs, tobacco, cigars, and produce, located at Cor. Eleventh & Market Streets, Wheeling, W.V. The billhead shows a purchase by Machetanz & Son on October 7, 1874, for two dozen blue tips and one dozen screws. The billhead features an illustrated storefront and a decorative, scrolled company name.

Billhead from W. C. Lobenstein, a dealer in harness, saddles, saddlery-hardware, leather, shoe findings, hides, furs, and wool, located at Bentley's Block, Main Street, Helena, Montana. Dated July 31, 1876. The bill lists purchases from the business by A. M. Halter & Bro. with an itemized list of goods and prices, likely for a buggy, including a harness, bridle, straps, and a whip. The billhead has printed details of the business address and services.

Billhead from Wulfing & Labatt, commission merchants and wool growers agents, located in San Antonio, Texas. The bill is dated June 17, 1879, and is addressed to W. A. Menger. The billhead displays a simple printed header. The bill includes a single line item for “1 Bolt” with an amount of “$3.20”.

Billhead for sacks of wool from Myer Friedman & Bro., Wool Dealers & Wholesale Grocers. The bill, dated September 25, 1897, totaled $1802.20. The business was located in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Billhead documenting the shipment of a rail car of wool to Boston on August 16, 1911. The document mentions Florersheim's involvement in the transaction. The geographic context is Boston, Massachusetts.

This trade card advertises Broadhead Dress Goods manufactured by William Broadhead & Sons in Jamestown, NY, and sold by Meier & Frank, dealers in dry goods, notions, &c., in Portland, Oregon. The front features a colorful lithographic illustration of three sheep in a pastoral setting under a sunset sky, with ornate Victorian-style lettering for "Buy the Broadhead Dress Goods." The reverse side provides detailed guarantees about the quality of Broadhead Dress Goods and an advertisement for Meier & Frank, inviting customers to examine their assortment of celebrated Broadhead Dress Goods.

This trade card advertises Abramson & Drechsler, located at 34 West 14th Street in New York City. The card features a gray tiger cat with no ribbon. The image takes up the majority of the card, with text at the bottom describing the business's offerings. The text states that they sell yarn, crewls, silks, woolens, and other goods. The back of the card has not been digitized.