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Billhead of the Month - Enterprise Mfg Co.

Sorry for the late posting of the billhead of the month. Busy busy at work this month, then my car decided to die on me. I am what I call an unlucky lucky person. I have unlucky things happen - Gus the dog almost dying last year from diabetes, then a car accident, now the new car dies. But I am lucky in that right when Gus vet bills start soaring I get an unbelievable bonus at work, I get in a car accident but luckily get hit by a tow truck which a: tows my now mangled car for free, and b. has great insurance to boot! Then the new car dies on me last week - luckily only two miles from the Honda dealer and then I get to drive around a 2010 Honda Pilot for a few weeks while it gets fixed. See what I mean, unlucky but lucky. Good karma after bad.
Back to the billhead, this is one of my favorites because it is very decorative. It is for the Enterprise Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia PA. Wonderful calligraphy printing which surrounds a graphic of the firm's factory. The firm manufactured hardware and was an iron founder. Some of its products were: coffee mills, juicers, tobacco cutters, and Mrs. Potts sad irons. The firm also made cast iron banks.

One of the firm's founders was John Gulick Baker. The firm was originally organized in 1866. The firm had capital of $50,000, par $100. Its officers, as listed in 1892 were: T. Henry Asbury, president; WI Seltzer, sec.; and LW Klahr, treasurer.

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Unknown said…
I bought an Enterprise Mfg Co, NO 50 Philadelphia U.S.A. cast iron with wooden handle in Maine about 20 years ago at a very antique, antique store. The reason I purchased the iron is because my great aunt had a similar one and I loved that she used it as a door holder when I was a young child. I paid $15.00 for the iron and keep it on my bureau :) Do you know if there are many of these irons intact today?
June 25, 2012 at 6:18 AM
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