THE EPHEMERA OF BUSINESS

I purchased a ledger from an auction in January that included some specimen cloth labels for the UK. I think the printer was  Maclure & Macdonald lithographers of Glasgow Scotland  -lots of examples of this in the ledger. Here are the cloth labels. There is a great US resource for cloth labels online at the American Textile Museum .

Here are some goodies. 1841 promise to pay Philadelphia nice left side border graphic with partial shield. 18__ Tradesmen's Bank check of New York with nice graphics. 1859 billhead Stephen Brown & Sons stock and exchange brokers and auctioneers for Boston & Providence Railroad stock. This is the second billhead in my collection of a Boston stock broker. See the Joseph Henshaw billhead January 2009 blog

George Washington Bank interest check with left side Washington vignette and right side revenue stamp. I collect paper that has Washington's likeness on it pre-1900. This was an exciting buy for me! 1842 billhead that has a stenciled header. I have wanted one of these checks for awhile. I love the Neptune graphic on the left and has a nice printed revenue stamp at center, Add caption

My love of old newspaper advertisements keeps growing. I try to stay with items pre-1860 if I can. I recently purchased three Shipping & Commercial List newspapers from 1841. This paper one of the most successful and influential of the shipping papers printed in New York. It was published on Wednesday and Saturday mornings by W. Burritt & EB Clayton located on Wall Street.  Here are some neat ads from the newspapers. Bavarian Brewery of Newark New Jersey ale brewed in the German style by JR Warburg.  Giesler's Anchor Champagne imported by WD Cuthburtson of NY. Cordial Distillery of John B. Rey Burling Slip. Enos Wilder fire proof sages patent Salamander Safes & Chests. James McCullough's Shot Tower formerly George Youle & Co. Check out my older posts about Youle.  Here is another piece of the Youle puzzle. Very neat surprise for me. The Youle billhead was my first early American billhead.  Phoenix Factory Richmond VA Samu...

Sorry for neglecting the blog for the last few months. Enjoy some new editions to my collection. 1821 Thomas Greene Ironmonger, Brazier & Tinman UK  My first Canadian billheads! 1820 Levy & Benjamin Solomon & Co. tobacco Montreal. 1832 Jones & Kirk Linen and Woollen Drapers Hull UK The second Montreal billhead Daniel & John Fisher grocers and East India goods.