Billhead of M. Oppenheimer & Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, November 22, 1899

Billhead from M. Oppenheimer & Co., dated November 22, 1899. The billhead features a lithograph of the nine-story Oppenheimer building located at 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This billhead is part of the Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. Archive, a collection of billheads, receipts, and broadsides documenting the evolution of this Jewish manufacturing and wholesale clothing firm from the late 1870s through 1902. Founded as Klee & Kaufman in Allegheny City in 1851 by Simon Kaufman and his father-in-law Jacob Klee, the firm moved to Pittsburgh in 1860. After Jacob Klee's withdrawal in 1865, Moses Oppenheimer joined as a partner. By 1879, the firm was known as Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co., boasting an estimated revenue of $8,000,000 (in 2016 dollars) and employing 150 people. Simon Kaufman's withdrawal in late 1879 resulted in the firm becoming M. Oppenheimer & Co. Both Kaufman and Oppenheimer were active in Pittsburgh's Jewish community and founding members of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue.

Associated People/Businesses

• Oppenheimer, Moses

Geography

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Subjects

• Billheads

Physical Location

Ms. Coll. 1410, M, Box 6, Folder 9