Billhead of M. Oppenheimer & Co., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 23, 1899
Billhead of M. Oppenheimer & Co., dated October 23, 1899. The billhead features a lithograph of the nine-story Oppenheimer building located at 233 Liberty Street and 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It lists M. Oppenheimer, James K. Jacobs, and A. M. Oppenheimer as principals. This billhead is part of the Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. Archive, a collection of billheads, receipts, and broadsides documenting the evolution of this influential Jewish manufacturing and wholesale clothing firm from the late 1870s through 1902. Founded in 1851 as Klee & Kaufman by Simon Kaufman and his father-in-law Jacob Klee, the firm became Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. in 1865 with the addition of Moses Oppenheimer as a partner. In 1879, Simon Kaufman withdrew, resulting in the firm's name change to M. Oppenheimer & Co. The firm had substantial revenue (approximately $8,000,000 in 2016 dollars) and employed 150 people in its manufacturing operations. Both Moses Oppenheimer and Simon Kaufman were active members of the Pittsburgh Jewish community and founding members of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue.
Associated People/Businesses
- Oppenheimer, Moses
- Jacobs, James K.
- Oppenheimer, A
Geography
No geographic information available.
Subjects
- Clothing Trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History
- Jewish Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History
- Wholesale Trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History
- Business enterprises -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History
- Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- History
Physical Location
Ms. Coll. 1410, M, Box 6, Folder 9