Subject: Clothing Trade -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh -- History

Billhead from M. Oppenheimer & Co., located at 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dated November 8, 1899. The billhead features a lithograph of the nine-story Oppenheimer building. This item 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 1851 by Simon Kaufman and Jacob Klee, the firm became Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. in 1865 with the addition of Moses Oppenheimer as a partner. In 1879, Simon Kaufman withdrew, leaving the firm as M. Oppenheimer & Co. The firm's 1879 profile in *Industries of Pittsburgh* reported approximately $8,000,000 in revenue (in 2016 dollars) and 150 employees.

Billhead from October 13, 1894, for M. Oppenheimer & Co., located at 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The billhead lists Moses Oppenheimer, James K. Jacobs, and Laurence W. Frank as principals. It features a lithograph of the nine-story Oppenheimer building. 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 as Klee & Kaufman in 1851, the firm became Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. in 1865, and later M. Oppenheimer & Co. The firm's 1879 profile in *Industries of Pittsburgh* reported approximately $8,000,000 in revenue (in 2016 dollars) and 150 employees.

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.

Billhead of M. Oppenheimer & Co., dated October 3, 1899. The billhead features a lithograph of the nine-story Oppenheimer building located at 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The principals listed are M. Oppenheimer, James K. Jacobs, and A. M. Oppenheimer. 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 as Klee & Kaufman in 1851 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, and the firm became M. Oppenheimer & Co. The firm's 1879 profile in *Industries of Pittsburgh* reported approximately $8,000,000 in revenue (in 2016 dollars) and 150 employees. Moses Oppenheimer and Simon Kaufman were founding members of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue in Pittsburgh, founded in 1856.

Broadside announcing that James K. Jacobs and Laurence W. Frank are now principals in the firm M. Oppenheimer & Co., but the name will not change. Located at 811 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The broadside is dated December 1, 1892, and is part of the Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. Archive, which documents the history of this influential Jewish manufacturing and wholesale clothing firm from the late 1870s through 1902. The archive includes billheads, receipts, and broadsides. Founded as Klee & Kaufman in 1851 by Simon Kaufman and his father-in-law Jacob Klee in Allegheny City, the firm moved to Pittsburgh in 1860. After Jacob Klee withdrew in 1865, Moses Oppenheimer joined as a partner. By late 1879, Simon Kaufman withdrew, and the firm became M. Oppenheimer & Co. Both Kaufman and Oppenheimer were active in Pittsburgh's Jewish community and founding members of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue.

Broadside consisting of two letters, dated March 25, 1899 and an undated letter from early April 1899. The first letter announces the consolidation of the Pantaloon business conducted by W. E. Klee & Co. into M. Oppenheimer & Co., effective April 1, 1899, to be known as the Pantaloon Department. The second letter, from W. E. Klee & Co. to its customers, assures them that M. Oppenheimer & Co. will employ all of Klee's workforce and continue the same lines of business. This broadside documents a significant event in the history of M. Oppenheimer & Co., a prominent Pittsburgh clothing firm that evolved from Klee & Kaufman, founded in Allegheny City in 1851 by Simon Kaufman and his father-in-law Jacob Klee. This broadside is part of the Kaufman, Oppenheimer & Co. Archive, a collection of billheads, receipts, and broadsides covering the firm's evolution from the late 1870s through 1902.