This is a billhead from L. Straus & Sons, a Hotel, Club, and Steamship Department located at 42 & 44 Warren Street, New York, New York. Dated September 2, 1881, the billhead lists various items and their corresponding prices, most likely for chinaware for hotels and steamships. Some of the items listed include dinner plates, breakfast plates, soup bowls, ice cream, butter plates, and tea and dinner coffee sets.
Subject: Department Store
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This billhead from Macy & Co., located at 190 Sixth Avenue in New York, dated February 19, 1867, documents the sale of merchandise to Mr. W. L. Williams. The transaction includes 2 dozen cans of cherries for $18.00 and 1 dozen cans of pears for $0.75, totaling $18.75. The document also serves as a payment receipt, indicated by "Rec Payment Macy & Co. Per H. G. Walker" inscribed at the bottom. The billhead features elegant calligraphic script for the date and the buyer's name, with a decorative "Bought of" preceding the prominent "MACY & CO.," name, which is presented in a bold serif font.