Subject: Nineteenth Century Business

Billhead from David J. Lit & Goldsmith, manufacturers of pearl goods, located at 231 Vine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The billhead is dated June 17, 1880. The item is part of the E Collection.

This billhead belonged to Kaufman, S. & Sons, manufacturers of pantaloons, located at 15 & 17 Ninth Street. The original name was stamped out and then restamped as "Lehman & Kingsbaker". The date is approximated based on context as 1900. The billhead is part of a larger collection of financial records.

Billhead from M. Oppenheimer & Co., dated December 18, 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 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 late 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. Both Oppenheimer and Kaufman were active in Pittsburgh's Jewish community and founding members of Rodeph Shalom Synagogue.

Billhead from Sam'l Feld & Co., wholesale grocers, located at 176 & 178 Washington Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi. Dated December 25, 1887. The billhead measures 8-1/2" x 6-7/8".

A stampless commercial letter written by E. J. Etting & Brothers of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 16, 1845, to an individual or business in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. The letter pertains to monies owed. E. J. Etting & Brothers were involved in iron rolling and nail manufacturing, and Mrs. E. J. Etting was listed among the initial subscribers to *The Occident* in 1843.

A commercial letter written by M. Hellman and Co. of Omaha, Nebraska, to W. A. Carter in Fort Bridger, Wyoming, on October 29, 1877. The letter is printed on the company's letterhead, which features their address and a vignette of their store. The letter is part of a larger collection of Judaica Americana.

Shipping record detailing the shipment of human hair embroidery from Antwerp, Belgium to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 17-18, 1881. The record indicates the port of entry as Philadelphia and lists Samuel Lehman in connection with the shipment.

This trade card for Cohen & Bro., shoe dealers, was likely produced in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, sometime between 1880 and 1909. The card features an image of Rear Admiral Sampson, Commander-in-chief of the North Atlantic Squadron. Additional information from census records and newspaper obituaries provides biographical details about Selig Cohen, a prominent member of the firm. The card is part of a larger collection of Judaica Americana.

Trade card depicting a log cabin in winter. The card advertises G. H. Ackerman's business located at 445 State Street and lists items such as clothes wringers, fluting machines, and children's carriages among the goods sold. The card dates to circa 1885. The location is implied to be in the vicinity of latitude 41.3082517002475 and longitude -72.9241605001172.

A blue card stock trade card advertising the cork business of Rozen / Cohen, located at 9 & 10 Crescent Place. The front of the card reads "we buy old corks & exchange new for old." The back of the card is blank. The card dates from around 1890, based on the donor's provided date.

Trade card for Schefer, Schramm & Vogel, successors to Luckemeyer, Schefer & Co., commission merchants located at 476 & 478 Broome Street, New York City. The card is undated, but based on the style it is circa 1885.

Trade card for Spiegelberg Bros., a well-known early Jewish family's mercantile business, featuring the text "COMICAL..."MRS. MULVANY, YER WORSHIP"; ESTABLISHED 1846...". The card was displayed at a Library of Congress Exhibit in Cincinnati (AJA) during 2005. Circa 1885.