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Subject: Willow Ware

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Billhead - Charles Zinn & Co., New York, New York, September 9, 1868Billhead - Charles Zinn & Co., New York, New York, September 9, 1868

Invoice from Charles Zinn & Co., importers of French and German baskets and willows and manufacturers of Willow Ware, Rattan and Colored Willow Furniture. Located at 406 Broadway & 72, 74 & 76 Walker Street, New York, New York. The bill lists an itemized list of the items purchased, with prices and totals listed. The billhead contains details of the business, and the buyer. The header of the billhead includes a graphic design in a scrolled oval shape depicting the company's business.

Billhead - M. S. Kahn, New York, New York, November 8, 1877Billhead - M. S. Kahn, New York, New York, November 8, 1877

This billhead, dated November 8, 1877, details a transaction between M. S. Kahn, successor to Kahn & Goldsmith, Importers of Baskets, and Mess. Oliver & Norton. The itemized list includes various baskets, willow ware, papier mache goods, Japanese and colored willow furniture. The total amount due is $54.70. The billhead features a decorative vignette of a willow ware folding stand and ornate Victorian-style lettering for the business name, prominently displaying "M. S. Kahn, SUCCESSOR TO KAHN & GOLDSMITH, IMPORTERS OF Baskets and German Baskets, Willow Ware & Papier Mache Goods, JAPAN and COLORED WILLOW FURNITURE, &c, &c." 3.

Trade Card - S. Levy, Oberlin, Ohio, circa 1885Trade Card - S. Levy, Oberlin, Ohio, circa 1885

This trade card features advertisements for two distinct businesses. The recto side displays a lithographic illustration of a baseball player falling, titled "Bravo! The Pet of the Nine," and promotes "MERCHANT'S GARGLING OIL," stating it was first introduced in 1833, manufactured by M. G. O. Co. in Lockport, N.Y., and sold by druggists. It also mentions "JOHN HODGE, Sec'y." The verso side advertises S. Levy, a dealer in Fancy Goods, Notions, Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Gloves, Embroideries, Laces, Wooden and Willow Ware, Zephyrs, Yarns, Canvas, and other novelties in fancy needlework, located on College Street in Oberlin, Ohio. The text on both sides is presented in various decorative typefaces typical of late 19th-century advertising.