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- Description:
- Photograph. Black and white photo of a receipt from Farrand, Sheley & Co. Wholesale Druggists, 80 Woodward Ave., dated January 16, 1866. (The company was later known as Farrand, Williams & Co.)
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card advertising the "Improved Family Singer Sewing Machine." An illustration of the sewing machine beneath the text, "Latest and Best," is show on the recto surrounded by a color patchwork pattern. A block of text about the machine, concluding with the address for the Singer Manufacturing Company at 191 Woodward Avenue, is on the verso surrounded by a stitch guide showing "100 Crazy Patchwork Stiches." The card is patented July 1, 1884.
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- J.L. Hudson trade card advertising the company's move from the Detroit Opera House building, to their new location at 141, 143, and 145 Woodward Avenue. The recto is printed with an image of a stork carrying a baby on its back and a pair of pants in its beak. "J.L. Hudson, Clothier, Detroit Opera House Building," is printed along the top. The verso is printed with the text, "On or about April 1st we will remove to our new stores, 141, 143 &145 Woodward Ave. where we shall be pleased to receive our Friends and Customers. J.L. Hudson."
- Date Issued:
- 1887-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 1901 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has "1901 Universal Almanac and Catalogue of Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants Detroit, Mich."; back cover has pictures of D. M. Ferry & Co. warehouses in bottom half, with "Seed Warehouses of D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich." under the picture; hole near top corner with a string run through it for hanging; inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white illustrations and photographs
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Four-pane folding promotional 1896 calendar from the Michigan Stove Company, advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. Images of children clad in clothing with floral motifs are on all four panes of the recto, with a calendar running across the bottom and the year "1896" printed in the center. A large advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges is spread across all four panes on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Catalog from the Detroit Stove Works with a yellow-green cardboard cover. Engraved on the cover is an image of a ribbon with three stands, reading "Art, Utility, Comfort," and a silver palette with the words "Jewel Stoves and Ranges" written on it. Printing of the catalog is attributed to O.S. Gulley, Bornman and Company of Detroit. Contained within the catalog are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Jewel Stoves and Ranges, as well as accessories for them, from 1889. On the back cover is text reading "Foreign Agencies" accompanied by a list of foreign Jewel Stoves and Ranges distributors, written within an image of a bronze palette, that reads "Frankfurt, Germany; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; London, England."
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Color lithograph advertisement for A Lehman's Metropolitan Clothing Hall, located at 34 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. The lithograph features an illustration of five individuals in the center wearing various outfits and hats. Text along the left side of the lithograph reads "Jobber in Cloths, Cassimeres, Vestings, Trimmings, Merchant Tailoring," Text along the right side of the lithograph reads "Manufacturer of Clothing Dealer in Gent's Furnishing Goods," Text below the image in the center of the lithograph reads "Stein & Jones Lith. Phila." Mounted on linen.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Receipt from the Detroit Lithographic Company to T. H. Eaton and Son for $7.50 for "assorted labels," dated June 6, 1883.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Membership certificate, designed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Michigan Soldiers' Monument Union, awarded to Willie Quirk by the Schools of Michigan in exchange for his donation of 10 cents toward the construction of the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. The design includes a central image of two women, three uniformed soldiers, and a dog mourning around a flag-draped casket. Battlefield scenes decorate the corners of the borders.
- Date Issued:
- 1866-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Invoice from the Richmond and Backus Company to Mrs. H. Rohns, for a flask and a memo book for $3.25, dated April 28, 1898, and stamped paid on May 2, 1898.
- Date Issued:
- 1898-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
