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- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph, attributed to "Chas. Shields Sons 20 & 22 Gold St N.Y," depicts a man in wealthy gentleman's clothing, holding a long-barreled gun, looking quizzically down at a dead pig while the pig's owner, a farmer holding a pitchfork, points his hand down at the pig and angrily says something to the gentleman. On the verso is an early Garland Stoves and Ranges logo with a stamp below it that reads "Sold by Toepel Bros, 180 Gratiot Ave".
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; front and back cover has a picture of four flowers, a yellow one "Mrs. Moon", a dark pink "Psyche", a light pink "Fairy Queen" and a purple "Philippe de Commines", with "Bulbs & Seeds Autumn 1917" at top, and "D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich." at bottom; inside are descriptions of various plants and flowers along with prices; black and white pictures; order form still attached, along with an attached page with new prices stating that due to seed shortages prices have increased
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One print entitled "Bank Officers Detroit, Michigan, 1896." The print shows 65 oval-shaped, head and shoulders photographic images of notable bankers in the city. The name is shown for each image and also, in most cases, the job title. Small printed text at the center lower edge shows "Copyright, 1896, By J. H. Bowles, 94 Reade St., N.Y." The names of the bankers are as follows (left to right) 1st row: A. A. Parker, Gilbert Hart, Alex. H. Adams, Albert Ives, Edward Kanter, Clement M. Davidson, David Preston, Henry P. Baldwin, John S. Gray, Hugh McMillian, Collins B. Hubbard, Alex. Chapoton, Jr.; 2nd row: W. H. Brace, James McGregor, F. D. Eatherly, Morris L. Williams, D. M. Ferry, S. Dow Elwood, Alex. McPherson, George Anderson, Edward H. Butler, S. M. Cutcheon, G. B. Sartwell; 3rd row: A. Ives, Jr., Butler Ives, George W. Edwards, Thomas McGraw, Emory Wendell, Alex. H. Dey, George Peck, L. E. Clark, Hamilton Dey, W. C. Colburn, A. E. F. White; 4th row: Louis Blitz, Charles F. Collins, Herbert L. O'Brien, R. H. Fyfe, George H. Russell, Sidney D. Miller, R. S. Mason, Frederick B. Sibley, H. L. Kanter, John M. Dwyer; 5th row: J. C. Hart, Joseph B. Moore, J. B. Padberg, John T. Shaw, Martin S. Smith, M. W. O'Brien, F. W. Hayes, Charles Emerson, George E. Lawson, E. C. Bowman, Charles E. Kanter; 6th row: L. C. Sherwood, H. P. Borgman, Enoch Smith, G. S. Robinson, Julius H. Haass, William T. DeGraff, Austin E. Wing, Duncan Stewart, Jr., George B. Caldwell, Edwin F. Mack, Charles A. Warren.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Typewritten letter from D.M. Ferry and Company to Mr. C.F. Schafer of Mt. Pulaski, Illinois informing him that they are sold out of both Early Amber and Early Orange Sugar Cane Seeds, dated April 29, 1901, and printed on company letterhead featuring an engraving of D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouses A and B.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu and program booklet for Christmas dinner at the Wayne Hotel on Wednesday, December 25, 1907. The cover is wrapped in a sheet of onionskin paper, printed with "Merry Christmas 1907." The cover underneath bears an illustration of Santa Claus steering his sleight on the land across a snowy landscape, above an insert showing a child standing beside a fireplace. Within, the songs and dances to be performed are listed, along with a dinner menu.
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Illustrated souvenir booklet from the opening of the Detroit Savings Bank Building, written by George B. Catlin. Includes photos of all the branch banking houses.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company catalog, printed by John Bornman and Son, with illustrations from the Calvert Lithograph Company; front and back covers are identical with a illustrations of an ear of corn, with the caption "Charlevoix, The best golden sweet corn yet introduced;" inside are lists of seeds and prices with black and white illustrations and photographs, with two full page color pictures near the front, one color picture in the middle and one color picture near the back; order form still attached
- Date Issued:
- 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Jewett and Sherman Company invoice for $703.80 for Queen Mustard Dressing sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on June 21, 1923, and shipped from Milwaukee to Detroit via the Universal Steamship Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Photograph. Black and white photo of Farrand, Williams & Co. "Approximate Price List." The photograph shows pages 22-23 from their catalog which probably dates from the 1870's.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Bill of sale from the Fletcher Hardware Co. to the Michigan Cigar Co. in the amount of $17.50, dated April 6, 1912. The bill is printed in black text and blue typescript on slightly yellowed paper and is stamped, "PAID."
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One catalog entitled "People's Outfitting Co., Vol. 10, 1911." The catalog has a flexible black leather cover with the title embossed in gold-colored lettering. It contains 252 pages of printed text and drawings of various home furnishings that were available for sale by mail. Typical listings included chairs, tables, beds, dressers, rugs, pianos, and stoves. Prices, an example order form, and ordering directions are also shown. An index page is shown near the center of the catalog. Carpet and rug patterns are shown in color.
- Date Issued:
- 1911-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Bill (carbon copy) from O'Brien & Company for items sold to C. L. Brumme in the amount of $4.00, dated August 26, 1916. The form is printed in red text on slightly yellowed paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 1889 D.M. Ferry and Company catalog; front cover has a picture of a women spreading seeds on the wind and 1889 next to her, with "Universal Almanac and Catalogue of Garden Seeds, D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants, Detroit, Mich." on cover in black; back cover has a picture, credited to John B. Thomas, of men hoeing cabbages at the bottom, with "P. F. Lentz, Dealer in D.M. Ferry & Co.'s Garden and Field Seeds. Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco Slatington - - - - Pa.;" inside are descriptions of various plants with prices; black and white illustrations; O. S. Gulley, Bornman and Company, Printers
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company receipt for $6.00 for rutabaga and onion seeds purchased by J.H. Vandecar of North Branch, Michigan on March 27, 1880. An engraved D.M. Ferry and Company header, listing the address of the office and stores as 189, 199, 201, 203, and 205 Woodward Avenue, and the location of the seed farms as "Grand River Ave. Beyond City Limits," is credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One advertisement flyer for "Children's Fancy Lounges," being sold by "James D. Silsbee, General Wholesale Furniture Agent for Leading Manufacturing Houses, Travels in Michigan and Ohio." The advertisement flyer is printed in black ink on yellowed paper and includes a price list for 1885.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Small ribbon-bound menu and program booklet from the 1916 New Year dinner at the Oriental Cafe. The cover is printed with a gold, red, and green embossed image of a bell enshrouded with ribbons and holly. George G. Poy is listed on the cover as the manager. The interior pages are printed in red and black on green paper. A list of songs, and dances to be performed, under the direction of Archie Dayne, are listed on the first page. A list of dishes comprised of varieties of chopy suey and chow mien, as well as a special dinner menu are listed on the following pages.
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Lithograph, attributed to the Calvert Lithograph Company, from the Detroit Stove works advertising Jewel Stoves and Ranges. Text, in top to bottom order, on the lithograph reads "Established 1884; Detroit Stove Works; Manufacturers of Jewel Stoves and Ranges; 1882; Office and Salesrooms; 32 & 34 Woodward Avenue; Detroit, Mich." Images include a jeweled crown, stylized letters with inlaid jewels, a red banner, and multiple other banners containing the lithograph's text.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a cherubic child playing pan pipes on a grassy mound while birds gather around. On the verso is a Garland Stoves and Ranges logo.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company confirmation receipt; "Received of E. P. Locke Seventeen + .31/100 Dollars, on account seeds sold to date," on October 9, 1883; a chart on the verso records the prices of seeds sold and returned.
- Date Issued:
- 1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Page from a ledger, numbered 690, containing information about investments and stocks for the B. Siegel Company, and F. Siegel and Brothers, dated April 28, 1904. The statement is signed by the accountant. The page is in brown ink on lightweight partially translucent paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One letter, dated February 10, 1870, from the Banking House of John Johnston & Co. of Port Huron to the Richmond & Backus Company of Detroit. The letter was handwritten in black ink on white paper that has black letterhead text at the top.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One softcover booklet entitled, "Heat and Light - Part I," and "Warmth for Winter Homes," published by the Detroit Heating & Lighting Company in 1890. The booklet has a brown cover with black title text. It contains 44 pages of brown printed text on white paper and discusses the design advantages of its "Bolton Heater" hot water heating system. Specifications and illustrations are also included.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One trade card. The card is printed in black ink on heavy tan paper and shows an engraved drawing of a bed frame as well as a price list. The verso shows the handwritten names, "John Martin" and "M. Howard." This card was contained in the lead box time capsule that was removed from the Old City Hall on May 25, 1961.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company receipt for $196.85 for containers of assorted seeds purchased by F. Tudaree on November 22, 1882. An engraving of the Ferry Warehouse from the Calvert Lithograph Company is printed at the upper left, along with a list of company executives. The company offices are listed at 20922 Croghan Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Page from a ledger, numbered 686, containing tables, dated February 10, 1903, of monthly amounts in different categories from February 1902 through February 1903, as well as a "Summary" of different totals. The page is in brown and red ink on lightweight partially translucent paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Valentin Blatz Brewing Company bill of lading for 800 cases of a private stock beverage shipped to the E.J. Dossin Company on July 26, 1923. The route is listed as "Universal Boat." The bill is stamped as received by the Universal Steamship Company.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- J.T. Wing and Company invoice for $0.85 for two couplings and a nipple sold to the E.J. Dossin Company on July 30, 1923. The invoice features a letterhead touting J.T. Wing's compliance with the Child Labor Act, and promoting their "High Speed Graphite Babbitt," and "Detroit star Grinding Wheels."
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a woman in a blue dress, with a purple sash around her waist, holding a tambourine while going down a set of steps. A Garland Stoves and Ranges logo is printed on the verso, along with a stamp that reads "Sold by Adam J. Orth, 190 Hastings St."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Softcover advertising booklet entitled, "Canaries, Cage Birds and Pet Animals," by Royce & Passmore, "Manufacturers and Dealers in Bird, Dog and Poultry Supplies." The 30-page booklet is printed in black ink on slightly yellowed paper and has information about animal care, related books, and various medicinal products.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Pocket-sized ledger book from the J.L. Hudson Company recording transactions made in for Spring 1895. The dates span January through June, and company names and dollar amounts are listed within. Records begin both at the beginning and end of the book, with the bulk of the central pages left blank. The ledger is bound with a black leather cover opening from the bottom. "J.L. Hudson, Detroit, Mich., Spring 1885," is printed on the front in gold. A cloth strip is threaded through the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Universal Steamship Company consignee memo for an order from Valentin Blatz Brewing Company shipped from Milwaukee to the E.J. Dossin Company in Detroit, dated July 26, 1923. The document lists the shipment as 263 packages of malt syrup and hops. Handwritten tallies and notes have been made on both sides of the document.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 1921 catalog of Laurel Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces from the Art Stove Company bound in a stiff gray, blue and gold cardboard cover. The front cover reads: "Laurel; The Art Stove Company; Detroit - Chicago." The back cover has text on it that reads "We manufacture under the Laurel trade mark a complete line of cast iron and steel ranges, combination coal and gas ranges, gas ranges, hard coal, soft coal, and wood heaters; warm air furnaces, pipeless furnaces that are known from coast to coast as the world's greatest fuel savers. We shall be glad to mail upon request Special Gas Appliances and Furnace catalogs." Printing of the catalog is attributed to Saturday Night Press, Inc. of Detroit. Contained within it are prices, images, measurements and advertising information for Laurel Stoves, Ranges, and Furnaces, as well as accessories for them, from 1921.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Handwritten letter from the Huron Woolen Manufacturing Co. of Ypsilanti, Michigan, to Theodore H. Eaton & Son, dated July 21, 1870. The paper is slightly yellowed with faint blue lines and is printed with the Huron Woolen Manufacturing Company letterhead.
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One empty envelope addressed to "Miss Madge C. Maybury, Tampa, Fla." in handwritten black ink. It has a return address stamped in black ink in the upper left corner that shows "J. F. Weber & Co., 300 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, Mich." The postmark is dated April 6, 1892. The back of the envelope shows printed information for "J. F. Weber & Co., Lumber and Real Estate."
- Date Issued:
- 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One business card. The card is printed in black ink on heavy white paper and shows an engraved drawing of the storefront at "132 & 134 Woodward Avenue, Russell House Block, Detroit, Mich." The names of the proprietors, "George M. Wheeler" and "Ellery I. Garfield," are shown in the upper corners. This card was contained in the lead box time capsule that was removed from the Old City Hall on May 25, 1961.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One indenture, dated March 5, 1919, between Elise Babillion, Marie Babillion, and Gertrude Warren, parties of the first part, and the Woodhouse Land Company, party of the second part. The document consists of one sheet of white paper with black typewritten and handwritten text printed on both sides that is watermarked "Monmouth Linen Ledger." The text gives a legal description of Lot 51, Section 3 of the Governor and Judges Plan, Detroit, and indicated that the lot was being sold to the Woodhouse Land Company for $1.00. The document was signed on the verso by Elise Babillion, Marie Babillion, and Gertrude Warren as well as signed and sealed by a Notary Public. Three $10 U.S. Internal Revenue tax stamps were affixed to the verso. The document was recorded at the Register's Office, Wayne County, in Liber 1251, Page 464 on May 16, 1919.
- Date Issued:
- 1919-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One bill of sale from Tuttle & Clark in the amount of $1.50 for harness goods sold to Matthew Calvin of Hollidaysburgh, Pennsylvania, dated July 14, 1900. The bill is printed in blue and red text on yellowed paper and is stamped, "PAID," in red ink. Purchased items are handwritten in black ink.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Pocket-sized ledger book recording transactions made in 1898 and 1899. The transactions appear to be of a personal nature including lunch and travel expenses. The J.L. Hudson Company appears frequently as well. The ledger also records several events, including the death of Daniel Scotten on March 3, 1899. Records begin at both the beginning and end of the book, with many of the pages in between left unused. The ledge is bound in an unmarked reddish brown leather cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One receipt, dated January 15, 1868, issued by the "Treasurer's Office, Detroit & Howell R.R.Co." It was printed in black text on white paper and indicated that Richmond & Backus Company paid $25 for an assessment on five shares which they owned in the railroad company. The receipt, No. 88, was signed by the company treasurer. A two-cent U.S. Internal Revenue stamp has been affixed to the left side of the receipt and has a blue ink stamp dated "Jan. 16, 1868." The stamp features a red and white engraved design with a bust of George Washington at the center.
- Date Issued:
- 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Sealed yellow Gardner, Ferry, and Church envelope printed with an engraving of a robed woman holding a sickle in one hand and plants in the other at the upper left, addressed to Mef C. and E. King of Ypsilanti, Michigan. The address for Gardner, Ferry, and Church is 189 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan. The envelope is postmarked March 9 with a 3 cent Washington stamp.
- Date Issued:
- 1860-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their "Magnet" model hard coal burning stoves. On the recto is an illustration of a Magnet stove, credited to B. Ferguson of Albany, New York, and text advertising that it is "compact in form, very neat in design, operates readily, and will have rapid sale in all markets where hard coal is used."
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu and program booklet from a Thanksgiving dinner served at the Wayne on Thursday, November 27, 1902. The menu is bound in a cream colored cardstock cover with white thread. A blackface caricature of a child rides on the back of a turkey holding an ear of corn hung from a stick in front of the bird on the cover. A list of pieces to be performed by Haug's Orchestra, as well as a list of the dishes to be served are contained within. "Very good. Give us More." is handwritten inside on the blank side of the inner leaf.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Bill of sale from Edward Kanter to Mr. Tefft, dated March 15, 1865. The form is printed in black text with light red and blue lines and columns on white paper. The letterhead includes an engraving (by Calvert & Co. Lithograph of Detroit) of a three-masted sailing ship.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company, Cleveland Division freight bill invoice for 33 cases of Smucker's apple butter shipped to the E.J. Dossin Company on May 2, 1923 aboard the passenger steamer WESTERN STATES. The bill is stamped as paid by the D&C line, and several handwritten notes have been made on it. A second copy is attached along the perforated left edge.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One "United States Internal Revenue, Receipt for Special Tax," dated 1870. It was printed in black text on white paper and indicated that the Richmond & Backus Company had paid $60 for a special tax on its business as "Wholesale Dealers and Manufacturers" for the year ending May 1, 1871. The receipt was signed by "F. Blackinarr, Dep. [Deputy] Collector of the 1st District, State of Mich."
- Date Issued:
- 1870-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Receipt, printed by the Calvert Lithographing Company, from the Wayne County Treasurer's Office to Hunt and Gable for $17.51 for property taxes for land on Gratiot Avenue, dated January 22, 1886
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D. M. Ferry and Company confirmation receipt; header including engravings of D.M. Ferry and Company Seed Warehouses A and B, as well as a list of company executives; addressed to Alex Waddington of Waddington, California on June 13, 1900, "Dear Sir: We acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 6th inst with enclosure $43.52 which we credit to you on account with our best thanks under the following conditions: All checks on Interior Banks, and all other checks and drafts not endorsed by the sender, are taken for collection only, and we will not be held responsible for any loss that may be incurred in collecting such checks or drafts"
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One promissory note, dated November 13, 1869, that was issued by the Richmond & Backus Company. It was printed in black text on white paper. The note terms were handwritten in black ink text and indicated that $250 was to be paid to John C. Worthington on May 13, 1870, at the Second National Bank of Detroit. A handwritten endorsement on the verso indicated that the note was assigned to Robert McMillan.
- Date Issued:
- 1869-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Luncheon menu card from the Russell House, dated Thursday, July 31, 1902 with a tear-off postcard attached at the top. The card is printed on burgundy paper, with a small colorized photo of the hotel's dining room at the top beside the hotel's crest, providing the face of the postcard, and the menu printed in dark gold below. Mailing instructions, and space for addresses and stamps are provided on the verso.
- Date Issued:
- 1902-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Letter, dated September 5th, 1913, from the Peninsular Stove Company to the Soo Hardware Company of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The letter advertises the Peninsular Stove Company's Prospective Follow-Up Mail System, designed to aid stores in increasing sales by directly advertising to consumers. At the top of the letter is an image of the Peninsular Stove Company's logo and a stylized version of the company's name.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Mabley and Company catalog containing prices and illustrations for the store's offering of men's, women's, and children's clothing, hats, and shoes, as well as descriptions of the store's other departments. The catalog also discusses the company's expanded location beside its Woodward Avenue Shoe House called The Bazaar. A mail order form is included on the last page. The catalog is bound in a paper cover featuring a color lithograph of a family of deer on a hill side on the front. The image is credited to Sackett, Wilhelms, and Betzig of new York. An illustration on the back cover shows the company's facing locations on both the east and west sides of Woodward Avenue near Congress Street.
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Russell House Thanksgiving dinner menu, dated November 28, 1901, consisting of two sheets of cardboard bound with twine. A hand-painted image of a pilgrim holding a pumpkin, walking with a Turkey against a snowy background is on the cover. A program of pieces to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra, as well as the menu itself are contained within. A hand-painted image of a pig's head on a plate, surrounded by a wreath containing ears of corn is on the back cover of the menu.
- Date Issued:
- 1901-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Small 4 o'clock tea menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain dated, Februrary 12, 1918. Relishes, salads, cakes, ice creams and ices, fruits, beverages, a club sandwich, and side items are listed.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts a bronze vase holding a bouquet of flowers, with the most prominent flower being pink in color.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company Memorandum of Shipment, dated December 11, 1917, for one box of Standard Garden Seeds sent to J.F. Suttle of Felix, Alabama shipped care of "SO R.R," presumably the Southern Railroad, Birmingham to Selma. The form states that freight charges are prepaid for the Detroit to Birmingham leg of the trip. "The best is always the cheapest--plant Ferry's," is printed at the bottom. The verso contains space for a list of additional shipped item, and has been left blank.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One letter from the Baugh Steam Forge Company of Detroit to Ruhle Brothers of Philadelphia, dated February 9, 1878. The letterhead is printed in black script on white paper with a watermark that shows "Calvert Lith. Co., Detroit." The letter message is handwritten in black ink as follows: "Mssrs. Ruhle Brothers, Philadelphia. Dear Sirs. In reply to yours of the 6th. Your price is now so much in advance of other standard manufacturers that we felt obliged to place our orders elsewhere. Perhaps we may be able to do something with you at some future time, at present we are supplied. Yours truly, Baugh Steam Forge Co. Fil'd."
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, credited to Gies and Company of Buffalo, New York, depicts a girl in a pink dress holding a cat out toward a boy. The boy is sitting in a seat and examining a bird in a small birdcage that he is holding in his hands. An advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges, stressing the importance of buying genuine Garland products is on the verso. Stamped at the bottom of the verso is text reading "Lapp & Moe, 642 Gratiot Ave."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- E.J. Dossin Company invoice for $430.80 of merchandise sold to the J.M. Smucker Company on May 23, 1923. The invoice is stamped "paid," with the handwritten note, "Thank you." The invoice features a letterhead with the Dossin logo, and a list of their relishes and other products.
- Date Issued:
- 1923-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Booklet from the State Savings Bank with financial statements (resources and liabilities) from twenty-two banks in Detroit. Includes photo images of the State Savings Bank offices. Bound with a yellow cord.
- Date Issued:
- 1897-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- A letter from Ralph Emery, a clerk working for the Detroit Stove Works, to his father, Robert T. Emery, in Belfast, Maine, dated October 7, 1886. The letter is written on Detroit Stove Works letterhead, which features a lithograph, credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company, depicting the Detroit Stove Works offices in Detroit and Chicago as well as the company's foundry in Hamtramck, Michigan. The letter reads: My dear Father, I suppose you are now in Boston having a very pleasant visit. I trust the trip will do you very much good, everything is busy with us. This will probably be our busiest month - These will be lively times in Michigan during election, which will be first of next month - the campaign is beginning to boom already. Thank you very much for sending me the Whig + Globe. I enjoyed seeing them very much. I never see a Boston or Maine paper, except the "City Press" - + enjoy seeing them very much. It has been very foggy for the past two or three mornings, which is very unusual for here - it is the first fog I have seen since I have been here - sent Emery Boardaway a "Graphic" a few days ago - though he would enjoy seeing it as it contained some cuts of prominent men - Hoping I hear from you when you get a chance to write. [-----], with kindest regards to all friends, Your affec. son, Ralph Emery
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Large J.L. Hudson trade card printed with an image of a seated women with short hair wearing a white dress with a red sash at the waist and tassels on the skirt. "Compliments of J.L. Hudson, Opera House Build'g, Detroit, Mich." near the lower right corner of the card. The verso is printed with an image of a potted plant and the text: J.L. Hudson, Detroit Opera House Building Men's, Boys', and Childrens Clothing, Men's, Boys', and Childrens Hats 7 Caps, Men's Furnishings, Custom Tailoring,
- Date Issued:
- 1885-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Check, printed by Thompson and Company, from the office of George C. Wetherbee and Company to Barnes and Goodison for $21.59, dated Jan. 27, 1876. An illustrated head-and-shoulders portrait of a child credited to the Michigan Engraving Company, is printed in the upper left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One tax receipt, dated November 25, 1867, issued by the Wayne County Treasurer's Office in Detroit. It was printed in black text on white paper and indicated that Richmond & Backus Company paid $139.37 for county taxes on "Jeff. Ave. S., Personal Property."
- Date Issued:
- 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Postcard from Snow's Iron Works of Detroit, Michigan, to Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, requesting a quote on galvanized wire, dated July 12, 1876. The postcard has black printed text on white paper with a message that has been handwritten in black ink.
- Date Issued:
- 1876-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu for the Sixteenth Annual banquet of the Michigan Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, held on Thursday May 3, 1900 at the Russell House. The menu consists of three leafs of half-folded beige paper bound between a half-folded cardstock cover with striped red, white, and blue ribbon. An engraving of a soldier sounding a bugle as the sun rises over a military encampment is on the cover, beside the a red, blue and gold, embossed image of a Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States membership medal. In addition to meal options, the menu contains a program of pieces to be performed by the Russell House Orchestra under the direction of Professor Van Amburgh, a series of toasts, and the Roll of Officers for 1899-1900. The hotel's crest is embossed in gold and green on the back cover.
- Date Issued:
- 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Booklet containing the Evening News' carrier's address for New Year's, 1882. The front cover features the title of the publication and an introductory stanza for the address, surrounded by a decorative border. The introductory stanza reads as follows: "Your pardon we crave if presumptuous we seem: But our last year's long labors we hope you may deem Deserving a bonus ; no handsome annuity We ask at your hands: but a modest gratuity! -Your Newsboy.-" The booklet's first seven pages contains the full text of the address, with the eighth page featuring a calendar for the year 1882. The inside of the front cover has an advertisement for the Art Emporium and Artists' Supply Depot, while the back cover has an advertisement for the Mills & Barker furniture store. The booklet is bound by string.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Menu for the Nineteenth Annual banquet of the Michigan Commandery Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, presumably from the Russell House as "salade a la Russell," is among the offerings. The menu consists of four leafs of beige paper bound between a two sheets of beige cardstock cover with a red ribbon. A red, blue and gold, embossed image of a Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States membership medal is on the cover. In addition to meal options, the menu contains a program of orchestral pieces to be performed, a series of toasts, and the Roll of Officers of the Michigan Commandery.
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Bill of sale, dated June 15th, 1912, from the Detroit Stove Works, documenting the sale of stove parts to H. Kalbitzer & Son of Wheeling, West Virginia. At the top of the bill is an image of the Jewel Stoves and Ranges logo.
- Date Issued:
- 1912-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Promotional calendar for 1896 from L.B. King and Company in Detroit. At the top of the calendar is an image of two kittens in bows reaching their paws down toward the L.B. King and Company logo. All twelve of the tear-away calandar pages remain intact.
- Date Issued:
- 1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One purchase receipt in the amount of $130 for a "Rosewood Melodeon Low Reed, No. 1996" from G. S. Chandler & Company of Detroit. The receipt is printed in black ink on white paper and is dated December 7, 1871.
- Date Issued:
- 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Supper menu card from the Hotel Pontchartrain, dated Monday, February 13, 1918. The recto lists oysters, hors d'oeuvres, soups, fish, chafing dish specialties, special selections, cold meats, salads, and desserts. The verso declares that the hotel is a member of the United States Food Administration, and urges the conservation of food for the war effort. Additionally, a disclaimer on the verso cautions that the management declines responsibility to damage to clothing caused by accidents in the dining room.
- Date Issued:
- 1918-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- A letter from Ralph Emery, a clerk working for the Detroit Stove Works, to his father, Robert T. Emery, in Belfast, Maine, dated November 13, 1886. The letter is written on Detroit Stove Works letterhead, which features a lithograph, credited to the Calvert Lithograph Company, depicting the Detroit Stove Works offices in Detroit and Chicago as well as the company's foundry in Hamtramck, Michigan. The letter reads: My dear Father, Was glad to receive your last letter - I should have answered it before but for the past week have not been well, took cold + generally feel unwell but am now somewhat better + hope to be all right again in a few days. We are having some truly cold weather + have had two or three snow squalls, but none as yet to amount to anything. Business is very good but not what it should be at this time of the year. How is the newspaper succeeding, how large a subscription list have you. I like it very much + hope it will be a great success. What is there going on this winter for excitement in Belfast. Will the XII Club have a Ball - How is Ed Frost doing. Is Charlie Burgess able to be out. Write whenever you get time, will do the same. Hoping this will find you all well + with kindest regards to all. Remain your affec. Son, Ralph Emery Over Have just had a letter from Cullen Libley, who expects to be in Detroit over Sunday on his way to Chicago - he will probably arrive sometime tonight, shall be glad to see him.
- Date Issued:
- 1886-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Christmas dinner menu card from the Hotel Wayne, dated Friday, December 25, 1908. Food selections are listed without prices. The card is printed on cardstock with a linen texture. A green and red image embossed image of a holly twig is printed in the upper left corner.
- Date Issued:
- 1908-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company confirmation receipt for $15.50 received of E. P. Locke on May 30, 1878. An engraving of the Charter Oak Lawn Mower along with the handwritten price $25.55 in a field below is on the left side of the slip. "Seedsmen; Also, manufacturers' agents for Charter Oak Lawn Mower," is printed along the bottom edge.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Letter, dated April 13th, 1913, from the Peninsular Stove Company to the Soo Hardware Company of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The letter discusses an incomplete order sent to the Soo Hardware Company and the Peninsular Stove Company's efforts to rectify the situation. At the top of the letter are images of the Peninsular Stove Company's logo and its stove works in Detroit.
- Date Issued:
- 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Recipe booklet containing numerous advertisements from the Michigan Stove Company profiling their different models of stoves, as well as single advertisements from several other businesses. The cover is printed with an advertisement for Newcomb, Endicott, and Company, featuring a lithograph of their location credited to the Calvert Lithographing Company. C.R. Mabley and Company; the Russell House; the Banner Tobacco Company; the John H. Wendell and Company Grain Commission; M.S. Smith and Company, Jewelers and Silversmiths; and the Calvert Lithographing Company are featured in advertisements within. Two pages are also dedicated to a brief "Historical Sketch of Detroit,"
- Date Issued:
- 1879-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company, in the shape of a painter's palette, advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. On the recto is an illustration of a single-masted ship sailing on green waters, with four daubs of paint in the upper left corner of the palette. "Garland Stoves and Ranges" is printed at the top of the recto.
- 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 walking with a folded umbrella and basket under her wing, and a bonnet on her head. "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:
- Advertisement from the Detroit Stove Works promoting their 1872 "Charter" model wood burning cooking stoves. On the recto is an illustration, credited to William E. Earl of Detroit, of a Charter stove and text advertising that it has an "Extension Top, with Copper Reservoir and Tin Warming Closet" and is the "most complete and desirable Stove for the purpose in the market."
- Date Issued:
- 1872-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto, attributed to "Chas. Shields Sons 20 & 22 Gold St N.Y," depicts a dog swinging a basket, containing a baby, that is suspended from a tree. An early Garland Stoves and Ranges logo is printed on the verso.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One order form from Michigan Stove Company to T. Eaton & Son, dated November 4, 1880. The pre-printed form is printed in black text on white paper and is perforated on 3 edges. The handwritten order No. 22 requests "1 bbl [barrel] Pulverized Pumice Stone."
- Date Issued:
- 1880-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Liberty Bell-shaped thread-bound menu and program booklet from the Griswold House, dated Monday, July 4, 1904. The menu lists musical selections and dances to be performed as well as meal options. Several of the things listed are themed around the holiday including Bunker Hill Punch, Philadelphia Squab, Independence Pudding, Columbia Sauce, Liberty Bells, Old Glory Ice Cream, and American Cheese.
- Date Issued:
- 1904-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One announcement for a "Musical Programme" and the "Annual Opening of High Class Furs" by Reuben R. Robinson of Curwensville, Pennsylvania, dated November 22, 1917. The program includes Mr. Martens of the George P. Yost Fur Company of Detroit. The announcement is printed in black text on white paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Four panel brochure promoting the Detroit International Exposition and Fair held from September 17th to the 27th of 1889, mounted on red matting. The exposed face bears a color Calvert Lithograph Company illustration of Detroit, as viewed from the air above Delray, facing northeast, captioned "All Roads Will Lead to Detroit in September. Why? (see over)." The exposition site, containing the large Main Building, several smaller structures, and two ponds, is at the lower right corner of the image, to the west of Fort Wayne. The Detroit, Lansing and Northern Railroad; Detroit and Bay City Railroad; Michigan Central Railroad; Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway; Wabash Railroad; Detroit Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway; Belt Line; and Lake Erie, Essex and Detroit River Railway lines are all labeled, as are the communities along the Canadian side of the Detroit River--Walkerville, Windsor, Sandwich, and Mineral Spring. "The Michigan Farmer, Published by Gibbons Bros., Detroit, Mich." is stamped in the upper left corner of the print.
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One business card. The card is printed in black ink on heavy white paper and advertises "E. T. Barnum, Manufacturer of Brass and Iron Wire Cloth, Wire Counter Railing and Fencing, Weather Vanes, Bolting Cloths, Fountains, Wire and Ornamental Wire Work. Nos. 118 and 120 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Mich." The verso shows a drawing of wire cloth. This card was contained in the lead box time capsule that was removed from the Old City Hall on May 25, 1961.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Invoice for $9.57 from Grinnell Bros. to the Orpheus Club in care of Mr. Richardson, dated December 26, 1903. The invoice form is printed in black text with blue and red lines on slightly yellowed paper. Purchased items are handwritten on the printed blue and red lines. The invoice is stamped "PAID."
- Date Issued:
- 1903-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 1893 D. M. Ferry and Company catalog printed by John Bornman and Sons, with illustrations from the Calvert Lithograph Company; front cover has a picture of small pink flowers along left and top side from a vase at the bottom left, with a second smaller, round vase next to it; background is blue at the tope and bottom, with tan bordered by yellow in the middle; "Seed Annual 1893" in middle, with D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich. along bottom; back cover has same background, with green lima beans hanging from vines and the caption "Horticulutral Lima Bean, Actual Size"; D. M. Ferry & Co. Seed Merchants, Detroit, Mich. at bottom; descriptions and prices of seeds and farming tools inside with black and white pictures and drawings throughout and two color pages near beginning; order form attached with envelope
- Date Issued:
- 1893-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company shipping confirmation form sent to D.E. Conrad of Houtzdale, Pennsylvania on January 13, 1894 stating that a box of garden seeds has been sent care of A.B. Ashton. The form states that freight has been paid for the Detroit to Pittsburgh leg, but local railroad charges will be the responsibility of the buyer.
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One copyright registration, "No. 75 I," dated January 3, 1878, issued by the "Library of Congress, Copyright Office, Washington." The registration form is printed in black text on white paper and includes blank lines that have been completed in handwritten black ink text. It indicates that a copyright was issued to the Richmond & Backus Company of Detroit for a "Book or Form" which is described in more specific detail in handwritten text. The registration form was signed in the lower right corner by "A. R. [Ainsworth Rand] Spofford, Librarian of Congress." An oval-shaped embossed seal of the Copyright Office is located in the upper left corner of the form.
- Date Issued:
- 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- 7 licenses granted to William H Tefft & Co. to carry on the business of a wholesale dealer and manufacturer at no. 44 Woodward Ave. (William H. Tefft was also one of the founding partners of the Detroit Stove Works which was incorporated in 1866): a. License no. 180; valid from September 30, 1862, to September 31, 1863; to W. H. Tefft & Co., wholesale dealers and manufacturers. b. License no. 758; valid from May 1, 1864, to May 1, 1865; to W. H. Tefft & Co., wholesale dealers and manufacturers. c. License no. 2145; valid from May 1, 1865, to May 1, 1866; to Detroit Stove Works, manufacturers. d. License no. 2249; valid from May 1, 1865, to May 1, 1866; to W. H. Tefft, wholesale dealer. e. License no. 2250; valid from May 1, 1865, to May 1, 1866; to W. H. Tefft, manufacturer. f. License no. 4469; valid from September, 1863, to May 1, 1864; to W. H. Tefft & Co., wholesale dealer and manufacturer. g. License no. __; valid from May 1, 1866, to May 1, 1867; to W. H. Tefft & Co., wholesale dealer and manufacturer.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- D.M. Ferry and Company receipt for $3.77 received of P.J. Winn and Company on August 7, 1894. An illegible signature is printed at the lower right.
- Date Issued:
- 1894-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Receipt for Mr. J. H. Van Decar of North Branch from Farrand, Williams & Co.; Importers and Jobbers of Chemicals, Drugs, Dyes, Spices, Paints and Oils; 11,13, 15, & 17 Larned St. E.; Warehouse & Laboratory 91, 93, 95 &97 Bates St.; dated June 9, 1882. The receipt is printed in black text on slightly yellowed paper. An engraved image of the storefront is shown in the upper left corner of the paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Advertisement for cigars offered by M. Walsh & Company. The advertisement is printed in the style of a $50 bill which states, "Deliver to the People of the United States - Or To Their Order - One Mille Cigars for One Hundred Dollars," #98763, dated October 15, 1865. Text and designs are printed in black, red, and green ink on slightly yellowed paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1865-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Back cover from D. M. Ferry and Company catalog; color engraving of white flowers; at top is "Autumn 1907" and at the bottom "D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Mich."; Calvert Lithograph Company; catalog entries for gardening tools, including several engravings, and books on verso
- Date Issued:
- 1907-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One business card signed in black ink, "Harry Buck, Telegraph Opr. [Operator], June 27th 1874, Detroit." This card was contained in the lead box time capsule that was removed from the Old City Hall on May 25, 1961.
- Date Issued:
- 1874-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- One softcover booklet entitled, "Pocket Memorandum," which includes advertisements for various Detroit businesses along with blank areas for writing notes. The cover is tan and is printed in red text. The 10 interior pages are printed in black text on yellowed paper. Business names that are mentioned on the front and back covers include: Michigan Savings Bank, G. & R. McMillan, R. W. King & Son, and L. Black & Co.
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Hexagonal J.L. Hudson Company trade card with a color image of a scene of a man sharpening a scythe in a field, as a woman stand in the background holding a bucket of water, credited to "Bufford." "Compliments of J.L. Hudson, Clothier," is printed on a banner drawn as if pinned to the lower right corner of the card. Text on the verso gives the store's address as 141, 143, and 145 Woodward Avenue, and promotes the store's selection, and prices, and encourages out-of-towners visiting Detroit to come to the store.
- Date Issued:
- 1890-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Trade card from the Michigan Stove Company advertising Garland Stoves and Ranges. A lithograph on the recto depicts an elderly woman in a bonnet running a comb through the hair of a red-haired girl that is sitting on her lap. The card's title, "Patience and Impatience," is printed across the bottom of the recto. The Garland Stoves and Ranges logo is featured in the upper left corner of the recto. An advertisement for Garland Stoves and Ranges, stressing the importance of buying genuine Garland products, is on the verso. Stamped at the bottom of the verso is text reading "Sold By Geo. J. Schaefer & Bro., Dundee, Mich."
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Bill of sale, dated June 6, 1921, from the Detroit Vapor Stove Company, documenting the sale of a stove to C.S. Ketter & Company of Wilmot, Ohio. At the top of the bill is an image of the Detroit Vapor Stove Company's Red Star logo.
- Date Issued:
- 1921-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
- Description:
- Receipt for Mr. J. H. Vandecar from Farrand, Williams & Co.; Importers and Jobbers of Chemicals, Drugs, Dyes, Spices, Paints and Oils; 11,13, 15, & 17 Larned St. E. Warehouse & Laboratory 91, 93, 95 &97 Bates St.; dated April 27, 1882. The receipt is printed in black text on slightly yellowed paper. An engraved image of the storefront is shown in the upper left corner of the paper.
- Date Issued:
- 1882-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Business/Stores/Retail
