Hood Bonbright Co Dry Goods Invoice Philadelphia 1875 Handwritten Receipt
$ 21.12
Description
Hood Bonbright Co Dry Goods Invoice Philadelphia 1875 Handwritten Receipt. This is an original 19th century handwritten business invoice from Hood, Bonbright & Co., importers and jobbers of dry goods located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The document is dated May 29, 1875 and was issued to D. Collier & Son of Elizabethtown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, featuring an ornate printed billhead with decorative Victorian typography and detailed handwritten entries listing goods, quantities, pricing, and accounting figures. The firm name is prominently displayed across the top with Market Street references, and the invoice includes original payment notation indicating the account was paid by check on July 13, 1875. The paper shows authentic age related wear including folds, toning, light staining, ink marks, and surface abrasions consistent with genuine commercial use in the 1870s. This is an excellent example of American business ephemera suitable for collectors of antique invoices, dry goods trade history, Philadelphia merchants, or 19th century paper documents. P277
