Joel J Baily Co Dry Goods Invoice 1874 Philadelphia Handwritten Billhead
$ 21.12
Description
Joel J Baily Co Dry Goods Invoice 1874 Philadelphia Handwritten Billhead. Original 1874 handwritten commercial invoice from Joel J. Baily & Co., importers and jobbers of hosiery, notions, white goods, and dry goods, located at 719 & 721 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This period billhead features bold Victorian typography with a detailed illustrated building vignette at left, along with extensive handwritten line items, quantities, prices, and totals in period ink. Issued to a Pennsylvania customer and marked “Paid,” this document represents authentic 19th-century American mercantile activity. The paper shows expected antique wear including folds, toning, staining, edge wear, and paper loss on the reverse, all consistent with age and original business use. A strong example of Philadelphia dry goods trade ephemera, ideal for collectors of antique invoices, business history, Victorian paper, or American commercial documents. P277
