1896 Columbus Supply Company Ohio Commercial Invoice PAID Iron Pipe Fittings
$ 6.86
Description
1896 Columbus Supply Company Ohio Commercial Invoice PAID Iron Pipe Fittings. This late 19th-century commercial invoice from the Columbus Supply Company, dated March 10, 1896, documents a transaction with the firm A. Durda Ued Son of Lancaster, Ohio. Operating from 161 North High Street in Columbus, Franklin County, this industrial supply house specialized in Iron Pipe and Fittings alongside STEAM, GAS, AND PLUMBING GOODS, reflecting the robust infrastructure development and industrial expansion characteristic of the period. The company's comprehensive inventory, as noted in their printed letterhead, included Engineers' and Mill Supplies, BELTING, HOSE, PACKING, and offered the service of PIPE CUT TO ORDER, catering to the specialized needs of mechanical engineers, plumbers, and industrial operations throughout central Ohio. The handwritten entries detail the specific materials purchased, including six pounds of Eclipse Packing at seventy cents and one pound of Rg. Duck at thirty-five cents, culminating in a total transaction of $4.85, with the prominent purple PAID stamp confirming the settlement of the account. The document serves as a tangible artifact of Gilded Age commerce, illustrating the material culture of industrial supply distribution before the era of standardized national catalogs. The manuscript additions provide valuable socioeconomic data regarding pricing structures, common materials in use, and business relationships between urban suppliers and regional clients. The Columbus Supply Company's positioning on North High Street placed it within the commercial heart of Ohio's capital city, a strategic location for serving the state's growing industrial and municipal infrastructure projects. This receipt exemplifies the functional paperwork that facilitated American industrial growth, capturing a moment of transactional history through its combination of pre-printed corporate identity and bespoke manuscript accounting, now preserved as a record of late-Victorian business ephemera and commercial archaeology. PLEASE NOTE: This item may be folded in order to fit the mailer. Whenever possible, it will be folded using folds or creases that were already in the document.
