๐๏ธ ORIGINAL 1886 BILLHEAD / RECEIPT FROM E. L. GREENE JR., PAINTER AND PAPER HANGER, 54 BROADWAY, NORWICH, CONNECTICUT.
๐ MADE OUT TO MRS. C. P. LEAGSWELL / LEAGSWELL, DATED JUNE 19, 1886, WITH A HANDWRITTEN ITEMIZED ACCOUNT FOR PAINTING, PAPERING, LABOR, MATERIALS, AND RELATED HOUSE WORK.
๐งพ ITEMIZED ENTRIES INCLUDE:
SEPT. 19, 1885 โ PUT 3 HOURS LABOR @ 30ยข โ 90ยข
SEPT. 19, 1885 โ SIZING, BRUSH, 10, 2 LBS PAINT 15 โ $1.30
OCT. 1 โ 3 HOURS LABOR โ 90ยข
OCT. 1 โ PAPER, GLASS 10, MENDED, SLATE 40 โ 65ยข
FEB. 28, 1886 โ 5 HOURS LABOR โ $1.50
FEB. 28, 1886 โ 12 LBS PAINT 15 โ $1.80
MAR. 3 โ 5 HOURS LABOR โ $1.50
OCT. 9 โ 5 HOURS LABOR 27ยฝยข โ $1.37ยฝ
OCT. 9 โ WHITING & GLUE โ 50ยข
๐ต TOTAL BALANCE SHOWN: $10.43. BACK SIDE ALSO HAS THE CUSTOMER NAME AND $10.43 NOTATION.
๐ CONDITION: ORIGINAL ANTIQUE PAPER BILLHEAD WITH FOLD LINES, TONING, EDGE WEAR, TEARS, CHIPPING, AND PAPER LOSS ALONG THE TOP AND EDGES. STILL DISPLAYS WELL WITH STRONG PRINTED HEADER AND LEGIBLE HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT DETAILS.
๐ฅ WHY THIS STANDS OUT: GREAT 1880S NORWICH CONNECTICUT TRADE BILLHEAD WITH PAINTER, PAPER HANGER, WALLPAPER, PAINT, GLASS, SLATE, WHITING, GLUE, LABOR, AND HOME REPAIR CONTENT. NICE EARLY DECORATING / HOUSE PAINTING / PAPER HANGING EPHEMERA ITEM.