This 1948 invoice from the Bushkill Paper Company documents a wholesale transaction of paper products to Charles Sandt of Stockertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. The typed document, dated October 27, 1948, lists the sale of one dozen #109A Select Plates and 100 pint-sized I.C. Pails for a total of $2.65, with payment received the same day as noted by the handwritten endorsement Paid 10/27/48 Roy. The Bushkill Paper Company operated as a mill distributor and wholesale merchant of paper goods, twine, and related products from their location at 1220 Northampton Street in Easton, Pennsylvania, as indicated by the letterhead, which also features their vintage telephone exchange number (DIAL 8144). The invoice's reverse likely contains additional terms, as suggested by the printed notice requiring claims to be made within 30 days.
The document exemplifies mid-20th century commercial stationery with its utilitarian typography, boxed promotional section advertising complementary products like NIBROC towels, Dixie and Vortex cups (as shown in the circular logo), and Sauer's extracts alongside Duke's relishes. The paper exhibits expected age-related toning and may contain subtle creases or folds not fully visible in images. Of particular interest to collectors of Pennsylvania trade ephemera, this invoice provides insight into post-war paper product distribution, wholesale pricing structures (TERMS 2% 10 DAYS, NET 30), and regional business practices in the Lehigh Valley. The combination of typed form fields and handwritten annotations enhances its authenticity as a surviving artifact of everyday commercial transactions during the late 1940s.