1870s antique FALMOUTH HOTEL portland me LETTERHEAD hair goods BEAUTY SUPPLIES
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Original handwritten order letter on illustrated Falmouth Hotel letterhead from Portland, Maine, dating to the 1870s (the year is written as "187" with the final digit omitted or not completed). The single folded sheet measures approximately 8 x 10 inches and features an attractive engraved illustration of the well-known Falmouth Hotel at the top.

Rather than hotel correspondence, this is a fascinating wholesale order for Victorian-era hairdressing, millinery, and beauty supplies. Listed items include hair nets, silver hair pins, star hair pins, snow pins, silver elastics, crochet needles, braid, cosmetics, hair powder, curl hair, and numerous references to matching hair colors and samples. Several customers' orders appear on the front and reverse, including Miss N. E. Varney, John F. Shury, and Mrs. J. A. Sam.

An excellent piece documenting the nineteenth-century trade in women's fashion accessories, hair goods, and cosmetics, while also offering a desirable illustrated Maine hotel letterhead.

Authentic period piece related to family, history or local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.  Vintage or Antique.

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