1886 antique HOWARD W. SPURR & CO boston ma WHOLESALE GROCER COFFEE TEA billhead
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Antique illustrated billhead invoice from HOWARD W. SPURR & CO., wholesale grocers, importers, and coffee roasters, dated April 24, 1886, Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is prominently identified as proprietors of SPURR’S Revere Standard Coffee and SPURR’S Revere Standard Formosa Tea, with an eye-catching red trade mark illustration depicting Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride, a strong piece of 19th-century American commercial iconography.
The invoice is made out to G. W. SMITH of Mattawamkeag, Maine, and lists grocery items including bananas, oranges, gasoline, dried apples, and raisins, with handwritten quantities, pricing, check marks, and totals. The document reflects wholesale trade practices of the late 19th century and includes printed terms, advertising side text, and original period typography throughout.
Printed names of company principals appear across the top margin, including H. W. SPURR, E. L. R. PERRY, A. D. HOLMES, A. J. WOODWARD, H. B. PIERCE, F. C. HOWE, and W. H. WILSON, adding strong genealogical and business-history interest. The reverse bears handwritten notes dated April 24, 1886, noting rain, further reinforcing authenticity and period use.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
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