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Collection of two original billheads printed in black ink on light beige paper. Each includes handwriting in black ink. Datelined March 9 and March 22, 1869 in Sacramento, California. 8 1/4" x 4 1/2." Billheads are clean and intact overall but have light age toning (March 22 billhead has more browning at left side on front), a few horizontal and vertical fold lines, a few small dampstains, slight wrinkling (more noticeable on March 22 billhead), and a vertical line in blue crayon or colored pencil running from top to bottom at center. Very Good copies. Two original billheads from Whittier, Fuller & Company of Sacramento, California to P. R. [Md.?] [Co.?]. The customer bought two line items on each billhead. Among the items purchased were "Lamp Black" and "Red Lead." The printed header on each reads, "Bought of Whittier, Fuller & Co., (Successors to Cameron, Whittier & Co., and Fuller & Heather,) Importers and Dealers in Paints, Oils and Window Glass, Sole Agents for French and Belgian Plate Glass Companies, Pacific Glue Company, and Kunitz's Santa Cruz Glue, No. 28 K Street, Sacramento, and Nos. 21 and 23 Front Street, Corner Pine, San Francisco." Whittier, Fuller & Company was formed in 1868 as the result of a merger between the businesses of William Parma Fuller (1827-1890) and William Franklin Whittier (1832-1919), the latter of whom was the surviving partner of Cameron, Whittier & Company. After the merger, Whittier, Fuller & Co. became one of the most successful paint companies on the West Coast. Whitter, Fuller & Co. was also the predecessor of W. P. Fuller & Company. In the 1970s, W. P. Fuller & Co. was bought out by the O'Brien Corporation. The resulting company, Fuller O'Brien Paints, was eventually acquired by ICI Paints in 1995.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Whittier, Fuller & Co.; P. R. [Md.?] [Co.?] : Collection of Two Original Billheads - Whittier, Fuller & Co., Sacramento, California, 1869. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, livres rares, rare books, libri antichi and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |