Jersey City New Jersey 1901 P H Hanley Furniture Letterhead 8 x 5.5

This 1901 letterhead from P. H. Hanley Furniture in Jersey City documents a business correspondence tied to the retail furnishing trade at the turn of the twentieth century.

Jersey City operated as a key commercial extension of the New York metropolitan area, with furniture dealers supplying urban households during a period of expanding domestic consumption. Businesses such as P. H. Hanley offered a range of goods including bedding, carpeting, stoves, and general house furnishings, reflecting the integration of retail furniture stores with broader home goods distribution networks.

The letterhead features a clean typographic layout with product categories printed along the margins, including baby carriages, china, glassware, and general house furnishing. The address at 41 and 43 Newark Avenue is prominently displayed beneath the business name. The handwritten note, dated March 7, 1901, references an enclosed statement and returned stove tracer, indicating routine account settlement between firms. The document’s format combines structured branding with cursive business communication typical of the period.

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