Pulaski New York 1892 John Q Smith Tinware Billhead 8 x 4.5

This 1892 billhead from John Q Smith in Pulaski, New York records a transaction for tinware goods, reflecting late nineteenth-century small-town manufacturing and retail activity.

Tinware production formed an important part of everyday commerce in the nineteenth century, supplying households with essential metal goods such as utensils, containers, and domestic tools. Local manufacturers and merchants like John Q Smith operated within regional economies where handcrafted and semi-industrial goods were distributed through direct sales and account-based transactions. The printed billhead format illustrates the integration of branding and bookkeeping in routine business operations.

The document features a printed header reading Manufacturer of All Kinds of Tinware with the business address on South Clinton Street in Syracuse, while the transaction is associated with Pulaski, New York. Handwritten entries list items and prices in a structured ledger format, with ink annotations and a total recorded at the right. The compact 8 x 4.5 format presents a practical layout with visible aging consistent with its use as a working document.

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