Rochester New York 1890 S E Hess Tobacco Cigar Billhead 8 x 3.5

This August 27, 1890 Rochester, New York billhead documents a transaction from S. E. Hess & Co., a tobacco and cigar concern operating during the height of America’s Gilded Age commercial expansion.

Late nineteenth-century Rochester stood as a major manufacturing and distribution center, with tobacco and cigar firms participating in a rapidly industrializing national marketplace. Decorative billheads from this era often combined elaborate typographic flourishes with engraved architectural imagery to project stability and commercial presence within a competitive trade environment.

The document features bold ornamental lettering reading Office of S. E. Hess & Co., Rochester, N.Y., paired with a detailed engraving of a substantial multi-story commercial building. The receipt line records payment from St. Joseph for sundries, written in period script across the ruled form. Its narrow 8 x 3.5 inch format reflects a compact receipt-style billhead designed for filing and bookkeeping.

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