Parkersburg West Virginia 1937 R D Greasley Candy Billhead Invoice 8.5 x 11

This 1937 billhead invoice documents a wholesale confectionery transaction issued by the R. D. Greasley Candy Company in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

Regional candy wholesalers played a central role in supplying drug stores, soda fountains, and small groceries with packaged sweets and fountain ingredients during the interwar period. Firms like Greasley operated as middlemen between national manufacturers and local retailers, distributing chocolates, syrups, and novelty candies that supported both everyday sales and soda fountain culture. Business paperwork from these firms preserves the commercial infrastructure behind popular consumer treats rather than their advertising image.

The printed letterhead identifies the company as wholesale confectioners and distributors of Lowney’s chocolates, soda fountain supplies, and syrups, situating the business within the broader branded candy trade of the 1930s. The invoice records a shipment of chocolate drops sold to a retail customer in Palestine, West Virginia, with handwritten quantities and pricing entered into ruled accounting columns.

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