This 1886 Sacramento, California billhead from D. Debernardi and Co documents a wholesale produce transaction during a period when the city served as a major agricultural distribution center for the Central Valley.
Sacramento developed into a vital commercial hub in the late nineteenth century as expanding rail connections and fertile surrounding farmland supported a thriving trade in agricultural products. Produce dealers and commission merchants coordinated shipments of butter, eggs, poultry, fish, and other farm goods between rural producers and urban markets. Printed billheads allowed firms to record transactions while simultaneously advertising their services and specialties through detailed letterhead designs.
The billhead features the printed name D. Debernardi and Co along with the firm’s specialization in game, butter, eggs, poultry, fish, and general produce. A decorative vignette appears at the upper left of the stationery, while the printed address lists Nos. 308 and 310 K Street in Sacramento. Handwritten entries record a butter transaction totaling 76.79, dated August 16, 1886, providing a small but tangible record of everyday commerce within the region’s agricultural economy.
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