St Paul Minnesota 1914 Hackett Gates Hurty Hardware Letterhead 8.5 x 11

This 1914 letterhead from Hackett, Gates & Hurty Co. of St. Paul, Minnesota, reflects the scale and organization of early twentieth-century wholesale hardware distribution in the Upper Midwest.

Hardware wholesalers during this period operated as central supply hubs, connecting manufacturers with retailers across expanding regional markets. Firms like Hackett, Gates & Hurty Co., identified here as exclusive wholesale distributors, played a key role in furnishing tools, building materials, and industrial goods to a network of merchants and contractors. The St. Paul location placed the company within a major transportation corridor, supporting efficient distribution through rail-linked commercial systems.

The letterhead features a formal corporate layout with bold typographic branding, including the High Grade Hardware designation and an All Right trademark emblem. The page presents a clean structure with a printed header and typed correspondence below, addressing a customer in Somerset, Wisconsin, regarding a shipment and associated charges. The document includes period typewriting, a closing signature, and handwritten accounting notations at the lower margin, combining administrative clarity with functional business recordkeeping.

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