St Paul Minnesota 1928 Finch Van Slyck McConville Dry Goods Billhead 8.5 x 6.5

This 1928 billhead from Finch, Van Slyck & McConville in St. Paul, Minnesota documents a wholesale dry goods transaction within the Upper Midwest’s regional distribution network.

St. Paul served as a major commercial gateway linking eastern manufacturers with western and rural markets, with jobbers and importers supplying textiles, notions, rugs, and furnishing goods to smaller retailers. The printed header establishes a strong corporate identity, including an illustrated building vignette and clearly organized typography listing product categories and business roles. The layout uses a structured ledger format to organize quantities, pricing, and totals, reflecting standardized wholesale accounting practices of the period.

Handwritten entries detail ordered items such as prints and hanks, along with calculations and totals integrated into the printed grid. The combination of graphic branding, functional ledger design, and manuscript notation provides a clear snapshot of transactional workflow within a large-scale dry goods operation, illustrating how regional supply chains were documented in everyday business records.

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