St Paul Minnesota 1898 C W Hackett Hardware Cutlery Guns Billhead 8.5 x 5.5

This 1898 statement billhead from St. Paul, Minnesota records a transaction issued by C. W. Hackett Hardware Co., a wholesale firm dealing in hardware, cutlery, and guns during a period of expanding regional commerce.

Late nineteenth-century hardware companies in cities like St. Paul supplied a wide range of goods to frontier towns, farms, and developing urban markets. Wholesale firms operated as key distribution hubs, providing tools, household goods, and equipment necessary for both everyday life and industrial growth, with printed statements serving as formal accounting records.

The billhead features an ornate engraved company header identifying C. W. Hackett Hardware Co., with decorative typography framing the business name and product categories. Handwritten entries document charges and totals, accompanied by a prominent dated stamp reading November 1, 1898. The layout includes ruled columns for accounting, along with printed instructions such as please receipt and return, reflecting standard business practices of the era.

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