Stockton California Transfer Company Horse Van Storage 1917 Billhead 8 x 4.5

This 1917 billhead from Stockton, California documents a transaction issued by the Stockton Transfer Company, a firm described on the printed stationery as draymen and expressmen operating in the city’s commercial freight and storage trade.

Transfer and drayage companies played an essential role in early twentieth-century urban transportation systems, handling the short-distance movement of goods between railroad depots, warehouses, businesses, and residences. Before widespread motorized trucking, these firms commonly used horse-drawn vans and wagons to deliver freight, furniture, and commercial shipments. In growing inland cities such as Stockton, located within California’s agricultural and shipping network, transfer companies connected rail shipments with local distribution and storage facilities.

The illustrated letterhead features a horse-drawn delivery van alongside the company name Stockton Transfer Co. with the printed designation Draymen and Expressmen. Additional text references large warehouses and the company office on East Market Street in Stockton. Handwritten entries record a charge dated December 18, 1917 relating to the handling or placement of a safe from a platform, with a company stamp visible in the accounting area. The document measures approximately 8 x 4.5 inches.

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