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MG-323     The Benjamin Amos Eby and Fulton Grocery Bills of Sale Collection, 1922-1924

2 boxes     33 folders     1 cubic ft.

Description: This collection of billheads shows purchases made by Mr. Eby of items to be sold in his grocery store and for his personal use. Fulton Grocery was located at Plum and Frederick Streets in Lancaster. The items include meat, dairy, coffees and teas, biscuits, soaps, canned goods, automobile services, and confectioners. The businesses represented are local, regional, and national.

Gift of M. Duffield Harsh, 16 September 2003.

Folders 15, 18, 26, and 27 were processed by 4 interns from Lancaster Country Day School on 9 January 2004. Processing was completed in February 2006.

Box 1

Folder 1 Meats

Insert 1 Aument Bros., Wholesale Meats and Provisions. 221-223 East Frederick Street, Lancaster. 31 May 1923 to 20 October 1923.

Insert 2 Aument Bros. 44-46 North Market Street, Lancaster. 11 February 1924 to 29 February 1924.

Insert 3 Aument Bros. 3 March 1924 to 31 March 1924.

Insert 4 Aument Bros. 1 April 1924 to 30 April 1924.

Insert 5 Aument Bros. 1 May 1924 to 31 May 1924.

Insert 6 Aument Bros. 2 June 1924 to 2 July 1924.

Folder 2 Meats

Insert 1 B. F. Byer’s Sons, A Choice Line of Fresh and Smoked Meats, Provisions and Vegetables. Church and Shippen Streets, Lancaster; Lampeter. 6 December 1923 to 5 September 1924.

Insert 2 B. D. S. Co., Meats and Provisions, Butter, Eggs, and Cheese. Engleside, Lancaster Twp. 6 July 1923 to 30 August 1924.

Insert 3 John E. Weaver’s Sons, Wholesale Delicatessens. 615 East Mifflin Street, Lancaster. 21 June 1923 to 6 September 1924.

Insert 4 Kingan Provision Co., Pork & Beef Packers. 8th and Callowhill Streets (735-741 Callowhill Street), Philadelphia. 6 June 1923 to 17 July 1924.

Folder 3 Butter, Eggs, Cheese

Insert 1 The Capital City Products Company, Manufacturers and Distributors of "Purity” Margarin. Philadelphia Branch, 10-12 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia. 1 November 1923 to 22 July 1924.

Insert 2 Wm. J. Moxley, Inc., Exclusive Margarin Churners. 409 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia. 9 May 1924, 17 June 1924.

Insert 3 A. F. Bickley & Son. 520-522 North Second Street, Philadelphia. 8 November 1923 to 7 August 1924.

Insert 4 The Baltimore Butterine Co. 20-26 Wilkens Street, Baltimore. 8 January 1924 to 1 July 1924.

Insert 5 H. J. Llewellyn Co., Produce Commission Merchants and Wholesale Distributors of Nucoa. 41 South Water Street, Philadelphia. 14 July 1923 to 16 August 1924.

Insert 6 Swift & Company. Harrisburg. 29 August 1923 to 28 August 1924.

Folder 4 Milk, Ice Cream, Etc.

Insert 1 Lancaster Sanitary Milk Corp. North Queen and Frederick Streets, Lancaster. 4 March 1924 to 4 September 1924.

Insert 2 Lancaster Sanitary Milk Corporation. Lancaster. March 10 to August 30.

Folder 5 Produce

Insert 1 Frank Mettfett & Bro., Dealers in Oysters, Fish, Fruits and Vegetables. Northern Market House, Lancaster. 21 May 1924 to 14 July 1924.

Insert 2 Frank Murano, Wholesale Fruit Dealer. 15 North Prince Street, Lancaster. 8 December 1922 to 2 October 1924.

Folder 6 Catsup, Vinegar, Pickles

Insert 1 Lancaster Vinegar Company, E. A. Ransing Sons. Hazel and Water Streets, Lancaster. 22 May 1923 to 22 July 1924.

Folder 7 Coffees and Teas

Insert 1 L. H. Parke Company. 1122-1144 North Front Street, Philadelphia. For Daisy Blend Coffee. 7 December 1923, 4 April 1924.

Insert 2 Henry Miller, Coffee Roaster. 456 Lafayette Street, Lancaster. For peanuts, rice, pasta, beans, cornmeal, and coconut. 3 July 1923 to 8 July 1924.

Insert 3 Frey-Weaver Company, Roasters of High Grade Coffee, Jobbers of Tea and Rice. Dauphin Street and Penn Avenue, Lancaster. For rice, peanuts, and “Town Talk.” 15 April 1924 to 24 July 1924.

Insert 4 R. L. Gerhart & Co., Importers of Coffees and Teas. Lancaster. For Morning Glow and El Capitan coffees. 16 July 1923 to 30 June 1924.

Insert 5 Dayton Corsa & Company, Importers & Manufacturers Coffees, Teas & Spices, High Grade Canned Goods. 17 Hubert Street, New York. For coffees, peas, and olives. 14 May 1923 to 15 August 1924.

Insert 6 Fisher, Bruce & Co., Inc. 219-221 Market Street, Philadelphia. For tea, wine, and tumblers. 14 February 1924.

Insert 7 Swartz & Gundaker, Jobber in Green and Roasted Coffee. 134 North Broad Street, Lancaster. For electric coffee mill. 16 January 1923.

Insert 8 M. S. Miller & Co., Commission Merchants Coffee, Tea, Spices, Rice, Syrup, Canned Goods. 212-214 North Queen Street, Lancaster. 22 July 1924, 1 August 1924.

Folder 8 Beverages

Pure Beverage Co. 138 North Mary Street, Lancaster. For sodas. 6 August 1924.

Folder 9 Bakers and Confectioners

Insert 1 John F. Harsh, Wholesale Confectioner. 338 North Street, Lancaster. 27 April 1923 to 12 June 1924.

Insert 2 H. C. Frantz, Manufacturing and Wholesale Confectioner. 414 West Walnut Street, Lancaster. 8 March 1924 to 28 August 1924.

Insert 3 Frantz & Simon, Manufacturing and Wholesale Confectioners. 237 North Mulberry Street, Lancaster. 9 February 1924 to 5 June 1924.

Insert 4 C. H. Simon, Manufacturing and Wholesale Confectioners. 237 North Mulberry Street, Lancaster. 19 June 1924.

Insert 5 Nissly Swiss Chocolate Co., Inc. Florin. 25 April 1924.

Insert 6 Walker Candy Co. 411 South Prince Street, Lancaster. 28 September 1923 to 22 February 1924.

Insert 7 R. F. Keppel & Bro., Inc., Manufacturers Royal Confections. 323-329 North Queen Street, Lancaster. 17 April 1924, 19 April 1924.

Insert 8 Chas. F. Adams, Manufacturing Confectioner. 218-224 North Water Street, Lancaster. 1 August 1923 to 17 July 1924.

Insert 9 Ward Baking Company. 410 South Hanover Street, Baltimore. May 28.

Folder 10 Grocers

Insert 1 Mentzer & Hollinger, Wholesale Grocers. 231 North Prince Street, Lancaster. Receipt. 5 October 1923.

Insert 2 Lippincott & Company, Importers, Wholesale Grocers and Tea Dealers. 20 North Delaware Avenue and 21 North Water Street, Philadelphia. For mayonnaise. 28 May 1924.

Insert 3 J. P. Hollinger & Company, Wholesale Grocers. 227-231 North Prince Street, Lancaster. 22 December 1922 to 31 May 1924.

Folder 11 Grocers

Insert 1 Miller & Hartman, Wholesale Grocers. Chestnut and Market Streets, Lancaster. 24 February 1922 to 27 October 1923.

Insert 2 Miller & Hartman, Wholesale Grocers. Chestnut and Market Streets, Lancaster. 18 February 1924 to 29 February 1924.

Insert 3 Miller & Hartman, Wholesale Grocers. Chestnut and Market Streets, Lancaster. 3 March 1924 to 31 March 1924.

Insert 4 Miller & Hartman, Wholesale Grocers. Chestnut and Market Streets, Lancaster. 1 April 1924 to 30 April 1924.

Folder 12 Grocers

Insert 1 Miller & Hartman, Wholesale Grocers. Chestnut and Market Streets, Lancaster. 1 May 1924 to 31 May 1924.

Insert 2 Miller & Hartman, Wholesale Grocers. Chestnut and Market Streets, Lancaster. 2 June 1924 to 30 June 1924.

Insert 3 Miller & Hartman, Wholesale Grocers. Chestnut and Market Streets, Lancaster. 1 July 1924 to 30 July 1924.

Box 2

Folder 13 Biscuits and Cookies

Insert 1 National Biscuit Company, “Uneeda Bakers.” 620-624 North Prince Street, Lancaster. No date.

Insert 2 National Biscuit Company. 7 July 1923 to 30 October 1923.

Insert 3 National Biscuit Company. 2 February 1924 to 31 May 1924.

Insert 4 National Biscuit Company. 3 June 1924 to 30 August 1924.

Insert 5 National Biscuit Company. Report of Demonstration. 1923.

Folder 14 Biscuits and Cookies

Insert 1 Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, Bakers of Sunshine Biscuits. Long Island City, New York. 6 June 1923 to 10 July 1924.

Insert 2 D. F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc., Manufacturers of Quality Crackers, Cakes and Pretzels. York. 29 June 1923 to 23 July 1924.

Folder 15 Canned Goods

An offer from H. O. Wilbur & Sons, Inc. 235 North Third St., Philadelphia. 2 January 1923.

Martin Wagner Company. East Brooklyn, Baltimore. For purchase of pork and beans, and stringless green beans. 25 July 1923.

H. J. Heinz Company. 1801 North Fourth Street; 1804 North Fourth Street; and North Fourth and Kelker Streets, Harrisburg. For purchase of baked beans, red kidney beans, ketchup, pickles, vinegar, mustard, relish, and cooked spaghetti. 21 May 1923 to 28 November 1924.

Folder 16 Flour, Grain, Feed

Insert 1 H. B. Lippold & Bro., Dealers in Flour, Feed, Hay, Straw, Grain, etc. South Duke and North Streets, Lancaster. For pastry flour. 11 August 1923 to 18 June 1924.

Insert 2 Lancaster Milling Company, Inc. RD #7, Lancaster. 26 October 1922 to June 1924.

Insert 3 John R. Frantz, Manufacturer of and Dealer in Flour, Grain, Feed, etc. Rear 220 West Lemon Street, Lancaster. 13 April 1923 to 3 September 1924.

Insert 4 A. H. Hoober, Dealer in Flour, Feed and Grain. RD #1, New Holland. 28 March 1924, 28 May 1924.

Folder 17 Tobacco

Insert 1 Booth Tobacco Company. 440-442 West King Street, Lancaster. 21 April 1924 to 28 July 1924.

Insert 2 C. H. Stallman& Son, Jobbers of Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, Matches. 21 West Chestnut Street, Lancaster. 6 August 1923 to 11 August 1924.

Insert 3 C. H. P. Cigar Co., Inc., Factory and Salesrooms. SW Corner Third and Brown Streets, Philadelphia. 2 July 1923 to 28 May 1924.

Insert 4 A. S. Gantz & Son, Manufacturers and Retailers of Fine Hand Made Havana Cigars. Lime and New Streets, Lancaster. 27 August 1923 to 23 June 1924.

Insert 5 Harry E. Hain, Wholesale Dealer Cigars, Pipes and Playing Cards. 104-108 West King Street, York. 26 January 1924, 15 May 1924.

Insert 6 John C. Herman & Co. 18 North Market Square, Harrisburg. 4 April 1924 to 29 July 1924.

Insert 7 Simon Shissler & Son. 39 East Orange Street; 52 North Queen Street, Lancaster. July 1923 to 21 July 1924.

Insert 8 Daniel Swartz, Manufacturer and Jobber of Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobaccos. 234 East Lemon Street, Lancaster. 20 May 1924, 9 June 1924.

Insert 9 I. Steinfeldt, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Fine Cigars, Post Cards and Playing Cards. Brunswick Hotel Building, Lancaster. 20 February 1924, 10 June 1924.

Insert 10 F. R. Valentine, Cigars—Wholesale. 513 North George Street, York. 21 June 1924.

Folder 18 Soaps

The Pennsylvania Soap Company, manufacturers of Miller’s Soaps. Lancaster. For hardwater soap, Penn-Olive, Tub-o-Foam Chips, and domestic soap. 15 December 1922 to 26 May 1924.

Taylor Soap Company. P.O. Station W., Cincinnati, OH. For coconut oil soap. 16 June 1924.

The Procter & Gamble Distributing Co. Philadelphia. For Ivory, flakes, P&G, Star, Chipso, and buckets. June 2, June 23.

Folder 19 Household Chemicals and Medicines

Insert 1 The Drackett Chemical Co. Cincinnati. For Drano. No date.

Insert 2 Lancaster Drug Co. 6 February 1924 to 1 July 1924.

Folder 20 Clothing and Fabric

Insert 1 Watt & Shand. Lancaster. For fabric, towels, blankets, collars, and shades. April 1923 to May 1924.

Insert 2 Bernard C. Gross, Merchant Tailor. Lancaster. 9 February 1924.

Insert 3 The Donovan Company. Lancaster. For two suits and a dress. No date.

Folder 21 Hosiery, Notions, Smallware

Insert 1 M. Lurio & Bro., Importers & Wholesalers Underwear, Hosiery, Notions, etc. 215 North Queen Street, Lancaster. 4 February 1924 to 24 June 1924.

Insert 2 Jacob Maier, Cash Wholesale Hosiery, Notions and Small Ware. Rockland and North Streets, Lancaster. 4 December 1923 to 25 April 1924.

Folder 22 Fireworks and Novelties

H. K. Forry, Importer and Jobber of Fireworks and Novelties. 427 Pine Street, Lancaster. For toys, ornaments, baskets, and flower pots. 28 October 1923 to 29 May 1924.

Folder 23 Fuel

Insert 1 Houser & Coho, Anthracite and Bituminous Coal. 18 East Chestnut Street, Lancaster. 14 April 1924.

Insert 2 The Atlantic Refining Co. Lancaster. 2 January 1924 to 27 May 1924.

Folder 24 Hardware and Housewares

Insert 1 Herr & Company, Wholesale Dealers in Iron, Stoves, Glass, Paints, General Hardware. Lancaster. 1 May 1923 to 31 July 1923.

Insert 2 Herr & Company. 1 August 1923 to 21 December 1923.

Insert 3 Herr & Company. 1 February 1924 to 29 March 1924.

Insert 4 Herr & Company. 1 April 1924 to 31 May 1924.

Insert 5 Herr & Company. 2 June 1924 to 4 August 1924.

Folder 25 Hardware and Housewares

Insert 1 Earl Keller. For baskets. 10 May 1924.

Insert 2 Lancaster Fire Proofing and Paint Company, Wholesale Jobbers in Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Brushes, Glass. 49 South Queen Street, Lancaster. 29 February 1924.

Insert 3 Harry B. Swartz, Tin and Sheet Metal Worker. 311 East New Street. 1 May 1924.

Insert 4 Witmer & Meleizen, Contractors and Builders. Lancaster. 22 May 1924.

Insert 5 Joseph Burkey, Painting, Furniture Repairing, etc. 306 New Holland Avenue, Lancaster. December 1923.

Insert 6 J. C. Budding Co., Manufacturers of Brick, Lime and Crushed Stone. 6 May 1924 to 27 May 1924.

Insert 7 J. S. Hershey, Agency for York Brooms. 112 North Mary Street, Lancaster. 15 July 1924.

Insert 8 Landis & Co., Inc., Wholesale Dealers in Housefurnishings, Woodenware, Baby Carriages and Refrigerators. 45 North Third Street, Philadelphia. 23 November 1923 to 8 May 1924.

Insert 9 Supplee-Biddle Hardware Company. Philadelphia. 27 April 1923.

Insert 10 Sprecher & Ganss, Inc., Field and Garden Seeds, Hardware, Bee, Poultry, Auto Supplies, House Furnishing Goods, Toys, etc. Lancaster. May 1923 to June 1924.

Insert 11 Reilly Bros. & Raub. 41-47 North Market Street, Lancaster. 30 June 1923 to 10 May 1924.

Insert 12 Toledo Scale Co. Toledo, Ohio. 25 May 1923 to 27 June 1923.

Insert 13 U.S. Gutta Percha Paint Co., Paint and Varnish Manufacturers. Providence, Rhode Island. 26 March 1924 to 25 July 1924.

Insert 14 Steinman Hardware Company. Lancaster. 18 October 1923.

Insert 15 The Lancaster Paint & Glass Co., Manufacturers of Lancaster Ready Mixed Paints. 235 North Prince Street, Lancaster. 28 May 1924.

Folder 26 Florists, Nurseries, Landscaping

D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, MI. For purchase of garden seeds, lawn grass, vegetable seeds, flower seeds, 2 boxes, and 1 case. (in 2 pieces) [18] December 1922.

B. F. Barr & Co., florists, landscape gardeners, and nurserymen. 116 North Queen Street, Lancaster. Keystone Nurseries. 940 Columbia Avenue. For purchase of Spring bouquet. 1 July 1924.

F. H. Hardy, manufacturer of standard flowerpots and earthenware. For purchase of pots and saucers. 5 September 1924.

Folder 27 Automobiles—Service, Parts, Purchases

Lancaster Automobile Club, Inc. 10 South Prince Street, Lancaster. For dues and subscription to Lancaster Motorist. 7 March 1924.

Garden Spot Motor Company. Prince Street and James Street, Lancaster. For purchase of used light delivery [vehicle]. 12 March 1924.

J. F. Longenecker. Duke Street and East King Street, Lancaster. Also at 70 N. Broad Street, Lititz. Received payment from B. A. Eby. 15 June 1923.

Lancaster Automobile Co. 230-238 West King Street, Lancaster. For gears, pan gasket, pump gasket, battery, and [labor]. No date, 10 July 1924.

The Fulton Garage. Plum Street and Frederick Street, Lancaster. For timing gears, gaskets, hose, etc., and labor. 3 April 1924 and 8 August 1924.

Folder 28 Insurance

Insert 1 Inter-state Business Men’s Accident Association. Des Moines, Iowa. No date.

Insert 2 Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Boston, Massachusetts. 3 April 1924.

Insert 3 Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. New York. 15 May 1924, 21 August 1924.

Insert 4 The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Newark, New Jersey. 21 June 1923, 13 June 1924.

Insert 5 Indemnity Insurance Company of North America. 43 East Main Street, Lancaster. 8 December 1922.

Folder 29 Miscellaneous

Fulton Market Grocery, Plum & Frederick Streets, Lancaster. 20 March 1923.

C. F. Mueller Co. Jersey City, New Jersey. No date.

Cummings, Bevis & Levan. Lancaster. 30 April [1924].

Board of Health. 9 West King Street, Lancaster. No date.

Folder 30 Paper Products

United Twine & Paper Co. 19 West Chestnut Street, Lancaster. 23 April 1924 to 30 July 1924.

Folder 31 Printing and Advertising

Insert 1 Feldser & Althoff, Printers. 941 North Lime Street, Lancaster. 13 January 1924 to 11 September 1924.

Insert 2 Lancaster Intelligencer, The Sunday News Journal, Sunday News. 8-10 West King Street, Lancaster. 1 November 1923 to 31 May 1924.

Insert 3 The New Era Publishing Corporation. 39-41 North Queen Street, Lancaster. 21 May 1924, 29 May 1924.

Insert 4 The Sperry & Hutchinson Co. New York. 15 May 1924 to 5 September 1924.

Folder 32 Freight

Insert 1 Lancaster Dray Company. 10 May 1923 to 28 August 1924.

Insert 2 Philadelphia & Reading Railway Company. 12 December 1922 to 10 May 1924.

Insert 3 Pennsylvania System. 12 December 1922 to 10 July 1924.

Folder 33 Utilities

Insert 1 Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. June 1923 to June 1924.

Insert 2 Edison Electric Co. Lancaster. July 1923 to September 1924.

Insert 3 Lancaster Gas Light & Fuel Co. 19 East Orange Street, Lancaster. March 1924 to August 1924.

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