Invoice from F. & J. Heinz Company, Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, 1870-1879

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Artifact Overview

After having to close his first business in 1875, entrepreneur H.J. Heinz persuaded family members to open a new business called F. & J. Heinz in 1876. H.J. Heinz ran the company behind the scenes while rebuilding his reputation. This invoice from 1877 shows the company's stamps for the Anchor Pickle and Vinegar Works" brand and the "Branch Factory and Vegetable Gardens" in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Invoice

Subject Date

1870-1879

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

53.41.1693.12

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H.J. Heinz Co.

Material

Colored ink
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Printing (Process)

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.25 in

Inscriptions

printed on document: Dear Sir: / Enclosed find invoices of Mdse. amounting to / $ __, shipped you this day per ____ / in compliance with your order of ___ inst. / Awaiting your further orders, we remain yours most / Respectfully, / F. & J. Heinz written in pencil on back: 1st [?] / [?] [?] / 27/77