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- One Dollar Promissory Note from Heinz, Noble & Company, Woodstock, Illinois, Issued October 1, 1875 - H.J. Heinz's first business began in 1869 exclusively selling horseradish. By 1872, the company was known as Heinz, Noble, & Company. This promissory note from the company promised the bearer the stated sum. The company was bankrupt by the end of 1875, but Heinz built back his reputation with an new company, F. & J. Heinz, which would later become the H.J. Heinz Company.
- October 01, 1875
- Collections - Artifact
One Dollar Promissory Note from Heinz, Noble & Company, Woodstock, Illinois, Issued October 1, 1875
H.J. Heinz's first business began in 1869 exclusively selling horseradish. By 1872, the company was known as Heinz, Noble, & Company. This promissory note from the company promised the bearer the stated sum. The company was bankrupt by the end of 1875, but Heinz built back his reputation with an new company, F. & J. Heinz, which would later become the H.J. Heinz Company.
- Valentine, "Bank of True Love," circa 1852 - The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- circa 1852
- Collections - Artifact
Valentine, "Bank of True Love," circa 1852
The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- Twenty Dollar Promissory Note from Heinz, Noble & Company, Woodstock, Illinois, Issued October 1, 1875 - H.J. Heinz's first business began in 1869 exclusively selling horseradish. By 1872, the company was known as Heinz, Noble, & Company. This promissory note from the company promised the bearer the stated sum. The company was bankrupt by the end of 1875, but Heinz built back his reputation with an new company, F. & J. Heinz, which would later become the H.J. Heinz Company.
- October 01, 1875
- Collections - Artifact
Twenty Dollar Promissory Note from Heinz, Noble & Company, Woodstock, Illinois, Issued October 1, 1875
H.J. Heinz's first business began in 1869 exclusively selling horseradish. By 1872, the company was known as Heinz, Noble, & Company. This promissory note from the company promised the bearer the stated sum. The company was bankrupt by the end of 1875, but Heinz built back his reputation with an new company, F. & J. Heinz, which would later become the H.J. Heinz Company.
- Promissory Note by Order of General Hull to Pay James Blue Jacket and Killekesimmoo, July 18, 1812 -
- July 18, 1812
- Collections - Artifact
Promissory Note by Order of General Hull to Pay James Blue Jacket and Killekesimmoo, July 18, 1812
- Promissory Note from Heinz, Noble & Company, St. Louis, Missouri, May 7, 1874 - H.J. Heinz's first business began in 1869 selling horseradish. By 1872 the company was known as Heinz, Noble & Company. This promissory note promised the bearer the stated sum, likely given to employees when the company couldn't pay them. By the end of 1875, the company was bankrupt, but Heinz rebuilt his reputation with a new company, F. & J. Heinz, later, the H.J. Heinz Company.
- May 07, 1874
- Collections - Artifact
Promissory Note from Heinz, Noble & Company, St. Louis, Missouri, May 7, 1874
H.J. Heinz's first business began in 1869 selling horseradish. By 1872 the company was known as Heinz, Noble & Company. This promissory note promised the bearer the stated sum, likely given to employees when the company couldn't pay them. By the end of 1875, the company was bankrupt, but Heinz rebuilt his reputation with a new company, F. & J. Heinz, later, the H.J. Heinz Company.