Special Collections Department
DELAWARE
NINETEENTH CENTURY
BUSINESS AND TRADE
CARD COLLECTION
1850-1950
(bulk dates 1876-1900)
Manuscript Collection Number: 428
Accessioned: Purchase April 29,
1998
Extent: .33 linear ft.
Content: Business cards, advertisement
cards, invitations, announcements, and calling cards.
Access: The collection is open for research.
Processed: November 2001 by
Theresa Hessey.
Special Collections, University of Delaware Library
Newark, Delaware 19717-5267
(302) 831-2229
Table of Contents
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of over 150 trade cards of merchants from Delaware, many of which focus on the area of Wilmington. Some of the merchants represented in this collection include hatters, saddle makers, grocers, watchmakers, photographers, dentists, and tailors. The majority of these cards date from the nineteenth century and provide important information regarding addresses and in some cases, images of buildings. Also included in this collection are various announcements and invitations, regarding weddings, deaths, and commencement exercises. This collection has been divided into business cards and advertisement cards, invitations, calling cards, and miscellaneous items.Arrangement Note
Folder 1: Trade cards, Adams & Bros.
Folder 2: Trade cards, Alexandre to Cheap
Folder 3: Trade cards, Claymont to Foreman
Folder 4: Trade cards, Frank to Grubb
Folder 5: Trade cards, Harper to Jones
Folder 6: Trade cards, Lippencott to March
Folder 7: Trade cards, McCloskey to Pennock
Folder 8: Trade cards, Pennsylvania to Spencer
Folder 9: Trade cards, Staats to Zion
Folder 10: Business cards
Folder 11: Invitations, announcements, and calling cards
Contents List
Folder -- Contents
F1 Trade Cards
Adams and Brother. 504 Market St., Wilmington DE.
Adams & Bro. Clark’s Spool Cotton, 504 Market St.,
Wilmington, DE.
Adams & Bro. Clark’s Spool Cotton, 504 Market St.,
Wilmington, DE.
Adams & Bro. Clark’s Spool Cotton, 504 Market St.,
Wilmington, DE.
Adams & Bro. Clark’s Spool Cotton, 504 Market St.,
Wilmington, DE.
Adams & Bro. Clark’s Spool Cotton, 504 Market St.,
Wilmington, DE.
Adams & Bro. Clark’s Spool Cotton, 504 Market St.,
Wilmington, DE. (See oversized)
F2 Trade Cards
Alexandre Coiffures. 406 Delaware Ave.,
Wilmington, DE.
American Rifles. Co. A., First Grand Moonlight
Excursion.
Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Company. New York (with map
and illustrations of DE).
Arnold, C.A., Ladies Shoe Store. No. 316 King
Street, Wilmington, DE.
Arnold, C.A., Ladies Shoe Store. No. 316 King
Street, Wilmington, DE.
Babcock, Wm. H., Family Shoe Store. 206 Market
Street, Wilmington, DE.
Beeson, F.P., Fresh and Salt Meats. S.W. Cor. 4th
and Lombard Sts., Wilmington, DE.
Bethany Baptist Church, Jackson & Elm Streets. No
town listed.
Boston One Price Clothing Store. 214 Market and
212 Shipley Street, Wilmington, DE.
Carelle Hardware Co., Wilmington, DE.
Carey, D.W. Jeweler, Dover, DE.
Cheap John’s. 313 Market St., Wilmington, DE.
F3 Trade Cards
Claymont Trust Company. Claymont, DE.
Delaware Coach Transfer Company, Delaware Avenue
Line. “East Bound”
Delaware Shore Rail Company interest warrant of
Seventeen Dollars. Nov. 1, 1876. (copies)
Domestic. 814 Market Street, Wilmington, DE.
Dover Machine Works. E.L. Jones & Co., Dover, DE.
Dunn, E.M. Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries…, No. 27
Lockerman St., Dover, DE.
Edge Moor M.E. Church. Corner Stone Laying, 1886.
(See oversized)
Fell & Peoples, Fine Cutlery and Hardware. 507
Market Street, Wilmington, DE.
Ferguson, Florence C. Funeral, Holly Oak, DE,
1890.
Forman’s The Money Saving Shoe House. No. 10 E.
Fourth St., Wilmington, DE.
F4 Trade Cards
Frank, I.H., & Son. Wholesale Grocers, 509 King
St., Wilmington, DE.
Frank, I.H., & Son. Wholesale Grocers, 509 King
St., Wilmington, DE.
Frank, I.H., & Son. Wholesale Grocers, 509 King
St., Wilmington, DE.
Freedman, David. Shoemaker, Pleasant and Jackson
Streets, Wilmington, DE.
Gallaher, Henry E. Shoes, No. 2 W. Second St.,
Wilmington, DE.
Gibson, J.B. Photography, Coatesville, PA.
Gluckman, Barnet. Justice of the Peace and Notary
Public, Wilmington, DE.
Greenman, & Co. Fine Wall Decoration and Window
Shades, 411 Market St., Wilmington, DE.
Grubb & Son, General Store. Wilmington, DE.
F5 Trade Cards
Harper, Warren & Co., Agricultural Warehouse.
Wilmington, DE.
Hartman & Fehrenbach Brewing Co. Wilmington, DE.
Holy Rosary Church. Claymont, DE.
Honeywell, Dr. E.C. Dentist, Wilmington, DE.
Honeywell, Dr. E.C. Dentist, Wilmington, DE.
Honeywell, Dr. E.C. Dentist, Wilmington, DE.
Hoyt’s German Cologne. Lowell, MA.
Hurrican Lamp. Antiques, New Castle, DE.
Immanuel Church. Ice Cream Festival, 1906.
Jackson, A.T. Dealer in Ladies and Gents
Furnishing Goods, Milford, DE.
Jakes & Son, General Merchandise. Wyoming and
Camden, DE.
Japanese Submarine. Rodney Square, Admission
Ticket.
Jefferis, Wm. B., Millinery and Trimmings. 507
Market Street, Wilmington, DE.
Jones, A.B., Artistick Paper Hangings. No. 422
Market Sts., Wilmington, DE. (2 copies)
F6 Trade Cards
Lippencott & Company. Grand Display of spring
Millinery, Wilmington, DE.
Live Oak Assembly. Annual Ball, 1878.
Live Oak Assembly. Annual Ball, 1879.
Live Oak Assembly. Annual Ball, 1879.
Live Oak Assembly. Annual Ball, 1880.
Live Oak Assembly. Annual Ball, 1881.
Live Oak Assembly. Annual Ball, 1882.
Merchant Tailoring and Clothing Co. S.E. Corner of
8th and Market Streets, Wilmington, DE.
March, Gladys B. Antiques, Milford, DE.
F7 Trade Cards
McCloskey, Ralph A. Roofing Spouting and Sheet
Metal Contracting, Wilmington, DE.
Mitchell & Schwendeman. Bicycle Repair, 303 E.
Fifth Street, Wilmington, DE.
Morris, W.H. Fine Grocer, S.W. Corner of 7th and
Market Streets, Wilmington, DE.
Myers, M., N.W. Cor. Fifth and Market St.,
Wilmington, DE.
Myers, M., N.W. Cor. Fifth and Market St.,
Wilmington, DE.
Myers, M., N.W. Cor. Fifth and Market St.,
Wilmington, DE
Murphy, Frank J. Installment House, Wilmington,
DE.
Murphy, Frank J. Installment House, Wilmington,
DE. (See oversized)
Neal’s Carriage Paint. Wilmington, DE.
“Old Home Celebration”. Invitation from Mayor
Harrison W. Howell, 1912, no town listed.
Olde Homestead Antique Shoppe. Camden, DE.
Opera House, Grande. “40 Colored People in Opera”,
Wilmington, DE, 1879.
Pennock & Foreman. Tailors and Clothiers, S.E.
Cor. 5th and Market St., Wilmington, DE.
Pennock & Foreman. Tailors and Clothiers, S.E.
Cor. 5th and Market St., Wilmington, DE.
F8 Trade Cards
Pennsylvania Electropathic Institute. Twelfth
Street, Philadelphia, PA.
Pennsylvania Delaware Development Corporation.
Wilmington, DE.
Pennsylvania Delaware Development Corporation.
Wilmington, De.
Pennsylvania Delaware Development Corporation.
Wilmington, DE.
Pokomoke River Lottery. Wilmington, DE, 1845.
Porter, John F. Democratic Candidate for State
Senator, 1950.
Red Arrow Bus Line, Inc., Schedule.
Rudolph, C.F. watches, table cutlery, arundel
spectacles, town illegible.
Rumford Baking Powder
Smith & Painter. Wilmington, DE.
Spencer, C.A. Staple and Fancy Dry Goods,
Wilmington, DE. (3 copies)
F9 Trade Cards
Staats, S.H. Hosiery, 405 Market St., Wilmington,
DE.
Stern, Cyrus. Tailor and Clothier, 111 Market
Street, Wilmington, DE.
Stern, Cyrus. Tailor and Clothier, 111 Market
Street, Wilmington, DE.
Swientochowski, Stanley. Kentucky Riflesmith, 3606
Spruce St., Wilmington, DE.
Thomas Jewelry Co., 409 Market St., Wilmington,
DE.
Thomas Portable Engine.
Union M.E.S.S. Excursion to Chestnut Grove, 1882.
Warner & Merritt, Delaware Ave., Philadelphia, PA.
Wesley Pyle. Boots and Shooes, 227 Market Street,
Wilmington, De.
Williams, Em. E. Co. Roofing Heating and Repairs,
405 W. 10th St., Wilmington, De.
Wilson, Gen. Jas. H.
Yerger, Hiram. Saddle Maker, 11 East Third St.,
Wilmington, DE. (2 copies)
Zion Lutheran Church. Rally Day, no town listed.
F10 Business Cards
Bland, V. Shoe Repairing, 16 Church Lane,
Claymont, DE. (2 copies)
Boot & Shoe Emporium. 319 Market Street,
Wilmington, DE. (11 copies)
Bower Bros. O.K. Hall Clothing House. S.E. Cor.
13th and Market Sts., Wilmington, DE.
Brown, Lucille Tray Painting, 411 Boxwood Road,
Wilmington, DE. (3 copies)
Buttonwood Shop. Antiques, Old Glass and China, 7
Oakmont Ave. Silview, DE.
Clements, Thomas O. Antiques, 113 S. Bradford St.,
Dover, DE.
Colonial Cupboard. Antiques, 5 Philadelphia Pike,
Wilmington, DE.
Davis, Millard F. Watchmaker and Jeweler, No. 9
East Second Street, Wilmington, DE.
DiPinto’s Spaghetti House. Green St. and
Commonwealth Ave., Claymont, DE.
Dolan, John F., Fine Liquors & Cigars, No. 6 W.
3rd St., no town listed.
Dolan, John F., Fine Liquors & Cigars, No. 6 W.
3rd St., no town listed.
Edgemoor Cab Co. 1315 King St., Wilmington, DE.
Fryer, W Roy. 101 & 103 E. Third St., Wilmington,
DE.
George, Jonathan E., For Sheriff of New Castle
County in 1882.
Hearn, Virginia Clarke. Antiques, U.S. 13 One Mile
North of Felton, DE.
Interfaiths, Inc.
Lewis, Evan W. Stanton Hotel, Stanton, DE.
Lowther, John, For Sheriff of New Castle County
1886.
McCormick, Samuel. For Coroner of New Castle
County 1904.
Meyers, M. The Clothier. N.W. Corner, Fifth and
Market Sts., Wilmington, DE.
Miller, William Henry. For State Senator Third
District, Primary Election September 29th,
1906.
Nassau Valley Vineyards. The First Winery in the
First State, 33 Nassau Commons, Lewes, DE.
O’Daniel, Dr., Dentist. 515 Market Street,
Wilmington, DE.
Pierce, M.E. Knitting and Embroidery to Order, No.
500 West Sixth Street, Wilmington, DE.
Pennsylvania & Delaware Development Corporation.
839 Market Street, Wilmington, DE.
Pie Chest Antiques. Furniture Refinishing, Highway
113, Dover, DE.
Purks, Em. T. For Corner of New Castle County.
Richards, Mrs. Enouch. S., 204 Center St.,
Harrington, DE.
Ritchie, J.W. House Carpenter, Centreville, DE.
Rockland Assembly’s First Grand Pic-Nic Lady’s
Invitation.
Sanderson, Chris and His Country Dance Band.
Chaddsford, PA.
Sheppey, John V. Hatter, No. 503 Market Street,
Wilmington, DE.
Springer, Howard B. Hatter, 2 East Third St.,
Wilmington, DE.
Stidham, Frank C. For Sheriff of New Castle County
in 1882. (2 copies)
Stidham, Frank C. For Sheriff of New Castle County
in 1882. (2 copies)
Stidham, Frank C. For Sheriff of New Castle County
in 1884. (3 copies)
Talley, Nelson L., For Levy Court Commissioner
Third District of Brandywine Hundred, 1908.
Taylor’s Fine Home-Cooked Foods Discriminately
Served, New Castle, DE.
Union Pacific Tea Co., 517 Market Street,
Wilmington, DE.
Union Pacific Tea Co., 517 Market Street,
Wilmington, DE.
Union Pacific Tea Co., 517 Market Street,
Wilmington, DE.
Welch, Dr. E.C., Dentist, No. 513 King St.,
Wilmiington, DE.
Woodcrafter, Cabinet Maker & Refinisher, Shipley &
Gumwood Drive, Wilmington, DE.
F11 Invitations, Announcements, and Calling Cards
Forwood, Robert W. and Rachel, Golden Wedding
Reception, 1879.
Goodley, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. announce marriage of
their daughter, 1920.
Habbart, Mr. And Mrs. Joseph G., Fiftieth Wedding
Anniversary, 1914.
High School Commencement, Wilmington. DE., 1881.
Hudson, Mr. & Mrs. A.L. Twenty Fifth Anniversary,
1887.
McCabe, Mr. & Mrs. John C., announce marriage of
their daughter, 1919.
Veale, Mr. & Mrs. John F. announce the wedding of
their daughter.
Webster, Mrs. George request presence at
daughter’s 18th birthday, 1917.
Bird, Lizzie J.
Bird, Mary W
Hamby, Eva M.
Lovell, Sadie E.
Lovell, Sadie E.
Miller, Frank.
Squibb, Emma R.
Squibb, Lewis A.
Talley, Blanche A.
Talley, Blanche A.
Talley, Laura V.
Talley, Leonard T.
Talley, Mary Ida.
Talley, Sallie J.
Talley, Sallie J.
Talley, Sallie J.
Talley, Robert.
Talley, Robert.
Webster, Dutton.
Webster, Dutton.
Webster, Dutton.
Webster, C. Edward
“All my best wishes for thee”
Girl’s head with bonnet
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