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A. F. Adie : Original Billhead - A. F. Adie, Providence, Rhode Island

Original billhead on beige paper with printed text and handwriting in black ink. Datelined January 5, 1858 in Providence, Rhode Island. 7 3/4" x 4 1/4." Horizontal fold line about 2/3 down on the front. Billhead is very clean and intact. A Fine copy. This billhead lists the name of the buyer who has bought $3.25 of what may be one barrel of tar. The front has the following printed text: "[Handwritten buyer name] Bought of A. F. Adie, 6 & 7 Place, Wholesale Dealer in all articles used for Coloring by Calico Printers, Woolen Manufacturers and Painters. Also, Wheat & Potato Starch, and other articles used by Bleachers and Cotton Manufacturers." Among A. F. Adie's list of goods are "Chemicals, Dye Woods, Dye Wood Extracts, Dye Wood Liquors, Pig Tin, Bar Tin, Grain do, Wheat Starch, Potato Starch, Linseed Oil, White Lead, Whiting, Paris White, Roll Sulpher, Flor Sulpher, Pickers, Press Papers, Shuttles, Belting, Glue." The business, A. F. Adie, was founded by its namesake, Mr. A. F. Adie, in 1837. Adie's business specialized in drugs, chemicals, and dyestuffs. He continued operating his business until 1853 when it was succeeded by Chambers & Calder. Chambers & Calder joined with a partner to become Chambers, Calder & Co., which continued to sell chemicals, dyestuffs, and similar products. The buyer, P. Whitin & Sons, was a cotton manufacturing company in Northbridge, Massachusetts. Paul Whitin (1767-1831) was a pioneering businessman and blacksmith who helped establish the Northbridge Cotton Manufacturing Company in 1809. The Whitinsville village of Northbridge is named after him. Paul and his relatives founded another cotton manufacturing company in 1815 called Whitin & Fletchers. Paul gained sole ownership of Whitin & Fletchers in 1826, and together with his sons Paul, Jr. and John, renamed the company P. Whitin & Sons. After the passing of their father in 1831, Paul, Jr. and John bought the Northbridge Manufacturing Company. Paul's two other younger sons, Charles and James, would later join P. Whitin & Sons. In 1864, the four brothers dissolved P. Whitin & Sons and sold the company store to their cousin, Paul Whitin Dudley, which was renamed P. W. Dudley & Company. Paul, Jr., John, Charles, and James went on to form their own companies. P. Whitin & Sons had also manufactured cotton machinery. James had invented a cotton picker machine that outperformed previous models. This invention helped propel his business, Whitin Machine Works (WMW), into prominence as one of the world's largest textile machinery companies. WMW, or "The Shop" as known to locals, was a mainstay in Whitinsville until 1966 when it was sold to White Consolidated Industries (WCI; formerly White Sewing Machine Company). In 1986, WCI was acquired by Electrolux, which operates to this day as a leading appliance manufacturer.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: No Binding

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