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Bartlett and Butman : Original Billheads - Bartlett and Butman, Boston, Massachusetts

Three original billheads on beige paper with printed text and handwriting in black ink. Datelined 1862-1864 in Boston, Massachusetts. Three billheads for the years, 1862, 1863, and 1864. Two measure 7 3/4" x 4 1/2." The other billhead measures 7 3/4" x 6." Horizontal and vertical fold lines on each billhead but they barely affect the paper or text. Billheads are very clean and intact. Fine copies. These billheads list the name of two buyers (one buyer per receipt) who bought a half-dozen each of either braces or supporters. The price of the items are listed. Payment is acknowledged for all three. The front has the following printed text: "[Buyer name] Bought of Bartlett & Butman, Manufacturer of Shoulder Braces, Supporters and Trusses, J. T. Bartlett, 21 School Street, Edw'd E. Butman." Also printed in the upper-left of two of the receipts is the following: "Premium Ratchet & Spiral Trusses, Improved Supporters, Such as Fitch's, Chapin's, and others; and the well known Washington Suspender Shoulder Braces, Invented by A. F. Bartlett. For Gentlemen, Ladies and Children; all of superior quality--manufactured at this establishment. Wholesale & Retail." The other receipt lists several of the company's garments in the upper-left corner including trusses, supporters, stockings, knee caps, suspensory bandages, and shoulder braces. There are two buyers, P. Whitin & Sons and P. W. Dudley & Co. 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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