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San Francisco,CA - c. 1885-1901 - Justinian Caire Company Billheads (lot of six) :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 150.00 USD
San Francisco,CA - c. 1885-1901 - Justinian Caire Company Billheads (lot of six) :
Collection of six different billheads from the prominent San Francisco assay supply house of Justinian Caire. The billheads are dated 1876, 1879, 1885, 1896, 1898 and 1901. The 1885 piece is a note addressed to Superintendent Keating of the Hale and Norcross Mining Company in Virginia City. The note discusses some bullion weights that Mr. Caire sold to the mine. The 1896 receipt is also for weights but this is to the Bullion Exchange Bank in Carson City, Nevada. It was very commonplace for banks in mining regions to take bullion as a regular bank deposit. The third receipt is a for lead ordered by the Keystone Mining Co. in Amador City, one of the largest gold mines in the central Mother Lode region. The 1876 piece is signed by J. Caire. 1879: billhead for mining cyanide. 1898: telegraph communication to order additional cyanide. Justinian Caire billheads are particularly notable because of their beautiful, fancy artwork. As an example the 1901 billhead has a hand drawn etching of an assay balance, microscope, crucibles, and other scientific apparatus