Name/Title
Credit account book of Fred Kostelecky, 218 Bloomfield St. for furniture from Howell Bros. Inc., 2nd & Grand Sts., Hoboken, 1954.Entry/Object ID
2009.021.0007Scope and Content
Credit purchase payment account book of Fred Kostelecky, 218 Bloomfield St. for furniture purchased from Howell Bros. Inc., 2nd & Grand Sts., Hoboken, 1954. Pamphlet, 3-1/8" wide x 5-3/8" high, pp. [12] plus printed cardstock cover. With Howell Bros. envelope, postmarked Hoboken, Feb. 26, 1954.
Kostelecky purchased a suite of bedroom furniture (1 dresser & mirror; 1 chest; 1 bed; 2 nightstands) plus two lamps & shades for a total of $640. The book lists the items and the payments made. This item is a typical example of how time payments for expensive items were done before credit cards and similar forms of payment became regularly available.
Cover has holographic ink entries in a printed form:
Agreement: 60 days
Ledger: K-132
Name: Fred Kostelecky
Address: 218 Bloomfied St., Hoboken, N.J.
Inside front cover and pg [1] have notices and along with how payments should be made.
Pages [2-3] have several dated entries.
Jan. 23, 1954: list of items purchased and total amount, $640
Jan. 23, 1954. Dep [deposit] 25.00
Feb. 13, C.O.D. [Cash on Delivery] 460 [pencil] 155.00 [ink]
Mar 12, 220.00 [pencil] 240.00 [ink]
Apr 13, MR 220.00
Ink stamp on page [3]: Paid April 13 1954. Initialled "MR"
From the former Kostelecky family residence and business at 218 Bloomfield St., Hoboken.Acquisition
Accession
2009.021Source or Donor
Quinzel, FlorenceAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of the Kostelecky Family.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1954 - 1954Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1954
Date(s): 1954General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2009-07-29
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