Name/Title
Receipt, 1920Entry/Object ID
2020.00.017Scope and Content
One (1) Firnbach and Raupp store receipt from January 20, 1920. Receipt is rectangular with black printed text on a white piece of paper with black dividing lines denoting where to write and handwritten notes in pencil. The receipt is for C. Mark and details the sale of his eggs and the purchase of various groceries. In the creditor section of the receipt, Mark sold to the store 2-1/2 dozen eggs at $0.60 per dozen bringing the sale to a total $1.50. The debtor section's total is subtracted from the sale of eggs bringing the total the store owes Mark to $0.27. The store has marked its debt as paid in the creditor section beneath the sale of eggs. In the debtor section Mark purchased one purchase of coffee for $0.45, one yeast foam for $0.05, one yeast for $0.03, one tab for $0.10, one pair of gloves for $0.10, one bread for $0.10, and one ball for $0.20. The bill total comes out to $1.23 which is subtracted from the sale of eggs above.
The black text is as follows, from top to bottom: "Buffalo Grove, ILL; M; Bought of Firnbach & Raupp DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE; Creditor; Debtor"Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
Jan 20, 1920