Invoice

Object/Artifact

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Windham Textile and History Museum

Front of Invoice: The image shows an old invoice dated March 24, 1919, from A.B. Holmes, Dr., a business dealing in painters' supplies, located at 72 Church St. in Willimantic, Connecticut. The invoice is addressed to Mrs. Charles A. Capen and lists items such as white lead, oil, turpentine, sienna, chrome green, paste, and dryer, along with their prices and quantities. The total amount due is marked as $14.10.
Front of Invoice

The image shows an old invoice dated March 24, 1919, from A.B. Holmes, Dr., a business dealing in painters' supplies, located at 72 Church St. in Willimantic, Connecticut. The invoice is addressed to Mrs. Charles A. Capen and lists items such as white lead, oil, turpentine, sienna, chrome green, paste, and dryer, along with their prices and quantities. The total amount due is marked as $14.10.

Name/Title

Invoice

Entry/Object ID

2026.24.1

Description

Invoice (bill) from A. B. Holmes, Painters' Supplies to Mrs. Charles A. Capen, Union St., Willimantic and L. C. Thompson, Painter. "Wall paper. Room mouldings. Varnishes. Mixed paints and white enamels. Paper hanging a specialty. Agent for Colonial Paints. Willimantic, Conn., Mch 24, 1919. Mrs. Charles A Capen, Union St. Pr. L.C. Thompson, Painter. To A.B. Holmes, Dr., Painters' Supplies. Store and office 72 Church St. All orders promptly attended to. All bills due when work completed. Mch. 5, to 50 Lbs White Lead 7.25 Gals Oil 4.00 1/2 Gal Turp 6c, 11.85. To 1 Lb R Sienna 50 I do C Green 55 6 # Paste 90 Dryer 30, 2.25 / 14.10. By cash 12.30 / 1.80. Paid. /s/ -- -- Holmes. May 30, 1918."

Collection

General Collection

Made/Created

Date made

Mar 24, 1919

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Neighborhood

Willimantic, CT

City

Windham, CT

Continent

North America

Region

Northeast

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature

Location

Bottom

Transcription

[--] [--] Holmes

Language

English

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Invoice

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Sales

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Financial Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Paper

Location

Location

Exhibit Room

Thread City Exhibit, Bev York Room

* Untyped Location

Main Museum Building

Category

Exhibit

Moved By

Eves, Jamie

Date

April 19, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Donated by David Cichon, 162 Pemberton Rd., Willimantic, CT, 860-456-8289 on 10/12/2024.

Acquisition Method

Donation, DC

Acquisition Date

Oct 12, 2024

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

April 19, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

April 19, 2026