1915 Pacific Hardware & Steel Co Invoice Brignole Estate Sutter Creek CA Pans For Sale

Original 1915 business invoice from Pacific Hardware and Steel Co. featuring the Stiletto Tools Cutlery trademark logo. Dated Nov. 24, 1915, and made out to Brignole Estate Co. in Sutter Creek, Calif. Details an order for 1 dozen common drip pans (12 x 17 inches) plus postage and insurance. Measures standard billhead size and includes a purple \"PAID Dec 15 1915\" company stamp. In good vintage condition with standard folds, minor edge wear, and handling marks. A wonderful piece of early California hardware history and vintage ephemera.

CABLE ADDRESS PACIFSTEEL PAYABLE IN EXCHANGE ON SAN FRANCISCO NEW YORK OR CHICAGO PACIFIC HARDWARE AND STEEL CO SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES PORTLAND NEW YORK STANDARD OF THE WEST TOOLS STILETTO CUTLERY FULLY WARRANTED PLEASE CONFER WITH US BEFORE RETURNING GOODS CLAIMS SHOULD BE PRESENTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER RECEIPT OF GOODS GIVING DATE AND NUMBER OF INVOICE SAN FRANCISCO DATE NOV 24 1915 SOLD TO BRIGNOLE ESTATE CO SUTTER CREEK CALIF OUR REG NO 11 22 200 YOUR REQ NO TS TERMS NET 60 DAYS AFTER MATURITY INTEREST WILL BE CHARGED AT THE RATE OF EIGHT PER CENT PER ANNUM 2 PER CENT CASH DISCOUNT IF REMITTANCE REACHES US WITHIN TEN DAYS FROM DATE OF INVOICE 1 DOZ COM DRIP PANS 12 X 17 1 40 1 40 POSTAGE 31 INSURANCE 05 1 76 PAID DEC 15 1915 PACIFIC HARDWARE AND STEEL Brignoli (often recorded as Bartolomeo Brignole) was a prominent Italian-American pioneer merchant who helped shape the early commercial landscape of Sutter Creek during the California Gold Rush. and BackgroundOrigins: He was born on June 26, 1826, in Chiavari, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. Like many young men of his generation, he emigrated from Italy to California in the 1850s to seek his fortune following the 1849 Gold Rush. Family Life: He married Josefina Capello. Together, they raised a large family in Amador County, consisting of at least five sons and three daughters, including a daughter named Mary Charlotte. He spent his final days in San Francisco, passing away on February 15, 1897, at the age of 70. He was brought back to Amador County and buried at the Sutter Creek Catholic Cemetery. and Contributions to Sutter CreekThe Molinari Partnership: By the early 1860s, Bartolomeo bought out the store and property of his fellow countryman, Bartolomeo Molinari, who had originally built a small structure on Main Street around 1858?1859. an Empire: Brignoli subsequently acquired the lot next door and expanded the structure dramatically into what is known today as the historic Brignoli Building (now home to the Fine Eye Gallery). He utilized native greenstone limestone and heavy fireproof iron shutters?a hallmark of resilient Gold Rush architecture. Community Staple: He established a thriving grocery and dry goods enterprise inside the building. His store served as a vital community hub for miners, ranchers, and local families. The business was so deeply rooted that his descendants continued to operate it for nearly a century, finally closing its doors in 1944.