"Billhead - October 6, 1888 - The Goodyear Rubber Co. - Rubber goods - New York."
(1885) Billhead - October 6, 1888 - The Goodyear Rubber Co. - Rubber goods - New York. Condition: Good Billhead measures 8" by 4 1/2". Handwritten bill was to Gauntlett & Brooks. One interesting note: William Stewart Halsted a founding physician of John Hopkins, once asked The Goodyear Rubber Co. to develop thin rubber gloves for his assistant. She was developing a rash on her hands from handling chemicals. He later married her. The company did develope the gloves and soon all the assistants at John Hopkins was using them. There is one inch long split on a fold. Price: $6.00 + shipping
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