1915 Collins McCarthy Candy Co Invoice Brignoli Estate CA San Francisco For Sale

Original 1915 business invoice from Collins-McCarthy Candy Co., Manufacturing Confectioners (Valdora Sweets), located at 25-31 Beale Street, San Francisco, Cal. Dated Dec. 10, 1915, and made out to Brignoli Estate Co. in Sutter Creek, Calif. Details an order shipped by rail for 1/2 barrel of plain mixed candy with price calculations and a purple "PAID DEC 23 1915" stamp. Standard billhead size in good vintage condition with expected folds, light edge wear, and handling marks. A wonderful piece of early California confectionery and business ephemera.

J D MCCARTHY PRESIDENT WM HENCKE VICE PRESIDENT JJ COLLINS SEC Y TREAS COLLINS MC CARTHY CANDY CO MANUFACTURING CONFECTIONERS VALDORA SWEETS TELEPHONE SUTTER 721 CABLE ADDRESS ZEENUT 25 31 BEALE STREET SAN FRANCISCO CAL SOLD TO BRIGNOLI ESTATE CO SUTTER CREEK CALIF SHIPPED RAIL ORDER NO TERMS 30 DAYS NET DISCOUNT 2PR IF PAID WITHIN 10 DAYS FROM DATE OF INVOICE THIS BILL PAYABLE AT OUR OFFICE CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE SHORTAGE ETC MUST BE MADE WITHIN FIVE DAYS 12 10 15 WE THE UNDERSIGNED DO HEREBY GUARANTEE THAT THE ARTICLES LISTED HEREIN ARE NOT ADULTERATED OR MISBRANDED WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE FEDERAL FOOD AND DRUGS ACT JUNE 30 1906 AS AMENDED COLLINS MC CARTHY CANDY CO PER JJ COLLINS SECY SAN FRANCISCO CAL 1PR 2 BARRELL PLAIN MIXED 128 8 120 10PR 12 60 PAID DEC 23 1915 COLLINS MC CARTHY CANDY 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.