A home of your own, W. H. Sawyer Lumber Co., 66 Lincoln Street, Worcester, Mass., undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 5

GUSN

GUSN-358628

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Description

Plan book for home designs published by the W.H. Sawyer Lumber Company. Each house design includes a floor plan, overall dimensions, a room count of the house, and the name of the design. Of interest is the inside cover of the plan book, showcasing a chromolith print of a couple looking at one of the home designs featured in the catalog.

Details

Descriptive Terms

floor plans
houses
advertising
business (commercial function)
lumber
measurements (dimensions)
chromolithographs
pattern books
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : plans ; 6 x 9 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.355

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Places

Worcester (Worcester county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

W.H. Sawyer Lumber Company (Publisher)

Material Type

pattern books
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

W.H. Sawyer Lumber Company

Subjects

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House
Wood
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 5

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