Color-perfect wallpaper, Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1943

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1943

Location Note

Box 7

GUSN

GUSN-359228

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Description

Wallpaper sample book published by Sears, Roebuck and Company. The sample book provides wallpaper sections, with each section accompanied by the cost per roll as well as cost estimates based on color, guides for how much to purchase based on room dimensions, some have an illustration of the wallpaper as it would look in a room, and a description of the unique qualities of the wallpaper.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wallpapers
advertising
interior design
interior decoration
business (commercial function)
samples
estimates
printed ephemera
sample books

Physical Descrption

1 sample book : samples ; 9 x 7 1/4 inches (folded), 9 x 22 1/4 inches (unfolded)

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.437

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019

Record Details

Originator

Sears, Roebuck and Company (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
sample books

Other Organizations

Sears, Roebuck and Company

Subjects

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Wallpaper

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 7

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