Building in Canada: summer cottages, 2nd ed., Walker's Publishing Co. Ltd., 177 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, undated

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

undated

Location Note

Box 8

GUSN

GUSN-360420

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Description

Plan book of summer cottage designs published by Walker's Publishing Co. Each listing comes with an illustration of the completed design, a brief description of the design's unique qualities, and a floor plan. The back of the plan book contains advertisements for interior decoration and furnishings as well as paint color samples.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cottages
advertising
houses
floor plans
vacation houses
business (commercial function)
interior decoration
furnishings (artifacts)
illustrations (layout features)
paint (coating)
samples
printed ephemera
pattern books

Physical Descrption

1 plan book : illustrations, plans ; 12 x 9 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.503

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Toronto (Toronto Metropolitan Area, Ontario, Canada)
Canada

Record Details

Originator

Walker's Publishing Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
pattern books

Other Organizations

Walker's Publishing Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
Summer
Cottage
House
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 8

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