Hodgson portable houses, E. F. Hodgson Co., 116 Washington Street, Adams Square, Boston, Mass.; 6 East 39th Street, corner 5th Avenue, New York, N.Y., 1916

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1916

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-356552

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Description

Plan book advertising products made by E. F. Hodgson Co., manufacturers of houses for people and livestock. Includes photographic prints and floor plans. A notice pasted inside the front cover states that all catalog prices are increased by ten percent. The "Wigwarm" trademark with its tipi image is on the title page. The Walker Lithograph & Publishing Company is at 400 Newbury, Boston, Mass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
houses
cottages
bungalows
children's playhouses
garden structures
garages
birdhouses
kennels (animal housing)
poultry houses
tipis
portable buildings
prefabrication
photographic prints
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 plan book, 64 pages : photographic prints, plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.280

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
Dover (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

E.F. Hodgson Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

E.F. Hodgson Co.
Walker Lith. & Pub. Co.

Subjects

Advertisement
Prefabricated houses
House
Architectural photography
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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