Building material and millwork: mantels and fireplace furnishings, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Ill.; Philadelphia, Pa., 1926

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1926

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

GUSN

GUSN-357193

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Description

An index provides help in navigating all the items in the catalog. There is an eight page section on lumber at the back of the catalog. The verso has illustrations of the factories in Chicago and Philadelphia. The front cover has an illustration of a couple holding a blueprint while conferring with their architect.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
building materials
millwork
mantels
fireplaces
doors
windows
stairs
sashes (window components)
lumber
exterior views
factories (structures)
homeowners
furnishings (artifacts)
indexes (reference sources)
illustrations (layout features)
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 80 pages : illustrations (some color)

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.323

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Philadelphia (Philadelphia county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Sears, Roebuck and Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Sears, Roebuck and Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Wood
Furniture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 4

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