Building material: millwork, lumber, roofing, mantels, fireplace furnishings, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 1928

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1928

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 5

GUSN

GUSN-357205

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Description

An index provides help in navigating all the items in the catalog. Blank order forms are provided for customers. A letterhead has an illustration of the Philadelphia store. There is a price list for roofing affixed to the front cover. The front cover has an illustration of a couple holding a blueprint while conferring with their architect. Text on the front cover reads, "Free exhibits of building material, millwork and roofing in these eastern cities: New York, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., Newark, N.J."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
building materials
millwork
lumber
roofing
mantels
fireplaces
doors
sashes (window components)
stairs
windows
indexes (reference sources)
furnishings (artifacts)
price lists
illustrations (layout features)
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 84 pages : illustrations (some color), plans

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

EP005.329

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2019.

Places

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
Architects and builders
Building

Description Level

Item

Location Note

EP005, HGO-005, Box 5

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