Rooms for better living in basements and basementless houses, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pa., 1952

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1952

Location Note

Box 9

GUSN

GUSN-360895

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Description

Trade cataloging discussing how to live better in houses with and without basements. Each page showcases a concept for a room and different interior design choices using the company's cork and linoleum products. Published by Armstrong Cork Company.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior design
advertising
linoleum
cork (bark)
basements
houses
business (commercial function)
illustrations (layout features)
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog : illustrations ; 8 1/2 x 11 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.621

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Lancaster (Lancaster county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Armstrong Cork Company (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

Armstrong Cork Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Cork
Linoleum
House

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 9

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