Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., 1953. First edition. Cloth over Boards, beige. Quarto, pp 233, indexed. Color illustrations and charts on every page. Patterned free end papers. A colorful and extensive catalog of linoleum finish materials including flooring, tiles, wall coverings, bases, counter-tops, asphalt, plastics, and more. A very nice... More about Armstrong's 1953 Linoleum (trade catalog
Bronx, NY: Great National Millwork & Lumber Corp. 1941. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, 80 pp. Thoroughly illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. A scarce wartime catalog, featuring numerous illustrations of the full line of Great National's building materials, such as doors, windows, kitchen cabinets, stair materials, summer cottages, garages... More about Home Owners Guide & Catalog
Chicago: Montgomery Ward & Co., 1928. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Oblong Quarto, 48 pp. Thoroughly illustrated with b/w drawings and photos, fabulous front and back illustrations. Order form and envelope laid in. A scarce Montgomery Ward catalog from the 1920s, featuring a beautiful color cover and numerous illustrations of the... More about Building Materials
New York: Sweet's Catalog Service, 1925-25. Twentieth Edition. Original Green Cloth. Octavo, pp. 2855, illustrated. The last year of the single volume edition. Complete Sweet's catalog - an amazing amount of trade literature in one volume. An early example of the definitive building products catalogue from the teens and twenties... More about Sweet's Architectural Catalogue; Twentieth Annual Edition (complete in one volume); A Completely...
Niles, MI: Kawneer Co., 1961. Original edition. Three-ring binder, blue vinyl with yellow lettering. Quarto 3-ring binder, with four tabbed sections (fronts and facings; entrances; wall systems; and Sealair windows), each containing brochures and specification sheets. A very scarce mid-century trade publication depicting specifications, descriptions, and images of Kawneer products... More about Kawneer Reference Hand Book
Cleveland, OH: American Steel & Wire Company, 1939. Original edition. Spiral Bound Wraps. 16mo, pp. 128, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. This company made nails for all purposes: basket, barrel, hinge, roofing, fence, clinch, finishing, and many many more. Includes a manual of carpentry bound in, covering topics such has... More about Catalog of United States Steel American Nails; with specifications and data covering staples,...
Melbourne: Ramsay-Ware, 1954. First edition. Pictorial Boards. Large Octavo, pp. approx. 1100, richly illustrated w/ b/w drawings and photographs from a variety of manufacturers. Very scarce Australian counterpart to Sweet's Catalogues, offering a panoramic variety of industry items. Too many sections to list here, but a sampling includes: acoustics, boilers... More about Ramsay's Architectural and Engineering Catalogue
Baltimore, MD: William C. Scherer & Co., 1912. Original edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 175. b/w line drawings, halftones and engravings throughout. Marvelously illustrated trade catalog with extensive sections on doors, windows, moldings, porch spindles, shutters, mantels, store fronts and more. Many beautiful details to enjoy. More about Sash Doors Blinds Mouldings Mantels &c
Seattle, WA: Seattle Hardware Co., nd ca 1915. Original edition. Embossed boards. Quarto, pp xxxii, 1898, II. Tabbed index, illustrated with b/w engravings. Seattle Hardware was established in 1883. This extensive, early catalog demonstrates how well this company was doing after only one generation. A very attractive copy, considering these... More about General Catalog #9; Shelf hardware; automobile merchandise; builders' hardware and paints;...
Detroit, MI: Detroit Hardware Manufacturing Company, 1927. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp 36 plus six-page price list issued June 1, 1927 laid in; illustrated with b/w photographs. This well-illustrated catalog included the more important items in Detroit's antique hardware line: special hardware produced from sketches from their clients, produced... More about Antique Hardware of Quality, Catalog B; A.I.A. - File No. 27B
New York: Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co., (ca. 1915). Original green Cloth w/title on cover & spine, gilt design on cover. Quarto, pp. 1112, indexed. End papers damaged but text block intact. Very scarce. Many tools, but also architectural hardware (clock spires, Morris Chair rods, exotic furniture feet, furniture pulls, etc)... More about Hardware, Tools, and Supplies for Manufacturers, Individuals, and Institutions; Catalogue No. 500
Pittsburgh, PA: J. A. Williams & Co., nd c. 1920. Original edition. Cloth over boards, gilt lettering. Quarto, pp. 499, tabbed indexed, many b/w illustrations, several color charts for paints and stains. This company wanted to supply everything you need! Mechanics' tools, door hardware, hinges, dish pans, roofing, silverware, washing... More about Complete General Catalogue No. 3
Saginaw, MI: Morley Brothers, 1920. Cloth over Boards. Quarto, pp. 1786, tabbed index. Illustrated with many b/w drawings and several color sections (Congoleum flooring, alabastine paint chips, and more). "Morley Brothers" written in black on the red fore edges of the book. This is a comprehensive catalog! Nearly 1,800 pages... More about Catalog No. 11; Wholesale Jobbers and Manufacturers of Hardware, Cutlery, Sportsmen's Supplies,...
New Haven, CT: Sargent & Co., 1906. First printing. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp 283, indexed, illustrated with b/w drawings. Meant to be a supplement to the 1901 catalog with updated prices. Not as heavily illustrated as the original catalog, but a good reference for prices and hardware available at the... More about Sargent & Company's Condensed Price List and Discount Sheet No. 9
Sharon, PA: Sharon Hardware Manufacturing Company, nd c. 1935. Original edition. Spiralbound wraps. Quarto, pp. 81, indexed, many b/w illustrations. A nicely illustrated 1930s hardware catalog from a company that offered 20 different finishes, and offered to do custom plating finishes to match your sample. They offered everything for residential... More about Sharon Hardware Manufacturing Company Catalog No. 16
Wrightsville, PA: Wrightsville Hardware Company, nd c. 1915. First printing. Spiralbound wraps. Quarto, pp 83, indexed, illustrated with b/w engravings. Wrightsville Hardware manufactured hardware, household and mechanics' tools, housefurnishings, and grey iron castings. John Wright still operates today as a cast iron manufacturer. An attractive catalog from this successful and... More about The Wrightsville Hardware Co. Manufacturers Catalog No. S-6
St. Louis, MO: Manchester Iron Works, 1916. First printing. Original Wraps. Oblong octavo (10 X 6 1/2), pp. 64, indexed, well illustrated. Featuring many different types of ornamental ironwork (grills, railings, stairs, benches, chimney braces, store front columns, etc). A lovely trade piece. More about Architectural, Structural, Ornamental Iron and Steel; Catalog A
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1958. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 47, illustrated with b/w photos and specification drawings. This copy was circulated by Henry Cowell Lime & Cement Company in San Francisco. A guide in the proper practices to be used with Portland Cement stucco and plaster. Many photos... More about Plasterer's Manual; Concrete for Permanence
Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh Steel Company, nd c. 1920. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 13, illustrated with b/w photographs. The increased popularity of automobiles and population of towns and cities made the enclosed lawn very desirable by the 1920s. This catalog illustrates Pittsburgh Steel's fencing products as installed on farms... More about Beautiful Protection for the Home; Revealing the Improved Designs of Pittsburgh Perfect Lawn Fence
Canton, OH: Eller Mfg. Co., 1924. First edition. Original Decorated Wraps. Small quarto, pp. 138. Index and price list bound in. Illustrated on every page with detailed b/w photographs. This beautiful early 20th century steel ceiling catalog contains many wonderful photographs of installation sites as well as the products themselves... More about Eller's Perfect-Fit Steel Ceilings: Catalog No. 25
Dubuque, IA: Carr, Ryder & Adams Co., n.d. (ca. 1932). Original Edition. Decorated, Embossed Boards. Quarto, pp. 403. Illustrated with bright color paintings and b/w drawings and details. A beautiful and richly illustrated millwork catalog, with very high production values. The Carr, Ryder & Adams Co. had a very long... More about Bilt Well Mill Work Catalog 35
Cleveland, OH: Sherwin-Williams Co., nd ca 1940. Original edition. Decorated Wraps, red. Small octavo, folds out to 15" x 15". 36 color paint chips b/w photographs of interior rooms. A complete set of brightly colored enamel paint chips with mid-century hues such as "Sunny Yellow" - "Lettuce Green" - "Chinese... More about Sherwin-Williams Enameloid - Quick-drying Enamel for walls, woodwork, furniture
Boston, MA: Station WNAC Home Builder's Department, 1927. First edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 32, illustrated with b/w drawings and photographs. Stamped on the cover by the architect of the Home Harmonious project. The "Home Harmonious" was a joint project between Massachusetts radio station WNAC and contractors, developers, and building... More about The Home Harmonious; 1927 Edition of the WNAC Book of Homes
Detroit, MI: Home Planners Inc., 1966. First edition. Cardboard box; cardboard portfolios; staplebound wraps. Cardboard box, 8.5" x 12.5" x 2", containing 5 numbered and titled portfolios, each containing four or more pattern books of designs by Richard Pollman for Home Planners. Portfolio 1 is labelled "Two and 1 1/2... More about Portfolio of Home Design Pattern Books
New York: The Co-Operative Building Plan Assoc. 1891. First edition. Decorated Boards. Folio 11 1/2" x 14 1/2, each issue approximately 60 pp., with b/w perspective drawings and floor plans. Trade advertisements throughout. Two advertising pages bound in upside down. Ex-library. A bound copy of four issues of Shoppell's beautiful... More about Shoppell's Modern Houses, No. 31, 32, 33, 34
