What Goes With What.
Bridgeport, PA: Lees-Cochrane Co., 1946. Original edition. Pamphlet. Quarto, pp. 31. Features color illustrations. Trade piece and interior decoration primer. More
Trade Catalogs
Montgomery Ward Catalogue Number 112 for spring and summer 1930 (Times Have Changed: New Ways to Make Buying Easy).
Baltimore: Montgomery Ward, 1930. First edition. Original Wraps. Quarto, pp. 548, richly illustrated w/ color and b/w drawings. Scarce early Ward catalog in what is probably better than average condition despite substantial wear. Spectacular cover in reds, yellows, oranges and green, Art Deco style. More
Planning the kitchen electrically: Electric Home Planning Series, Manual No. 1.
Pittsburgh, PA: Westinghouse, 1946. First edition. Spiral Bound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 73, richly illustrated w/ diagrams. Of great historical interest as immediate post-war, early baby-boomer document. More
Architectural, Structural, Ornamental Iron and Steel; Catalog A.
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
Whitehead Work Saving Kitchens Incorporating Gas Appliances.
New York: Whitehead Metal Products Company, 1937. Original edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 18, illustrated with b/w drawings with spot color. An attractive advertising brochure for Whitehead kitchen sinks and many different types of cabinetry, including a towel drier cabinet and a plate warming cabinet! The company even offered..... More
Benches.
Wilton, CT: Canterbury Publishing Co., 1971. First edition. Green Cloth over Boards. Tall Quarto, pp. 79. Illustrated with b/w drawings and photos. A beautiful trade catalog featuring street and park/garden benches made in various styles and materials. Includes an introductory essay, "An Introduction to Street Furniture". From the Old House..... More
Book of Garden Ornament 2076.
Wilton, CT: The Canterbury Publishing Co., January 1, 1979. Fifth printing. Hardcover, burgundy w/gilt lettering. Quarto, pp 400. b/w illustrations on every page. Decorated end papers. This catalog includes statuary, figures, fountains, bird baths, topiaries, planters, and many other ornamental objects for gardens. More
Garden Ornament; An Encyclopedia.
Canterbury, CT: The Canterbury Publishing Co., 1974. First printing. Original Cloth. Quarto, pp. 768, hundreds of b/w photos & drawings of garden ornaments, also 49 color photographs of "The Fountains of Rome" by Mario Carrieri. A visually fascinating catalog, remarkably thorough. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. More
Hope's Decorative Leadwork.
New York: Henry Hope & Sons, ND, ca 1930. First printing. Publisher's Grey Wraps, attached at top by cord. Tall Octavo, pp. 21, each with b/w photographic plates of decorative leadwork (exterior), including pipe heads, cisterns, and gutters, as well as other exterior elements. A lovely trade piece, documenting the..... More
Sanitary Lead Works.
Leeds, England: Claughton Bros. 1934. First printing. Original Wraps. Octavo, pp. 63, richly illustrated. While much of this trade catalog's offerings are lead pipes and other less aesthetic products, many product sets are extremely beautiful (astragals, ornaments, knobs, rain-water heads, gutters, etc). A very scarce trade catalog in an industry..... More
A Few Words About the Celebrated B & H Lamps.
Meriden, CT: Bradley & Hubbard Mfg. Co., nd. Later printing. Red Stock Decorated Covers. Small octavo, pp 26. b/w line drawings on each page. From the Old House Journal Reference Library. Gas and electric table lamps, banquet lamps, piano lamps, chandeliers, pendant fixtures and fireplace ornaments are depicted here with..... More
Victorian Lighting; The Dietz Catalogue of 1860; with a new history of Dietz & Victorian Lighting by Ulysses G. Dietz
Watkins Glen, NY: American Life Foundation, 1982. Reprint. Original Wraps, blue. Folio (18 1/2 X 12), pp. 123, bibliography, 6 full pages colour plates, 33 full page black & white plates, numerous other illustrations. The author has contributed a supplemental history which reviews Victorian lighting, including girandoles and lamps, and..... More
Hovik Belysninger 1961.
Oslo: Hovik Verk, 1961. First printing. Original Wraps. 12 mo, pp. 53, illustrated in b/w, text in Norweigan. Scarce moderistic trade catalog. More
Special Value Catalog.
New York: Lightolier Company, 1928. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 24, illustrated with b/w photographs. Ceiling and wall-mounted light fixtures in many designs popular in the 1920s. More
Lightmaster Lighting Fixtures by Sears - Catalog.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., 1936. Original edition. Staplebound Wraps. Quarto, pp. 32. Illustrated with b/w and tinted drawings, paintings, and photos. A beautiful lighting catalog from Sears, Roebuck and Co., featuring styles for nearly every taste, from futuristic to antique. As with most period lighting trade catalogs, very uncommon and..... More
Imported and Domestic Crystal Chandeliers and Fixtures Catalog.
New York: Wollner Brothers, 1927. Original edition. Pamphlet. Octavo, pp. 40. Illustrated with b/w photos. A beautiful catalog, featuring marvelous lighting fixtures and chandeliers for hotels and other buildings. A scarce trade piece. More
How to Install Armstrong's Linowall, For Permanently Beautiful Walls.
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., April 1938. Fifth Edition. Decorated stock covers, green. 12 mo, pp 52, indexed. b/w photographs throughout. A practical small handbook to installing sheet linoleum as a wall finish, with marvelous step by step instructions and photographs. Invaluable and uncommon. More
Linoleum Layer's Handbook, Containing Detailed Directions for Laying and Caring for Floors of Modern Linoleum.
Lancaster, PA: Armstrong Cork Co., 1928. Original edition. Decorated stock covers, light green. 12 mo, pp 52, indexed. b/w photographs throughout. A practical small handbook depicting the equipment, tools, and methods for laying linoleum floors. Every step is photographed and explained in detail, including laying the treads and risers on..... More
Cement Mason's Manual.
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1960. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. Octavo, pp. 35, illustrated in b/w. Scarce title. We have three copies, all from TAC library, but only one is stamped. More
Concrete Masonry Handbook for Architects Engineers Builders.
Chicago: Portland Cement Association, 1951. First printing. Staplebound Wraps, three-hole punched. Octavo, pp. 64, illustrated in b/w. Good spec. booklet. More
Colorcrete, the New Gateway to Money-Making Opportunities, No. 21 .
Holland, Michigan: Colorcrete Industries, nd circa 1930. First edition. Color Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp 28. Several pages of color illustrations and b/w drawings and photographs on each page. Price list laid-in.From the Old House Journal Reference Library. A concrete substance made with 30 colors, this materials was used for exterior..... More
Miracle Concrete Catalog, Edition for 08-09.
Minneapolis, MN: Miracle Pressed Stone Co., 1908. First edition. Glossy Pictorial Wraps. Quarto, pp. 144. Richly illustrated with b/w photos. A very nice concrete molding, pressed stone, and masonry catalog, with excellent photos of buildings, workers, and products. Scarce, and in good condition for its age. From the Old House..... More
Concrete Masonry Pictorial, Vol. 8, No. 4.
Chicago, IL: NCMA, nd ca 1952. First edition. Trade Pamphlet, yellow wraps. Quarto, pp 15. b/w photographs on each page. Featuring the Palmetto, Florida Civic Center, the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Iowa, and several concrete masonry unit homes in Ohio, California and Florida, this showcases stucco, brick and cmu construction..... More
Plasterer's Manual; Concrete for Permanence
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
Tinners' and Roofers' Supplies Catalog No. 10.
Philadelphia: Berger Brothers Company, 1924. First printing. Staplebound Wraps. 12 mo (3 3/4 X 5 3/4), pp. 209, indexed, richly illustrated. A lovely little trade catalog. As with most tinner supply trade pieces, very uncommon. It includes steel skylights, "wrought star ears", gas gurnaces, and ornate register designs. Chock full..... More