Historic New England

Arbor living, Arbor Homes, Inc., 1261 Meriden Road, Waterbury, Connecticut

House designs are described with floor plans. The catalog has photographs of the Arbor Homes facility.

Date: 1966

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325955

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.155

Bruce Hardwood Floors, beautiful by nature, 16803 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas

Various styles of wood floors are described with guidance in caring for wood floors. Two separate brochures are included: "Hardwood floors by Bruce" and "Cumberland III, a new generation of Bruce Hardwood Floors."

Date: 1980

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325958

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.019

Mannington Vinyl-Ease 100, Mannington Mills, Inc., P.O. Box 30, Salem, New Jersey

Vinyl-Ease is a no-wax cushioned vinyl floor covering.

Date: 1980

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325960

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.020

2006 Ikea, 2930 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, New York

Home furniture and furnishings are described in the catalog.

Date: 2006

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325963

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.116

Do it yourself with plexiglas acrylic sheet, 2nd edition, Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The catalog has home furnishing ideas that use plexiglas with directions for cutting and manipulating the plastic.

Date: 1971

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325968

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.040

Wholesale distributors of plexiglas acrylic sheet, Rohm and Haas Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The distributors are listed alphabetically by state.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325969

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.041

Maytag laundering guide, The Maytag Company, Newton, Iowa

Instructions about fabrics, temperatures and cycles are provided in the manual. There are three loose instruction guides inside the laundering guide titled "Operating instructions for Maytag model DE406," "Operating instructions for Maytag model A207" and "Maytag dryer installation instructions, all...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325972

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.077

Thos. Moser spring-summer 2006, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, 72 Wright's Landing, P.O. Box 1237, Auburn, Maine

Color photographs, decisions, dimensions and prices are provided in the catalog.

Date: 2006

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325975

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.117

Cohasset Colonials by Hagerty, spring 1995, March 15 to May 15, Parker Avenue, Cohasset, Mass.

Hagerty offers furniture kits for home assembly which are reproductions of colonial pieces.

Date: 1995

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325976

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.118

Architectural designs, special expanded issue! 250 top selling home plans, volume 17-4, Architectural Designs, 274 Riverside Avenue, Westport, Connecticut

The magazine has sections defined by square footage with floor plans dimensions and descriptions. Customers can select from these and order blueprint packages.

Date: 2000

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325977

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.156

Sketch book of the Philadelphia & Boston Face Brick Co., 26th edition, 165 Milk Street, Boston, Mass.

1 trade catalog : illustrations ; 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325988

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.004.015

Trade card, F. Bockelmann, house, sign & fresco painter, office No. 390 Broadway, South Boston, Mass.

Text on the lower portion of the card reads "Residence 610 Fifth Street."

Date: 1870-1890

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325989

Ref. Code: EP001.01.085.01.01.026

Witchal from the woods to relieve pain, E.E. Dickinson & Co., Essex, Connecticut

A witch figure holds a bottle of Witchal, the witch hazel product, in the cover image. The properties and uses of the product are described in the pamphlet.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325990

Ref. Code: EP001.01.076.01.02.037

Majolica, catalogue of Majolica, Brooke Weidner, publisher, Phoenixville Majolica, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania

The catalog is a reproduction of the 1884 Griffen Smith & Co. catalog. A Company history written by Brooke Weidner is inside the front cover. There is a loose letterhead sheet with information for collections

Date: 1960

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325993

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.004.012

Now you can plan your kitchen the Youngstown way, Youngstown Kitchens by Mullins Manufacturing Corporation, Warren, Ohio

The catalog has 44 cut-out models of Youngstown cabinets and cabinet sinks, stove and refrigerator cut-outs and kitchen wall cut-outs to be manipulated for the creation of a "dream" kitchen.

Date: 1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325996

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.078

Handbill, Shaker and new Tariff Ranges, Taunton Iron Works Co., Taunton, Mass.

Reasons for purchasing the ranges are listed on the item verso. In the image Greely and his party look on as an Inuit greets them. A dead polar bear is on the ground. In the center of the image is a stove. A dog sled and Greely's ship are in the background. The illustration caption reads "Lieut. Gre...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 325998

Ref. Code: EP001.01.006.03.04.028

Just a few buildings by McFarland, Colby & McFarland, architects, Boston, Mass.

The first half of the publication is photographs of churches, armories and houses in Massachusetts and New Hampshire designed by the firm. The second half contains advertisements for building firms who worked on the properties.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326000

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.157