Historic New England

Garage bulletin from J.G. Deering & Son, J. G. Deering & Son, 14 Elm Street, Biddeford, Maine

A bulletin showing exterior illustrations of some new garages offered by the company.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335996

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.004.011

How to read blueprints, a USG advisory service prepared to help key personnel in the building industry, this manual produced by the United States Gypsum Company, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois

The item provides guidance for non-professional people in the building trades in reading and using blueprints and similar architectural drawings.

Date: 1963, undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335997

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.077

House for the growing income, a three-room cottage wtih additions, designed by Eldred Mowery, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, Transportation Building, Washington, D.C.

The catalog shows exterior illustrations and floor plans for house designs offered by the company.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 335998

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.207

Yours for care-free living with Homasote, Homasote Company, Trenton, New Jersey

Trade catalog showing the extrior view and floor plans for a variety of houses that can be built with the insulation boarrd the company offers.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 336000

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.016

Picnic tables, United States Department of the Interior & National Park Service, Washington, D.C.

The booklet explains the purpose and constuction of picnic tables and what to consider when picking one for use in a park.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 336003

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.039

Fire place construction plans and fixtures, the Fischer & Jirouch Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Pamphlet featuring plans for fireplaces and fireplace accessories offered by the company.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 336004

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.004.019

New England Homes, Inc., design collection, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The catalog shows exterior illustrations and floor plans for house designs offered by the company.

Date: 1963, undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 336005

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.208

Great ideas for second homes, a portfolio of 20 distinguished new designs in plywood, American Plywood Association, 119 A Street, Tacoma, Washington

Trade catalog featuring exterior illustratiosn and floor plans for house designes offered by the company.

Date: 1969

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 336007

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.209

Let's build a living legend together, Ward Cabin Co., cedar log homes, Houlton, Maine

The catalog features exterior illustrations and floor plans for cabin designs offered by the company. There is an attached business card for the regional director of sales for the company, a price list, and five loose sheets related to ordering materials from the company.

Date: 1983

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 336009

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.210

Weyerhaeuser 4-square homes, Weyerhaeuser Sales Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota

The box contains a set of materials from the Weyerhaeuser Corporation about thier 4-square homes. This includes three different trade catalogs featuring illustrations of house designs the comapny offers, several blank ordering forms, 14 different house plans, a letter about ordering a 4-square home,...

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 336010

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.211