Historic New England

Notice, Braun Grass Catcher, John Braun & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The leaflet has an illustration of a Braun Patented Catcher which can be attached to a lawn mower with roller brackets. The catcher was patented on March 18, 1893.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330097

Ref. Code: EP001.01.053.01.01.018

List of parts and directions for use of the Great American Ball Bearing Lawn Mower, Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The parts are numbered with a price list. There are directions for adjusting the ball bearings and the blade knife.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330098

Ref. Code: EP001.01.053.01.01.019

Everything for the garden 1932, Peter Henderson & Co., 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, New York

Vegetables, flowers, gardening implements, fertilizers and insecticides are described for customers. There is an extensive listing of gardening books. The front cover illustration is captioned "Mount Vernon Va. the home of George Washington." Information on page 2 of the catalog states the cover is...

Date: 1932

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330100

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.068

Trade card, Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Co., Boston, Mass.

The image caption reads "Bull dog garden hose, the kind that lasts longest."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330101

Ref. Code: EP001.01.099.01.01.017

Two pieces of string, Bowker Fertilizer Company, 43 Chatham Street, Boston and 27 Beaver Street, New York

The business carries Stockbridge and Bowker manures for different crops.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330103

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.069

Beautify your home and make your garden bring in most of your living, Reilly Brothers Nurseries, 1 Reilly Road, Dansville, New York

The business carries trees, fruit trees, flowers and shrubs. It is also known as the "Oasis Nurseries." There is an order form and a loose business reply envelope.

Date: 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330105

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.070

Quaker Hill Nurseries, Newark, New York

Bushes, flowers, tree and fruit trees are described for potential customers. Suggestions for planting on various small house lots is provided.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330106

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.071

Book of gardens, a treatise on American and foreign bulbs for outdoor and indoor culture, published by John Scheepers, Inc., 522 Fifth Avenue, corner 44th Street, New York, New York

Freesias, daffodils, tulips, irises, peonies and lilies are the flowers described in detail. Collaborators listed on the title page verso are: Mrs. Edward Harding, Mrs. Francis King, Mrs. Louise Beebe Wilder and the Rev. Joseph Jacob.

Date: 1920

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330119

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.092

Nurserymen's color plate book, Christy, Inc. Rochester, New York

Trees, flowers and fruit are show in large colorized photographs with descriptions. The impact of landscaping is shown in one before and after home photograph in the front of the item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330121

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.072

Historic gardens of New England, by Mary H. Northend, The Mentor, vol. 4, no. 9, serial no. 109, June 15, 1916, The Mentor Association, 52 East 19th Street, New York, New York

There are six plates of gardens from historic properties in New England: Longfellow's Garden, Cambridge, Mass., the Moulton Garden, Newburyport, Mass., the Derby Garden, Salem, Mass., the Hoffman Garden, Salem, Mass., the Peabody Garden, Salem, Mass. and the Wendell Garden, Portsmouth, N.H. The des...

Date: 1916-06-15

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 330123

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.073

John Gilman house, Tiverton, R.I.

Set of five architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. John Gilman in Tiverton, Rhode Island (commission #1522) including three elevations and two plans. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot. Alterations include the addition of a living room and office wing.

Date: 1954

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330124

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1522

I. Alan Balfour (developer) house, Cape Cottage, Maine

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for developer I. Alan Balfour in Cape Cottage, Maine (commission #1523) including four elevations and three plans. All drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Drawings depict a one-story house with a saltbox garage, a wood shingle roof, and a c...

Date: 1954

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330125

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1523

Hyman B. Ullian house, Chatham, Mass.

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Hyman B. Ullian in Chatham, Massachusetts (commission #1525) including four elevations, eight plans, one plot plan, one cross section, two framing plans, and six details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey or Warren J. ...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330127

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1525

John Wills house, York Harbor, Maine

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. John Wills in York Harbor, Maine (commission #1526) including two elevations, two plans, one rendering, and three details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Richard Wills. Drawings depict a one-story Cape house. House has living ro...

Date: 1954

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330129

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1526

John Wills house, York Harbor, Maine

Set of four architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. John Wills in York Harbor, Maine (commission #1526-A) including two elevations and two plans. Alteratins include the addition of a new kitchen, two bedrooms, and carport.

Date: 1963

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330131

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1526-A

Margaret Sweetser house, Durham, N.H.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Margaret Sweetser in Durham, New Hampshire (commission #1527) including three elevations, three plans, one rendering, one cross section, and nine details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; some drawings are dated...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330132

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1527

William Voorneveld Jr. house, Nantucket, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. William Voorneveld Jr. in Nantucket, Massachusetts (commission #1528) including two elevations, one plan, and four details. Alterations include the addition of wing with kitchen, laundry, lavatory, and dining ...

Date: 1954-1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330134

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1528

Dennis J. Looney house, Nantucket, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. Dennis J. Looney, in Nanttucket, Massachusetts (commission #1530) including three elevations, two plans, and two details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Robert E. Minot or Richard Wills. Alterations include a lvi...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330135

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1530

William W. Winter house, New Canaan, Conn.

Set of six architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. William W. Winter in New Canaan, Connecticut (commission #1532) including two elevations, two plans, one plot plan, and one rendering. Most drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills, some drawings ar...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330136

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1532

Frank Weissman (builder) house, Upper Brookville, New York

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Frank Weissman in Upper Brookville, New York (commission #1533) including four elevations, four plans, one rendering, one cross section, and one detail. Most drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey. Drawings depict a two-story extended Ca...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330137

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1533

Ernest F. Leathem house, Lincoln, Massachusetts

Set of thirty-eight architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F. Leathem in Lincoln, Massachusetts (commission #1534) including five elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one cross section, one interior sketch, and twenty-seven details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Merton S....

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330139

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1534

W. Edward Taylor house, Fairfield, Connecticut

Set of twenty-two architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. W. Edward Taylor in Fairfield, Connecticut (commission #1535) including four elevations, three plans, three plot plans, one rendering, and eleven details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Warren J. Rhoter or Richard Wills. Dr...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330141

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1535

Framingham National Bank, Ashland, Mass.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of bank building for Framingham National Bank in Ashland, Massachusetts (commission #1536) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one topographic map, one cross section, one lighting plan, one rendering, and five details. Some drawings are sign...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330143

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1536

Paul E. Thorson house, Setauket, N.Y.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Paul E. Thorson in Setauket, New York (commission #1537) including six elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one rendering, one interior elevation, and six details. Most drawings are signed and dated by Royal Barry Wills, Ken Duprey, John Howard, ...

Date: 1955-1959

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330145

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1537

William Wallis house, Waltham, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for William Wallis in Waltham, Massachusetts (commission #1538) including two elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one topographic map, one rendering, and one interior elevation. Most drawings are signed by Warren J. Rhoter. Topographic map is by civil e...

Date: 1955-1956

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330147

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1538

Charles S. Sykes house, Springfield, Penn.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Sykes in Springfield, Pennsylvania (commission #1541) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and nine details. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style house with two front dormers, a o...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330149

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1541

Edward L. Dewhirst house, Belmont, Mass.

Thirteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Dewhirst in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330159

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.DewhirstE

Lillian L. Wright house, Milton, Mass.

Fifteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Lillian L. Wright in Milton, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330160

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.WrightL

Willard Howard house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Twenty black-and-white photographic prints of house in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1939 for Willard Howard.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330161

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HowardW

Walter L. Barker house, Nashua, N.H.

Thirty-two black-and-white photographic prints of house in Nashua, New Hampshire designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1955 for Walter L. Barker.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330162

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.BarkerW

John Lyman house, Springfield, Mass.

Eight black-and-white photographic prints of house in Springfield, Massachusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1941 for John Lyman.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330163

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.LymanJ

Carl E. Hine house, Springfield, Mass.

Thirteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1941 for Carl E. Hine in Springfield, Massachusetts. Floorplan of kitchen and eating area do not match architectural drawings.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330164

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HineC

Frederic Hinds house, Ipswich, Mass.

Fourteen black-and-white photographic prints of house designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1939 for Frederic Hinds in Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330165

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.HindsF

Roger W. Gates house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Nine black-and-white photographic prints of house in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1931 for Roger W. Gates.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330166

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.GatesR

James E. Nesworthy house, Winchester, Mass.

Four black-and-white photographic prints of house in North Falmouth, Massaschusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1949 for Benjamin F. Kraus. House depicted differs slightly from associated architectural drawings.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330167

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.KrausB

George F. Quimby house, Wellesley, Mass.

Two black-and-white photographic prints of house in Wellesley, Massachusetts designed by Royal Barry Wills in 1928 for George F. Quimby.

Date: undated

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330168

Ref. Code: AR029.04.03.QuimbyG

Edmund W. Nutter house, East Bridgewater, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Edmund W. Nutter in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts (commission #1543) including three elevations, two plans, one interior elevation, and three details. Also present are seven blueprints of drawings for original house dated 194...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330171

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1543

Dorothy Nutter house, East Bridgewater, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Dorothy Nutter in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts (commission #2955). Detail drawings depict additional alterations to commission #1543. Alterations include bookcases, a box window, and a fireplace mantel.

Date: 2006

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330172

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.2955

Carl A. Runberg house, South Ashburnham, Mass.

Set of fourteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Runberg in South Ashburnham, Massachusetts (commission #1544) including three elevations, two plans, one cross section, one rendering, and seven details. Drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Richard Wills; most drawings ...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330173

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1544

William G. Burt house, Weston, Mass.

Set of nineteen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for William G. Burt in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1545) including ten elevations, seven plans, and two details. Some drawings are signed by Robert E. Minot. Eight of the drawings have no commission number and have the n...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330175

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1545

Thomas E. Cargill Jr. house, Boxford, Mass.

Set of twenty-seven architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Cargill Jr. in Boxford, Massachusetts (commission #1548) including four elevations, three plans, two cross sections, one interior elevation, one framing plan, one rendering, and fifteen details. Most drawings are signed b...

Date: 1955-1956

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330177

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1548

John Coburn house, Needham, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. John Coburn in Needham, Massachusetts (commission #1549) including three elevations, two plans, one framing plan, one rendering, and one detail. Rendering is signed by Royal Barry Wills. Most drawings are dated. ...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330178

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1549

Sam G. Baggett house, Framingham, Mass.

Set of nineteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Sam G. Baggett in Framingham, Massachusetts (commission #1550) including three elevations, two plans, one plot plan, three renderings, one sketch, and nine details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills, Merton S. Barrows, or J...

Date: 1957-1958

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330179

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1550

James E. Nesworthy house, Weston, Mass.

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. James E. Nesworthy in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1551) including three elevations, two plans, one plot plan, one rendering, and six details. Some drawings are signed by Royal Barry Wills or Warren J. Rhoter; some drawings are d...

Date: 1955-1956

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330181

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1551

James E. Nesworthy house, Weston, Mass.

Set of architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. James E. Nesworthy in Weston, Massachusetts (commission #1551-A) including three elevations, one plan, and one detail. Some drawings are signed and dated by John F. Howard. Alterations include a porch and garage addi...

Date: 1961

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330182

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1551-A

Grace Ellen Belcher house, Longmeadow, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Mrs. Grace Ellen Belcher in Longmeadow, Massachusetts (commission #1552) including four elevations, two plans, one cross section, and two details. Some drawings are signed and dated by Ken Duprey, Robert E. Minot, or Warren J. Rhoter. Drawings depic...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330183

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1552

Edward L. Dewhirst house, Belmont, Mass.

Set of twenty-three architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Dewhirst in Belmont, Massachusetts (commission #1555) including three elevations, three plans, one cross section, one plot plan, one topographic map, one rendering, and thirteen details. Most drawings are signed and dated...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330185

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1555

Morton Grossman house, Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Set of seventeen architectural drawings for alterations to existing house for Mr. and Mrs. Morton Grossman in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (commission #1556) including three elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one sketch, two renderings, and seven details. Some drawings are signed and dated by R...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330186

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1556

Robert Kiehl house, Summit, N.J.

Set of twenty-three architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kiehl in Summit, New Jersey (commission #1557) including four elevations, three plans, one plot plan, one sketch, one interior elevation, one rendering, and twelve details. Drawings depict a two-story Cape Cod-style hous...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330187

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1557

James W. Zarbock house, Westport, Conn.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Mr. and Mrs. James W. Zarbock in Westport, Connecticut (commission #1560) including four elevations, three plans, and two details. Drawings depict a two-story Gambrel Cape Cod-style house with a clapboard and flush board exterior. House has a livin...

Date: 1955

Collection: Royal Barry Wills Associates architectural collection, 1925-2013 (bulk 1920s-1980)

GUSN: 330189

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1560

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