Historic New England

Light for tomorrow's food store, by James M. Ketch, The co-operative merchandiser, Pontiac, Illinois

The benefits of modern lighting in grocery stores are described by an illuminating engineer from the General Electric Company. "The co-operative merchandiser" is published by the Cooperative Food Distributors of America.

Date: 1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267404

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.003

Royal Hotel, St. John, N.B., The Raymond & Doherty Co., Ltd., St. John, N.B., Canada

The hotel features and amenities are described for the prospective guest. Text stamped on the back cover reads "From Railway Hotel & S.S. Adv. Co., 220 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267407

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.012

Bubble collection, designed by George Nelson and manufactured by The Howard Miller Clock Co., Zeeland, Michigan

Bubble Lamp styles, designed by George Nelson, are described in the item. The national distributor is Richards Morgenthau, Inc., 225 Fifth Avenue, New York and 1215 Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267406

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.004

Authentic reproductions of antique lighting fixtures, by I. Sack Cabinet Hardware Co., 85 Charles Street, Boston, Mass. and 658 Lexington Avenue, New York

The Company sells reproductions of antique sconces, lamps, chandeliers and lanterns. The item has 61 numbered pages but some are missing. The inside of the front folder cover has a discount label attached.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267408

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.005

Lodge at Smugglers' Notch, Stowe, Vermont

The Lodge amenities and surrounding attractions in the Green Mountains are described in the brochure.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267410

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.013

Hotel Rogers, Lebanon Hotel Co., Lebanon, New Hampshire

Mileage from New Hampshire and Vermont cities and towns is listed in the brochure. Interior photographs display the property features.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267411

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.014

Albo-Carbon Light, season 1888-89, The Albo-Carbon Light Co. of Canada, Waddell Building, 28 St. John Street, Montréal, Canada

The brochure has gas lamp styles and provides customer testimonials.

Date: 1888-1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267412

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.007

Alpine, Bethlehem, New Hampshire

The features and amenities of the Alpine Hotel are described with mileage from cities and towns.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267413

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.015

Rochester Lamp, manufactured by Edward Miller & Co., 10 & 12 College Place, 66 Park Place, New York, New York

Rochester Lamp styles are described for customers. The Company factories are located at Meriden, Connecticut. The Boston store is located at 38 Pearl Street.

Date: 1889

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267414

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.008

Barron's White Mountain Hotels, season 1880, A.T. & O.F. Barron, proprietors, White Mountains, New Hampshire

Twin Mountain, Fabyan, and Crawford House hotels are described in the pamphlet with points of interest and mileage.

Date: 1880

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267415

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.016

There are lamps and there are Lightolier lamps, Lightolier, 11 East 36th Street, New York, New York

The use of Lightolier lamps in designing home lighting is described. The product meets the Nela Park Laboratories' home lighting recipes. The ad is from the November 1950 issue of "Better homes and gardens" magazine. Lightolier has offices in Chicago and San Francisco.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267416

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.009

Ferncroft and Camps, Wonalancet, New Hampshire

The Ferncroft property is described with rates and tourist activities.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267418

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.017

Light to build customer traffic, another architectural lighting design presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Lighting as an architectural factor in building customer traffic in department stores is described. Architects Walter Wurdeman and Wlton Becket present their designs.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267417

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.010

Standard of residential lighting, Riddle Decorative Lighting Fitments, The Edward N. Riddle Company, Toledo, Ohio

Decorative lighting fixtures for the home are described with the Riddle Planning Service.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267419

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.011

Intervale House, Herbert S. Mudgett, proprietor, Intervale, New Hampshire

The amenities and activities of the summer resort are described for potential visitors.

Date: ca. 1900

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267420

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.018

Sylvania Sylva-Ring Incandescent Silver Bowl Lighting Fixtures, price schedule 510 supplement A, Sylvania Electric Lighting Fixtures, Ipswich, Mass.

Specifications for the light fixtures are described on the front and verso of the sheet.

Date: 1951-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267421

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.012

Starin's Glen Island, John H. Starin, proprietor, office, Pier 18 N.R., Foot Cortlandt Street, New York, New York

Glen Island, a summer day resort, offers clambakes, concerts and other attractions for visitors arriving by steamboat. The verso of the item has an image of Glen Island in Long Island Sound.

Date: 1881

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267422

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.019

Glengae, Walter E.Gay, proprietor, New London, New Hampshire

The features of Glengae House are described with directions to the property.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267424

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.020

Lightolier, Lightolier Company, Jersey City, New Jersey

Background on the Lightolier Company and its design philosophy is described. The article is reproduced from "Industrial design," Whitney Publications, Inc., 1957. Two loose sheets describe the Circulite a fluorescent lamp available from the Company.

Date: 1957

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267423

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.013

Wolcott, hotel, Thirty-first Street by Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

The features and amenities of the Hotel Wolcott are described for potential guests.

Date: ca. 1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267426

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.001

'Tis of the home we speak, The Price-McKinlock Co., 156-160 Pearl Street, Boston, Mass.

The Price-McKinlock Company makes the case for incorporating pre-selected lighting fixtures into the home design process.

Date: 1908

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267425

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.014

Ultimate in lighting, catalog no. 34, The Edwin F. Guth Company, 2615 Washington Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri

The Guth Company manufactures lighting for commercial buildings. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File No. 31 F 23."

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267428

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.015

Hotel Somerset, Commonwealth Avenue and Charlesgate East, Boston, Mass.

The Hotel Somerset is described with a list of Boston attractions. A Boston map and New England map guide the tourist to the city and Hotel.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267427

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.021

Long Trail Lodge, owned and operated by the Green Mountain Club, Sherburn Pass, Rutland, Vermont

The features and location of the Long Trail Lodge are described. A map shows the Lodge's location in relation to other Green Mountain and Vermont points of interest. The item was distributed by the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Date: 1920s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267429

Ref. Code: EP001.12.015.002.022

Edison light, vol. 2, no.1, May 1904, The Edison Electric Illuminating Company of Boston, 3 Head Place, Boston, Mass.

Photographs of Boston businesses which have electric lighting are used to promote the Company's work. A bust of Thomas Alva Edison is shown on the front cover.

Date: 1904

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267430

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.016

Contemporary lighting coordinates by Lightolier, Lightolier Company, Jersey City, New Jersey

Pendant lighting designs created by Lightolier are described in the item. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File No. 31-F-23/Brochure No. 62A."

Date: 1965

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267431

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.017

Cutlery

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267432

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.001

Art Metal Adjustable Fluorescent Worklite, designed and manufactured by The Art Metal Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Specifications for the desk lamp are described in the circular. The item has a label from the "Building reporter" published by the Architectural Forum.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267433

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.018

Lighting completely planned, another architectural lighting design presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Theodore Criley, Jr., architect, has lighting designs for the postwar home using GE products.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267434

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.019

Glassware

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267435

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.002

Magazine of light, vol. 15, no. 5, 1946, architects edition, Lamp Department, General Electric Company, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

The issue covers the new GE Lighting Institute and articles on the connection between lighting and sales. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. 31-F."

Date: 1946-10-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267436

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.020

Kitchens, appliances and cookware

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267437

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003

Magazine of light, vol. 15, no. 4, architects ed., Lamp Department, General Electric Company, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Flash photography is highlighted in the issue. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. 31-F."

Date: 1946-09-05

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267438

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.021

Incandescent lighting, catalog 153, The Art Metal Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Lamp and lighting fixtures are described with a price list. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File 31F2."

Date: 1953

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267440

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.022

Details of Dining Room, (This Drawing Supercedes No. 15), Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Feb. 15, 1930

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1930-02-15

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267441

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.028

Wood Paneling in Library, Revised From Drawing No. 13, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase at Brookline, Mass., Mar. 17, 1930

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1930-01-08

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267442

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.029

Section A-A, undated

A sheet for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase's residence in Brookline entitled Section A-A, possibly unfinished.

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267443

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.030

Revised Second Floor Plan, Mr. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Sept. 3, 1929

1 plan : graphite and colored pencil on trace

Date: 1929-09-03

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267444

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.031

Revised Third Floor Plan, Mr. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Sept. 3, 1929

1 plan : graphite and colored pencil on trace

Date: 1929-09-03

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267445

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.032

Unfinished floor plan on trace, residence for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., undated

1 architectural drawing : pencil on trace

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267446

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.033

Second Floor Plan, undated

1 floor plan : pencil on trace

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267447

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.034

Unfinished sketch on trace, residence for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., undated

1 sketch : pencil on trace

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267448

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.035

Untitled floor plan on trace, residence for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., undated

1 floor plan : graphite and colored pencil on trace

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267449

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.036

Detail of Radiator Casings, Mrs. Talbot C. Chase House, March 20, 1930

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1930-03-20

Collection: Arthur Little and Herbert W.C. Browne architectural collection

GUSN: 267450

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.037

Furnishings for summer homes, Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, Mass.

Furniture sets for different areas of the summer home are described such as the terrace, living room, library, guest room and maid's room. Jordan Marsh has a free interior decorators' service for customers.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267451

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.062

Catalog, Paine's Furniture Company, Canal, Market and Friend Streets, Boston, Mass.

Detailed drawings show the range of furniture pieces available from Paine's. The front and back covers are missing with the catalog starting on page 3. Page 4 has an illustration of the Manufacturing Department.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267452

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.063

Paine's Furniture Company, Canal, Market and Friend Streets, Boston, Mass.

Furniture items carried by the business are shown in detailed drawings with descriptions and prices. A first floor salesroom and staircase is shown on page 96.

Date: 1880s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267453

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.064