Historic New England

Costumes of all nations, Zululand, The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, 1892

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Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267583

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.02.074

Revised F.S. Front Section, Living Room, Section G.G., See #20, Chase House, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 11, 1929

1 section : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-11

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

GUSN: 267634

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.058

Interior Elevations of Front Loggia, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 9, 1929

1 sheet of elevations : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-09

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

GUSN: 267635

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.060

F.S. Cast Stone Details, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., undated

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

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

GUSN: 267636

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.061

Door Frames, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., undated

Includes two drawings: "F.S.D. For Front Door & Door From Living Rm. to Terrace" and "F.S.D. of Door Frames For Golf Room Door, Servants' Porch & Sleeping Porch Door."

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

GUSN: 267637

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.062

Details of Library Fireplace, House at Brookline, Mass. for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Nov. 15, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-15

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

GUSN: 267638

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.063

Staircase Details, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 25-26, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-25 - 1929-11-26

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

GUSN: 267639

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.064

Terrace Details, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 21, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-21

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

GUSN: 267640

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.065

Wrought Iron Balustrade, Terrace, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 21, 1929

1 sheet of elevations : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-21

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

GUSN: 267641

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.066

F.S.D. of Wood Columns, Terrace, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., undated

Shows two different capitals, ionic and composition ionic, by the Emmel Co. in Boston, Mass.

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

GUSN: 267642

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.067

Typical Sections, Drawings of House for Mrs. Talbot C. Chase, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 26, 1929

1 sheet of sections : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-26

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

GUSN: 267643

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.068

Trade card for St. Nicholas, sewing machines, No. 197 Westminster Street, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

Seashells decorate the card for the St. Nicholas business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267644

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.002

Trade card for The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, undated

Customers are warned against imitators on the card verso. The Relief Committee offered different brands of sewing machines to needy women after the Chicago Fire and the majority chose Singer Machines. The image caption reads "As ye sew so shall ye rip."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267645

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.003

Lighting for hotels, A. Ward Hendrickson & Co., Inc., 337 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York

Text inside the portfolio reads "This is the first in a series of planning portfolios on lighting after the war." A pamphlet provides suggestions on planning for the renovation of hotel lighting after World War II. There are five sample drawings by Chester B. Price. "The murals and Back Bar silhouet...

Date: 1944

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267646

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.023

Lighting goes dramatic for the postwar drugstore, another postwar lighting perspective presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

GE products can be used in the lighting designs by J. Gordon Lippincott for the postwar drugstore.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267647

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.024

Trade card for the Household Sewing Machine, Providence, Rhode Island, undated

I.S. Donovan in Montpelier, Vermont deals in sewing machines, pianos, organs and organettes. J.P. Donovan has a Five Cent Store which sells attachments, needles and parts for all machines.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267648

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.004

Lighting that attracts and pleases for the modern restaurant, another postwar lighting perspective presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

The restaurant and bar lighting designs are done by John Gordon Rideout and Ernst Payer using GE products.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267649

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.025

Trade card for The Singer Manufacturing Co., New York, New York, undated

Customers are warned against imitators on the card verso. The Relief Committee offered different brands of sewing machines to needy women after the Chicago Fire and the majority chose Singer Machines. Stamped text on the front of the card reads "Principal Office, 68 Church Street, Burlington, Vt, Ge...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267650

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.005

Flexible lighting to step up furniture and appliance displays, another postwar lighting perspective presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Edwin H. Silverman and Abraham Levy have designed lighting displays using GE products.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267651

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.026

Extra values that help swing the sale, selected lighting ideas by Lightolier, Lightolier, Inc., Jersey City, New Jersey

Lightolier describes how its products can increase home sales with advantageously placed lighting fixtures. A postcard is included for more information on Lightoliers.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267652

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.027

Trade card for Wheeler & Wilson New No. 9, Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1888

Wheeler & Wilson's New High-Arm Family Sewing Machine, the No. 9, is described on the card verso. The item is available from J.G. Washburn, dealer in pictures & frames, pianos & organs, in Bath, Maine. A young girl reads a book and her mother holds a parrot next to the sewing machine.

Date: 1888

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267653

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.006

Flexible modern Lytecaster by Lightolier, 11 East 36th Street, New York City and 1267 Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois

The flexibility of the Lytecaster fixture is described in the brochure. Text on the front of the item reads "A.I.A. File No. 31-F-23."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267654

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.028

Magazine of light, vol. 15, no. 1, Lamp Department, General Electric Company, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

The issue focuses on department and specialty store lighting and sports field lighting. Text on the front cover reads, "Major leagues will play 247 night games in 1946." The item is classified as "A.I.A. 31-F."

Date: 1946-05-01

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267656

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.029

Trade card for the Household Sewing Machine Co., Providence, Rhode Island, undated

Two young girls walk inside a miniature village in the card image. The Household Sewing Machine Office is located at 159 Main Street, Satucket Block, Brockton, Massachusetts. E.W. Gorham's Club & Subscription Agency is also located on the Satucket Block over the Public Library.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267657

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.007

Automotive

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267658

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.001

Lighting equipment, reflectors by Brand, The Brand Company, designers and manufacturers, 237 Albany Street, Boston, Mass.

Technical specifications for lighting fixtures for stores, churches, hospitals, taverns, gymnasiums and theaters are described in the item. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File No. 31-F-237."

Date: 1935

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267664

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.030

Bicycles

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267659

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.002

Carriages

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267660

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.003

Garages

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267661

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.004

Pottery and china

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267662

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.005

Vacuum cleaners

File

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267663

Ref. Code: EP001.12.004.006

Better kitchens for homes and apartments, 2nd ed., McDougall Co., Frankfort, Indiana

Interior design ideas are described using McDougall cabinets.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267665

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.001

Some luminaire suggestions from the new G.E. Lighting Institute, General Electric, Engineering Division, Lamp Department, Cleveland, Ohio

General Electric products for commercial buildings and homes are described in the pamphlet.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267667

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.031

Art Metal kitchens, Art Metal Construction Company, Jamestown, New York

The advantages of using kitchen cabinets designed by the business are described in photographs and text. The second image is from page 4 of the pamphlet.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267668

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.002

Lighting planned for profit in Lowry's, La Grange, Ill., by Wentworth M. Potter, Engineering Division, Lamp Department, Cleveland, Ohio

The lighting in Lowry's clothing store for children is designed to support and increase sales. The article is reprinted from the "Magazine of Light," no 5, issue 1946.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267670

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.032

Answers to your kitchen planning questions, General Electric Appliances, Louisville, Kentucky

General Electric model kitchens and electric kitchens are described for potential customers.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267673

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.003

Trade card for the Household Sewing Machine Co., Providence, Rhode Island, undated

Two little girls compare dolls in the card image. The Household Sewing Machine Office is located at 159 Main Street, Satucket Block, Brockton, Massachusetts. E.W. Gorham's Club & Subscription Agency is also located on the Satucket Block over the Public Library.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267669

Ref. Code: EP001.01.102.03.03.008

Wall to wall lighting for tomorrow's office, another architectural lighting design presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Modernization for office light is shown in designs by Louis E. McAllister for General Electric.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267672

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.033

Super service with light, another architectural lighting design presented by the Lamp Department, General Electric, Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio

Gas station designs by George Cooper Rudolph have display cases outside to entice customers.

Date: 1940s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267676

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.034

Maytag Jetclean Dishwashers, Maytag, Newton, Iowa

The advantages and functions of the Maytag Jetclean Dishwasher is described in the pamphlet.

Date: 1980s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267678

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.004

F.S. Detail of Head Library, Section H-H, See Sheet #20, Chase House, Revised Nov. 8, 1929

1 sheet of details : pencil on trace

Date: 1929-11-08

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

GUSN: 267675

Ref. Code: AR004.001.003.002.059

New Rochester Lamp, manufactured by Bridgeport Brass Co., office & factories, Bridgeport, Connecticut

Rochester Lamp models are described in the catalog. A separate price list for the items and a flyer for the banquet lamp are included. The salesroom is at 19 Murray Street in New York City.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267679

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.035

Why KitchenAid is the most wanted, Hobart Manufacturing Co., Troy, Ohio

Thie benefits of KitchenAid dishwashers are described for potential customers. The product is available from Breckenridge, Inc., 262 Newbury Street, Boston, Massachusettts.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267681

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.005

G-E Slimline and Circline Lamps seen in many roles, combining articles by C.M. Cutler and J.L. Tugman, from the Magazine of light, Nos. 2 and 3 issues

The use of Circline and Slimline Lamps in department, drug and specialty stores is shown in the pamphlet.

Date: 1945

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267682

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.036

Handy reference book for kitchen planners, Morandi-Proctor, kitchen equipment specialists, Morandi-Proctor Company, Inc., 25 Garvey Street, Everett, Mass.

The business manufactures kitchen equipment for hospitals, institutions, schools, cafeterias, hotels and restaurants. Company history is described with photographs of the factory interior. An illustration of a Morandi designed kitchen in the Revere Hotel is on page 16. The Morandi Hub Dish Washer fr...

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267683

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.006

Step-saving U kitchen, designed by Lenore Sater Thye, plans by J. Robert Dodge, Bureau of Human Nutrition and Home Economics, Agricultural Research Administration, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.

The components of a U kitchen are the mixing, vegetable preparation, dishwashing, cooking, serving, dining and planning centers. The pamphlet was issued in March 1948 and slightly revised in April 1949.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267685

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.007

Sylva Ring Incandescent Fixtures, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., Ipswich, Mass.

A cover letter promotes the use of the products with two attachments. "Sylvania Sylva-Ring Fixtures," by R.R. Ramsay is a newsletter with specifications for the products. "Sylvania Sylva-Ring Fixtures" has images and further description of the fixtures.

Date: 1951-05-25

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267686

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.037

St. Charles custom kitchen styling, St. Charles Manufacturing Co., St. Charles, Illinois

Colors, wood finishes and handle styles are shown as samples and in kitchen models. A separate letter from Homer Price, the advertising and sales promotion manager is included with a sheet listing the St. Charles dealers in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Date: 1965

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 267687

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.008