Historic New England

Robert Abbott house, Winchester, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings for alterations to house for Robert Abbott in Winchester, Massachusetts (commission #357-A) including elevations and plans. Two drawings are dated and initialed by draftsperson. Drawings depict kitchen alterations to house dated 1949 and living room alterations...

Date: 1944-1959

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

GUSN: 327257

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.357-A

There's always room in any room for St. Regis Panelyte, St. Regis Paper Co. Panelyte Division, Trenton, New Jersey

Panelyte can be used for custom-built interiors and on-the-job installations of kitchens and bathrooms. The product is available through Holt and Bugbee Co., 248 Medford Street, Charlestown, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327279

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.023

Cyclo-Core Carbide-Tipped Rotary Bits go through for you, drilling 1/4" to 6" diameter holes in vitreous tile and hard concrete, New England Carbide Tool Company, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.

The drill bit is described in detail. There is a price list inside the brochure.

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327281

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.027

1/8" to 1 1/2" diameter rotary drilling in soft or medium masonry use Cyclo-Twist Carbide-Tipped Bits, New England Carbide Tool Company, Inc., Cambridge, Mass.

The drill bit is described in detail. There is a price list inside the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327283

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.028

Expansion bolts, screw anchors, masonry drills, the inseparables, catalog 49, manufactured by the Rawlplug Company, Inc., 271 Church Street, New York, New York

The advantages, descriptions and dimensions for various tools are provided for customers. The products are available from E.H. Barbour Company, 251 Vassar Street, Cambridge, Mass.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327285

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.029

Book of Brosco woodwork designs, the permanent furniture of your home, Brockway-Smith-Haigh-Lovell Company, Boston, Mass.

The catalog has their complete line of millwork, Andersen wood window units and Morgan doors and built-ins.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327286

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.020

Design for better living, appliances, The Coleman Company, Inc., Wichita, Kansas

The catalog has stoves, radiant heaters, camp stoves, trailer ranges, lamps and lanterns. The products are available from J.E. Ward, 361 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

Date: 1949

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327289

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.042

Oriental reproductions by Karastan, Karastan Rug Mills, 295 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

Select rugs are described for customers and there is a list of distributors. The business also has offices in Chicago and San Francisco.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327292

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.001.023

Nu-Wood Tile, more quietness more beauty for your ceilings! Wood Conversion Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota

The acoustical and plain surface wood tile for walls and ceilings is described in the brochure. The product is available from Lexington Lumber Corporation, 57 Bedford Street, Lexington, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327341

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.012

Decorating ideas for today's living with Armstrong Linoleum, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster Pennsylvania

Armstrong Linoleum is used to transform living room, dining room, kitchen and bedroom areas. There are four loose items: 1)A small sheet addressed to the customer requesting the booklet. 2)Decorator's Data Sheet. 3)Living-Dining Porch floor plan. 4)Modern fashion in floors sheet.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327342

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.025

Flexrock building maintenance materials, Flexrock Company, Filbert & Cuthbert, west of 36th, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The company manufactures products for industrial building flooring and maintenance. A business card is stapled to the front cover for a sales person located at 751 Little Bldg., Boston, Mass.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327343

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.026

Facts about insulation for your home, Wood Conversion Company, First National Bank Bldg., St. Paul, Minnesota

The advantages of using "Balsam-Wool" and "Nu-Wood" in your home is described.

Date: 1953

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327350

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.013

Gold Bond Fireproof Rock Wool Insulation, National Gypsum Company, Buffalo, New York

Specifications and application directions are provided for the insulation. A price list is included for the different types of insulation. Text on the cover reads "A.I.A. File 37-B." The products are carried by Lexington Lumber Corporation, 57 Bedford Street, Lexington, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327351

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.014

Comfort that pays for itself, published by Johns-Manville Corp., 22 East Fortieth Street, New York, New York

Photographs, diagrams and text describe the advantages of installing intallation in your home. Text on the back cover reads "Have Johns-Manville Blown Rock Wool installed by Johns-Manville Sales Corp., 238 Main Street, Cambridge, Mass." There is a loose business card for a sales representative locat...

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327358

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.008.015

Stanley Power Tools, Stanley catalog 562, division of the Stanley Works, New Britain, Connecticut

Descriptions, diagrams and features are provided for customers using the catalog. There is a loose price list no. 62 in the catalog.

Date: 1962

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327359

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.030

Anniversary Trip - New England

Small bound photographic album with 95 black and white photographs (5 1/2 x 3 1/4") , Album is inscribed inside front cover " Anniversary Trip Sept 21, 1918-22" Album opens with picture of older couple, possibly the anniversary couple, unidentified. Contents include pictures throughout New England...

Date: 1915-1922

Collection: Photograph albums collection

GUSN: 327361

Ref. Code: PC009.290

Back Bay since 2500 B.C., New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, Boston, Mass.

Four short pieces describe the early history of Back Bay: 1)"The Boylston Street Fishweir," by Frederick Johnson. 2)"The Filling-in of Back Bay," by Walter Muir Whitehill. 3)"The Boston Society of Natural History," by Walter Muir Whitehill. 4)The dioramas of Sarah Annette Rockwell is described. A ma...

Date: 1961

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327364

Ref. Code: EP001.01.065.01.01.026

Postcard, the Dorr Mill Store, Guild, N.H., Route 103, near Newport, published by Whitney Studio, Newport, New Hampshire

The interior of the Dorr Mill Store can be seen with rugs, pillows and other craft items.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 327391

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USNH.1750.0040.001

Postcard, Iron Kettle Motel, Shaftsbury, Vermont, photography by Frank L. Forward, published by Forward's Color Productions, Inc., Manchester, Vermont

The postcard verso describes the motel's amenities. There is a pot of beans with the date "1796" on the postcard verso. The motel property is seen in the photograph with the Green Mountains in the background.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 327392

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USVT.1420.0020.001

Postcard, Café Marliave, over ye olde Province steps, 10 Bosworth Street, Boston, Mass., color photo, Rick Ashton, published by Bromley & Company, Inc. Boston, Mass.

The Café Marliave, established in 1875, is seen above the Province steps which led, in the past, to the Province House, the seat of the royal governors of Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 327395

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.6560.001

Edwin J. Lewis, Jr. Architectural Drawings Collection

This collection consists of an album compiled by Edwin J. Lewis, Jr. (architect), who worked at 9 Park St in Boston. The album contains elevations, perspective views, and plans rendered in ink and watercolor, and a few photographs and photomechanicals of residences, stables, and garages. The followi...

Date: undated

Collection: Edwin J. Lewis, Jr. Architectural Drawings Collection

GUSN: 327400

Ref. Code: AR031

Trade card, Service Electric Mfg. Co., 60 Prospect Street, Waltham, Mass.

The item introduces customers to sales personnel for help in selecting lighting fixtures. The card verso has a small map with the location of the business.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327418

Ref. Code: EP001.01.071.01.03.027

Billhead A15719, Kaufman's Industrial Hardware, 770 Main Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The business carries mill and janitor supplies, power tools, brushes and ladders.

Date: 1951-02-26

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327431

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.043

Billhead A24752, Kaufman's Industrial Hardware, 770 Main Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The business carries mill and janitor supplies, power tools, brushes and ladders.

Date: 1951-04-18

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327432

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.044

Billhead A24782, Kaufman's Industrial Hardware, 770 Main Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The business carries mill and janitor supplies, power tools, brushes and ladders.

Date: 1951-04-20

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327434

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.045

Billhead C16054, Kaufman Company, Inc., tools, shop equipment, industrial supplies, 190 Munroe Street at Sixth Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The business specializes in industrial equipment, tools and supplies.

Date: 1965-07-06

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327436

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.046

Billhead 1867-25, April 20, EMF Electric Supply Co. & Camera Exchange, 110-120 Brookline Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The company carries electrical appliances, radios, industrial supplies, mechanics' tools, cameras and photographic supplies and lighting fixtures. The billhead verso has an image of the business premises. The billhead is in the amount of $2.97.

Date: 1950-12-14

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327449

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.047

Billhead 1827-36, January 25, EMF Electric Supply Co. & Camera Exchange, 110-120 Brookline Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The company carries electrical appliances, radios, industrial supplies, mechanics' tools, cameras and photographic supplies and lighting fixtures. The billhead verso has an image of the business premises. The billhead is in the amount of $23.83

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327454

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.048

Billhead 1819-1, January 30, EMF Electric Supply Co. & Camera Exchange, 110-120 Brookline Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The company carries electrical appliances, radios, industrial supplies, mechanics' tools, cameras and photographic supplies and lighting fixtures. The billhead verso has an image of the business premises. The billhead is in the amount of $3.60

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327468

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.049

Billhead 1780-12, December 14, EMF Electric Supply Co. & Camera Exchange, 110-120 Brookline Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The company carries electrical appliances, radios, industrial supplies, mechanics' tools, cameras and photographic supplies and lighting fixtures. The billhead verso has an image of the business premises. The billhead is in the amount of $23.49,

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327469

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.050

Billhead 1830-18, January 30, EMF Electric Supply Co. & Camera Exchange, 110-120 Brookline Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The company carries electrical appliances, radios, industrial supplies, mechanics' tools, cameras and photographic supplies and lighting fixtures. The billhead verso has an image of the business premises. The billhead is in the amount of $15.34,

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327470

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.051

Billhead 16634, June 10, 1953, EMF Electric Supply Co. & Camera Exchange, 110-120 Brookline Street, Cambridge, Mass.

The company carries electrical appliances, radios, industrial supplies, mechanics' tools, cameras, photographic supplies, lighting fixtures, televisions and record players. The billhead verso has an image of the business premises. The billhead is in the amount of $1.81

Date: 1953-06-10

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327471

Ref. Code: EP001.01.060.01.01.052

C. G. Sargent's Sons collection

This collection consists of approved patents for C.G. Sargent's sons, patent files by the company's competitors, correspondence and papers related to patents and copyright, as well as architectural and technical drawings and photos, corporate documents, and ephemera including engravings, company and...

Date: 1848-1984, predominant 1854-1911

Collection: C. G. Sargent's Sons collection

GUSN: 327472

Ref. Code: CC016

Marlow & McKiel (builders) house, unidentified location

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for builders Marlow & McKiel (commission #362) including six elevations, three plans, and three details. No drawings are signed; one is dated. Location is unknown. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a slate roof and a clapbo...

Date: 1933

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

GUSN: 327482

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.362

Chester S. Patten (builder) house, Melrose, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for builder Chester S. Patten in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #363) including three elevations, three plans, and one topographical map. Topographical map was made by John F. Rand, Civil Engineer (Melrose, Massachusetts). No other drawings are dated ...

Date: 1933, undated

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

GUSN: 327484

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.363

Sidney M. Kensinger house, Melrose, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Sidney M. Kensinger in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #364) including four elevations, three plans, three heating plans, and two details. Heating plans are signed "N H & J" and dated; no other drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a tw...

Date: 1933, undated

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

GUSN: 327486

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.364

Chester S. Patten (builder) house, Melrose, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Chester S. Patten in Melrose, Massachusetts (commission #366) including four elevations, three plans, and two details. No drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and a brick and r...

Date: 1933, undated

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

GUSN: 327488

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.366

Postcard, Maison Robert, 45 School Street, Boston, Mass.

The card verso has a menu for "Fete des Rois" on Saturday, January 5, 2002.

Date: 2002

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326148

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.05.02.051

Novelty for M. Pollari & Sons Dairy, Newport, New Hampshire

Text for the illustration reads "Pure milk fresh from the country."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326149

Ref. Code: EP001.01.030.01.02.010

Trade card, Willard N. Chamberlain, receiver of Nelson Morris & Co's western dressed beef, 115-125 Clinon Street, Boston, Mass.

Chamberlain deals in wholesale beef, mutton, lamb, veal, butts and pork loins. A little girl is holding knitting needles and dressed in early 19th century costume. The caption reads "Don't I look like grandma?"

Date: ca. 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326150

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.02.02.010

Wrought iron things, Ye Iron Shoppe, 472 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

The business makes plaques, andirons, candlestick holders, lanterns and other objects. The business is a subdision of the E.T. Ryan Iron Works, Inc., office and shops at 9-29 Braintree Street, Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326151

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.006.007

Catalog of gifts, jewelry and silver, 70th anniversary issue, Daniel Low & Co., Salem, Mass.

The catalog is divided into sections such as "Gifts for Men," "Gifts for Women," "Gifts for the Home" and jewelry for men and women.

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326160

Ref. Code: EP001.12.007.003.019

Unpainted furniture, George E. Kimball & Son Co., Summer Street, Hingham Harbor, Mass.

The catalog is promoted as a tool for furniture stores to increase their sales. There is a color harmony chart for salespersons.

Date: 1931

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326161

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.119

Catalogue no. 11, J.W. Bailey & Sons Co., wood mantels interior and exterior finish in stock and to order, 14 Haymarket Square, Boston, Mass.

Mantel styles are displayed in the catalog. The business also does custom work, stair work and manufactures other pieces such as posts, balusters and columns. There is a separate price list for this catalog. A separate leaflet titled "Bulletin no. 12" describes Washington and colonial columns. The c...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326163

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.042

Trade card, The Meyer Sniffen Co., Ltd. invite your inspection of their plumbing appliances at the new show room, 180 Devonshire Street, John Hancock Building, Boston, Mass.

A handwritten note on the card verso, dated November 19, 1892, states there are too many plumbing companies.

Date: 1892

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326177

Ref. Code: EP001.01.026.03.01.020

Carpenters, what do you want? steady work, good pay, good prices, eight hours a day, and decent treatment? Wells Memorial Hall, 987 Washington Street, Monday evening, April 15th

The card is an invitation to carpenters to attend a union organizing meeting. P.J. McGuire, an early labor organizer, is listed on the card as is Harry Lloyd of Union 33. Music was provided by the Lyceum Orchestra. The card verso has an appeal to carpenters and joiners to consider their circumstance...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326179

Ref. Code: EP001.01.026.01.01.018

Century Log Cabins, Century Wood Preserving Company, Park Square Building, Boston, Mass.

The cabins are advertised as weather-tight and the logs are treated to protect against decay and wood-boring insects. The Company plant is in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326181

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.158