Historic New England

Mahoney's Rocky Ledge Farm & Nursery, 242 Cambridge St., Route 3, Winchester, Mass.

A keyed map describes the layout of the nurseries with flowers, foliage, plants, Christmas trees and vegetables.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326801

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.030

Mahoney's Rocky Ledge Farm & Nursery, 1966-1967, 242 Cambridge St., Route 3, Winchester, Mass.

Sizes and prices accompany short descriptions of evergreens, shrubs, trees and roses.

Date: 1966-1967

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326803

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.031

Modern gardening III, Mahoney's Rocky Ledge Farm & Nursery, 242 Cambridge St., Route 3, Winchester, Mass.

Trees, shrubs, roses and evergreens are described for home landscaping with guides to planting them. An order form and graph paper are included in the catalog.

Date: 1965

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326804

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.032

Putney's 1955 garden book, Putney Nursery Inc., Putney, Vermont

The nursery carries ferns, orchids, herbs, vines, shrubs, evergreens, trees and fruit trees.

Date: 1955

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326805

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.033

Putney's 1956 garden book, Putney Nursery Inc., Putney, Vermont

The nursery carries ferns, orchids, herbs, vines, shrubs, evergreens, trees and fruit trees. There is a loose leaflet titled "What users say about Fertl-Cubes" available from the nursery.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326807

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.034

For yards of happiness around the calendar, Hyde Bird Feeder Company, 56 Felton Street, Waltham, Mass.

The catalog has bird feeders, bird houses and lists shrubs and trees which attract birds. There is a separate combination order form and envelope. A leaflet describes an aluminum bird feeder and the importance of birds in cortrolling insects.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326809

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.003.015

Corenco Fertilizers time tested for every purpose, Consolidated Rendering Company, 178 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Mass.

Different types of fertilizer products are described in the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326811

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.035

Bonide spraying-dusting guide for vegetables, flowers, fruits, shrubs, shade trees, weeds, crabgrass, etc., Bonide Chemical Co., Utica, New York

The information is in table form with descriptions, insects, diseases, what to use and when to apply. Prevention tips are included and there is a dilution table for liquid insecticides.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326812

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.036

Horsford's annual list for spring planting, F.H. Horsford, Charlotte, Vermont

Plants and bulbs suitable for spring planting are described for customers.

Date: 1956

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326816

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.004.037

Flyers, lawn care products, O.M. Scott & Sons, Marysville, Ohio

"Now a helpful winter program for your lawn" describes crabgrass and turf builder products. The item verso lists dealers in Essex and Middlesex counties."5000 seeds in each pile!" describes three types of grass seed for your lawn. "Spring lawning is fun and easy with a Scotts Spreader!" describes th...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326826

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.005.003

Walpole fencing, Walpole Woodworkers, Inc., Walpole, Mass.

Different styles of fencing are described for customers. The business also makes furniture and lanterns.

Date: 1967

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326827

Ref. Code: EP001.12.001.002.009

Shellac, how to use it, Shellac Information Bureau of the American Bleached Shellac Manufacturers Association, Inc., 65 Pine Street, New York, New York

The booklet covers shellac application on new floors, old floors, furniture finishing, walls and woodwork.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326828

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.015

Build it with TECO wood fasteners, TECO, 5530 Wisconsin Avenue, Washington, D.C.

Drawings describe the use of the fasteners in yard sheds, shelters and landscape containers.

Date: 1979

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326832

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.003.026

Tone-n-Tique wood tone, C.H. Tripp Company, P.O. Box 2261, La Jolla, California

The business manufactures a wood finish called the Tone-n-Tique for interior decoration on such surfaces as furniture, cabinets and molding.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326834

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.016

Tone-n-Tique for easy-does-it antiquing, C.H. Tripp Company, P.O. Box 2261, La Jolla, California

The Tone-n-Tique process is described with color samples in the brochure.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326846

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.017

New ideas in wood finishing, by Monsanto Chemical Company, Consumer Products Division, St. Louis, Missouri

Monsanto manufactures Rez products for interior and exterior use. Color samples are provided.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326847

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.006.018

Craftsman's wood and woodworking materials, catalog no. 23, Craftsman Wood Service Co., Chicago, Illinois

The catalog has lumber, fancy woods, woodworking tools, inlays, brackets and other hardware. There is a loose combination order form and envelope in the item.

Date: 1956

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326850

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.019

1000 uses for Douglas fir plywood, Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma, Washington

The manufacture of Douglas fir plywood is described for potential customers. Plywood can be used in house and commercial building construction, industrial and transportation applications and equipment uses.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326851

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.013

Where to use Douglas fir lumber, West Coast Lumbermen's Association, 1410 S.W. Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon

The many uses of Douglas fir in construction, industry and manufacturing are described in the item. Douglas fir is available from Lexington Lumber Corporation, Lexington, Mass.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326853

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.014

Sawdust trails, a student's digest of logging and lumber manufacturing in the Douglas fir region, published by West Coast Lumbermen's Association, 364 Stuart Building, Seattle, Washington

The process of harvesting trees, manufacturing lumber and replanting trees is described in the item. Douglas fir is available from Lexington Lumber Corporation, Lexington, Mass.

Date: 1950

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326855

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.015

Cohasset Colonials, a new idea in the old tradition, authentic reproductions of colonial furniture, Cohasset, Mass.

Furniture pieces are described with the location of the original piece. Text in the brochure refers to the kits as "Hagerty Cohasset Colonial kits." The kits are for sale by James Bliss & Co., Inc., 220 State Street, Boston, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326856

Ref. Code: EP001.12.009.002.122

Friendly home ideas, featuring the products of the Western pine mills, Western Pine Association, Yeon Bldg., Portland, Oregon

1 booklet, 23 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 7 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 326857

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.016

Maynard S. Renner house, Lincoln, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Maynard S. Renner in Lincoln, Massachusetts (commission #506) including three elevations, three plans, and one detail. No drawings are signed or dated. Vincent K. Cates was the builder. Drawings depict a two-story half Cape Cod-style house with shi...

Date: 1936, undated

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

GUSN: 326859

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.506

Maynard S. Renner house, Lincoln, Mass.

Set of seven architectural drawings of house for Maynard S. Renner in Lincoln, Massachusetts (commission #506) including three elevations, three plans, and one detail. No drawings are signed or dated. Vincent K. Cates was the builder. Drawings depict a two-story half Cape Codl-style house with sh...

Date: 1936

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

GUSN: 326861

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.506.1542

Paul F. Wanless house, Springfield, Ill.

Set of five architectural drawings of house for Paul F. Wanless in Springfield, Massachusetts (commission #1542) including two plans and three presentation renderings. One rendering is an original in colored pencil on trace; two are photocopies of other drawings which vary slightly in design. Render...

Date: 1955

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

GUSN: 326864

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.1542

Harry Johnson house, unidentified location

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for Harry Johnson (commission #284) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and one detail. No drawings are signed or dated. Location is unknown. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with slate hip roof and a whitew...

Date: 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326868

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.284

Ivan Hamm (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of thirteen architectural drawings of house for builder Ivan Hamm (commission #285) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and four details. No drawings are signed; two are dated. Location is unknown. Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with tower, slate ...

Date: 1930

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

GUSN: 326873

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.285

J. Paul Hoag house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of fifteen architectural drawings of house for J. Paul Hoag in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #286) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and six details. Four drawings are dated; five are signed "RBW." Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house wit...

Date: 1930

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

GUSN: 326895

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.286

Alban F. Rosene (developer) house, unidentified location

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Alban F. Rosene (commission #287) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and one detail. One drawing is dated and signed "RBW." Location is unknown. Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a shingled ...

Date: 1930

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

GUSN: 326897

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.287

Joseph Congdon house, Newton, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Joseph Congdon in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #289) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a slate hip roof and a brick, cla...

Date: ca. 1930, undated

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

GUSN: 326900

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.289

William Henry McAdams house, Newton, Mass.

Set of twenty-five architectural drawings of house for William Henry McAdams in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #294) including four elevations, three plans, three framing plans, plot plan, and ten details. No drawings are dated or signed. A sketch and three blueprints of plans are also present. ...

Date: 1931

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

GUSN: 326904

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.294

Ivan Hamm (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Ivan Hamm (commission #298) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is not known. Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a tower, slate roof and a stone and...

Date: 1931, undated

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

GUSN: 326923

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.298

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of ten architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy (commission #300) including four elevations, three plans, plot plan, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is not known. Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with a slate roof and...

Date: 1931, undated

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

GUSN: 326939

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.300

Herbert N. French house, Newton, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Herbert N. French in Newton, Massachusetts (commission #302) including four elevations, four plans, and one topographic map. No elevations or plans are dated or signed. Topographic map dated 1929 is on starch-coated cloth and is by Rowland H. Barnes an...

Date: 1931, undated

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

GUSN: 326941

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.302

George R. White house, Swampscott, Mass.

Set of eight architectural drawings of house for George R. White in Swampscott, Massachusetts (commission #303 including four elevations, one plan, two framing plans, and one detail. No drawings are dated or signed. Drawings depict a two-story Tudor Revival-style house with slate roof and a ston...

Date: 1931, undated

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

GUSN: 326944

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.303

Harry J. Blake house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for Harry J. Blake in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #304) including four elevations, three plans, one topographic map, and one detail. No drawings are dated or signed. The developer was Haynes & Hernandez. Drawings depict a two-story Coloni...

Date: 1931, undated

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

GUSN: 326947

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.304

Robert Muller house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of twelve architectural drawings of house for Robert Muller in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #305) including five elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and two details. One elevation is dated and signed "RBW.". Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with ...

Date: 1931

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

GUSN: 326949

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.305

Maurice A. Dunlavy (builder) house, unidentified location

Set of nine architectural drawings of house for builder Maurice A. Dunlavy (commission #306) including four elevations, three plans, and two framing plans. No drawings are dated or signed. Location is not known. Drawings depict a two-story Georgian Revival-style house with a slate hip roof and a ...

Date: 1931, undated

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

GUSN: 326952

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.306

Philip Lockwood house, Summit, N.J.

Set of thirty-one architectural drawings of house for Philip Lockwood in Summit, New Jersey (commission #307) including nine elevations, seven plans, one plot plan, and fourteen details. One drawing is dated; one is signed "RBW." Drawings depict a two-story Colonial Revival-style house with a s...

Date: 1931

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

GUSN: 326953

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.307

Samples of Cocheco Printed Fabrics (1 of 2)

This folder includes fifteen packets of textile samples attached to cardstock labeled "Cocheco. Lawrence & Co. Agents." The cardstock backing contains illuminated titles, describing the given sample's material type (e.g. angora, jura fleece, dimity, etc.) as well as a 4-digit style number. Each pack...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326954

Ref. Code: GC006.01

Samples of Cochero Printed Fabrics (2 of 2)

This folder includes eighteen large-format samples of Cocheco Manufacturing Co. printed fabrics. Most are formatted as a single large paper panel with one main fabric sample at the top center and two or four additional small color or style variations below. The patterns on the fabric are mostly colo...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326955

Ref. Code: GC006.02

Designs for Printed Fabrics

This folder contains thirty-seven hand-painted or hand-drawn loose samples of designs for printed fabric. Patterns range from life-like flowers with several levels of shading to simple flowers with geometric embellishments to abstract shapes, lines, and checkers. Colors range from bright greens, blu...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326956

Ref. Code: GC006.03

Cardstock Designs for Printed Fabrics

This folder contains sixty-nine samples of hand-painted designs for fabric patterns. Designs range in size but are all mounted on blank panels of uniform large-format cardstock. Patterns include vibrantly colored geometric shapes, stripes, abstract floral patterns, and traditional floral designs wit...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326957

Ref. Code: GC006.04

Costume Designs

This folder includes four detailed sketches of stage costume designs, all labeled on back with "Belle McClintock 121 Washington St. Dorchester." The drawings are pen and ink on paperboard. One drawing depicts a woman in a long dotted dress with floral detail lining a square neckline and down center ...

Date: 1905-1913

Collection: Arabella Chandler McClintock Bellamy Fabric Design Collection, 1905-1913

GUSN: 326958

Ref. Code: GC006.05

Storage, put lazy space to work with Western wood, Western Wood Products Association, Yeon Bldg., Portland, Oregon

Storage and room dividers are shown using Western wood products. The tree species represented are listed on the item verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327096

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.017

Roger W. Gates house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of twenty-four architectural drawings of house for Roger W. Gates in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #308) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, one cross section, one heating plan, and twelve details. Two drawings are dated; one is signed by Royal Barry Wills. Al...

Date: 1931

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

GUSN: 327105

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.308

We planned our closets, Super Cedar Closet Lining, Geo. C. Brown and Company, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina

Examples of where Super Cedar can be used are described in the item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327111

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.018

Roger W. Gates house, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

Set of four architectural drawings four alterations to the house for Roger W. Gates in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts (commission #308-A) including two elevations, one plans, and one detail. Drawings are signed and dated by nathaniel Perry Tufts. Drawings depict alterations to a one-story wing of...

Date: 1939

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

GUSN: 327114

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.308-A

Walter G. Butler house, Worcester, Mass.

Set of eighteen drawings of house for Walter G. Butler in Worcester, Massachusetts (commission #309) including four elevations, three plans, two framing plans, and seven details. No drawings are signed or dated. Also present are a topographical map by H. L. Robinson, Engineer, and a landscape plan b...

Date: 1931, undated

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

GUSN: 327123

Ref. Code: AR029.04.04.309

New ideas with wood windows, Pella Products, Rolscreen Company, Pella, Iowa

Different types of wood windows are described in the catalog. There is a loose product information postcard and letterhead sheet for customers. Pella Products are available from A.W. Hastings & Co., Inc., 57 Inner Balt Road, Somerville, Mass.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 327128

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.033

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