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List No. 2: Berry Brothers descriptive list of varnishes and japans

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1878

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Stains and varnishes

GUSN

GUSN-266750

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Description

Descriptive of varnishes and japans (lacquer) sold by Berry Brothers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

lacquer (coating)
japan (enamel)
varnish
pamphlets

Physical Description

1 pamphlet : black-and-white, unpaged

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.006.004

Places

Detroit (Wayne county, Michigan)

Record Details

Material Type

pamphlets

Descriptive Terms

Berry Brothers

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Stains and varnishes

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