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Color-perfect wallpaper, 1938 wall decorating guide, Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, Illinois

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1938

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Wallpaper (2 of 2)

GUSN

GUSN-268243

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Description

The wallpaper colors and designs are based on 1938 fashions. The catalog has instructions for measuring and hanging wallpaper. Tools that will assist in hanging wallpaper are also featured.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
wallpapers
wall coverings
interior decoration
sample books
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 sample book, 96 pages : illustrations, color samples ; 9 1/2 x 9 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.007.026

Image Dimensions

9 1/2 x 9 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Originator

Sears, Roebuck and Company (Publisher)

Material Type

sample books
trade catalogs

Descriptive Terms

Sears, Roebuck and Co.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Interior decoration and finishes: Wallpaper (2 of 2)

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