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Curtis design book of architectural woodwork, no. 510, Curtis Companies, Clinton, Iowa and Wausau, Wisconsin

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1953-1956

Location Note

Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: Woodwork and millwork

GUSN

GUSN-269118

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Description

The twelve section catalog showcases the products made by the Company. Text on the cover reads, "1866 Curtis Woodwork." The front of the catalog has a half-sheet with the text: "This Curtis Catalog is Lent to You by Downes Lumber Co., 100 Southampton St., Boston 18, Mass., Distributors of Curtis Woodwork."

Details

Descriptive Terms

entrances
doors
windows
frames (ornament areas)
shutters (opening components)
moldings (object components)
jambs (opening components)
mantels
cabinets (case furniture)
sills (opening components)
stairs
woodwork
advertising
business (commercial function)
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog, 12 sections : illustrations (some color) ; 11 3/4 x 10 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.008.006

Image Dimensions

11 3/4 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Clinton (Clinton county, Iowa)
Wausau (Marathon county, Wisconsin)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Curtis Companies (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Southampton Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Architecture and architectural elements: Woodwork and millwork

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