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Year 'round comfort and fuel saving for every home, The Celotex Company, 645 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1927

Location Note

Product catalogues: Building materials: Insulation

GUSN

GUSN-285484

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Description

The process of manufacturing Celotex is described along with its uses in building construction. Testimonials from builders and homeowners are included. A separate letter to William Sumner Appleton states that Celotext is in its sixth year of manufacture. The Boston Division of the Company is located at 942 Park Square Bldg., Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
building materials
insulation
houses
dwellings
pamphlets

Physical Description

1 pamphlet, 32 pages : illustrations ; 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.006.008.004

Image Dimensions

9 1/2 x 7 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 28, 1928.

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Celotex Corporation (Publisher)

Material Type

pamphlets

Other People

Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947

Subjects

St. James Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Park Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Building materials: Insulation

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