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Small book of designs of parquetry wood floors, & borders, Egyptian grille & fret work, etc., Boughton & Linville, 201 Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1895

Location Note

Product catalogues: Building materials: Flooring

GUSN

GUSN-291673

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Description

The pamphlet has designs of flooring and borders for customers. The business will make windows and door screens to order. The business received five awards at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the highest premium at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. John W. Boughton is the manufacturer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
building materials
flooring
parquetry
grilles (barrier elements)
frets (patterns)
pamphlets

Physical Description

1 pamphlet, 23 pages : color illustrations ; 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.006.005.005

Image Dimensions

6 1/4 x 3 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Helena Wright, December 2000.

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boughton & Linville (Publisher)
J.W. Boughton (Firm) (Manufacturer)

Material Type

pamphlets

Other Organizations

World’s Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.)

Subjects

Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Building materials: Flooring

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