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Trade Catalog -- G. T. Rackstraw - "Reproductions from the Antique"

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1959, undated

GUSN

GUSN-310595

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Description

Trade catalog titled "Reproductions from the Antique" with beige paper cover and spiral binding. Title and a line drawing of a Jacobean-style room interior are printed on front cover. Catalog contains 38 pages of photographic prints which depict furniture manufactured by G. T. Rackstraw Ltd. of Worcester, England. Model numbers and dimensions are provided for each piece of furniture. Label on first page indicates that this is copy 541 and has been lent to Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Catalog is undated; however, a loose receipt in the catalog is dated April 9, 1959. Additionally, a typewritten price list is dated January 1, 1959 and is stapled inside the back cover.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trade catalogs
furniture
trade catalogs
photographic prints

Physical Description

1 trade catalog with 38 pages of illustrations (8 3/4 x 11 x 5/8 inches)

Collection Code

CC010

Collection Name

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

Date of Acquisition

2012

Reference Code

CC010.009.010.007

Dimensions

10 1/8 x 8 x 3/4 (HxWxD)(inches)

Record Details

Material Type

trade catalogs
photographic prints

Accruals Note

No number was assigned by the Strong Museum.

Description Level

Item

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