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Seeley Brothers, manufacturers of Averill Paint, New York, Boston, Chicago

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Date

1880s

GUSN

GUSN-329081

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Description

The plate house illustrations have descriptions and numbers for the Averill Paint samples in the front of the catalog. There are two Alabastine advertisements at the end of the catalog, one of which has color samples. Alabastine is a finish for walls and ceilings manufactured by the Alabastine Company, New York and Grand Rapids, Michigan

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
paint (coating)
houses
dwellings
gypsum
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog : 20 color plates ; 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.005.142

Places

New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)
Grand Rapids (Kent county, Michigan)

Record Details

Originator

Seeley Brothers (Publisher)
Sackett, Wilhelms & Betzig (Printer)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

House painting

Description Level

Item

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