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Ornamental iron and wire work, catalog no. 8, Badger Wire & Iron Works, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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GUSN-354275

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Description

The business manufactures all types of iron work from window grilles to jail cells.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
ironwork (objects)
garden structures
handrails
doors
fire escapes
window guards
grilles (barrier elements)
cells (interior spaces)
trade catalogs

Physical Description

1 trade catalog, 64 pages : illustrations

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.001.003.057

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2018.

Places

Milwaukee (Milwaukee county, Wisconsin)

Record Details

Originator

Badger Wire & Iron Works (Publisher)
Radtke Bros. & Kortsch Co. (Printer)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Garden ornaments and furniture

Description Level

Item

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