Wanting a whole new something but needing to start somewhere before the salesman arrives. Imagery from a 1950 catalogue titled “Collection of ideas: Pella Casement Windows,” put out by the Rolscreen Company of Des Moines, Iowa which was founded in 1929. Rolscreen having been the company’s original name.

*Home of Harold Spitznagel Architect, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.* American. Title page, Image 4 of the 1950 trade catalogue *Collection of ideas: Pella Casement Windows* put out by the Rolscreen Company. Probably in the public domain. Collections of Columbia University via https://archive.org/details/collectionofidea00rols/page/1/mode/1up

Perhaps the most popular modern style window is the ‘picture window.’ While shown here in a ranch style home, it is equally adaptable to most all other architectural styles. The large center section is stationary while the Pella casement units on both sides open to full 90°. All can be equipped with Thermopane, Twindow or Dual Glazing for maximum insulating effect. Side casements are equipped with Pella Rolscreens . . . the original inside screens that roll up and down like window shades. Actually these generous size picture windows with Pella features are easier to maintain than conventional windows one-fourth their size! Image 7 of the 1950 trade catalogue *Collection of ideas: Pella Casement Windows* put out by the Rolscreen Company. Probably in the public domain. Collections of Columbia University via https://archive.org/details/collectionofidea00rols/page/4/mode/1up

If you are tired of those little ‘‘2 x 4’’ windows that characterize so many
dingy bedrooms, consider one like this with walls of sunshine! Composed of stock-size Pella Casement Units, they can be specified for any length and are easily installed. About two out of each three casement units are made to open. The others are stationary. Cleaning is facilitated by omitting vertical glass dividers. Pella Dual Glazing may be left in place all year to protect against summer heat as well as winter cold. All Pella windows are 100% assembled and pre-fitted at the factory. No cutting or fitting is necessary when they are being installed. This saves construction time and extra costs. Image 8 of the 1950 trade catalogue *Collection of ideas: Pella Casement Windows* put out by the Rolscreen Company. Probably in the public domain. Collections of Columbia University via https://archive.org/details/collectionofidea00rols/page/5/mode/1up

Someone once said that, ‘‘windows are the eyes of a house’’. At least the right windows can lend character to a house. And, when they become ‘walls of sunshine’ like these, they reflect all the cheery warmth within. Don’t worry about the practicability of large window areas in northern states. That has been proved. First, the correct roof overhang shades window against the sun when it is high in summer. In winter when the sun is low, it floods in to help warm the house. Pella Dual Glazing and compression-type weatherstripping seal against drafts and warm air leaks. Then when good old springtime arrives, windows can be popped open and Rolscreens pulled down in a matter of seconds. Lacking thick frames like ordinary screens, Rolscreens admit more light to make rooms brighter all day long. Image 17 of the 1950 trade catalogue *Collection of ideas: Pella Casement Windows* put out by the Rolscreen Company. Probably in the public domain. Collections of Columbia University via https://archive.org/details/collectionofidea00rols/page/14/mode/1up

Pella is still around and still making windows. Visit them here https://www.pella.com/about/history/

Off for an afternoon at the hairdresser’s salon on the street where the furriers minks dress every window. From 1936 so perfect for that total Art Deco effect. Imagery trade catalogue put out by Société Gallia, published by Félix Boudou & Cie and printed by Imprimerie Crémieu, all of Paris France. Curlers that lookelectrified, cologne, etc, etc. Archives of the Bibliothèque Forney

GALLIA la Marque de la Qualité. SOCIÉTÉ GALLIA, Félix Boudou & Cie 8, Rue Notre-Dame-de-Lorette PARIS. Téléphone: TRUDAINE 97-10, 97-11, 97-12; Adresse télégraphique: GALIATISTE-9-PARIS; Compte courant chèques postaux: Paris 1099.58. — R. C. Seine 84,444 —– Title page of a 1936 commercial catalogue put out by Société Gallia. Félix Boudou & Cie, publisher. Imprimerie Crémieu, printer. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002154404/v0002.simple.highlight=emaux%20de%20briare.selectedTab=thumbnail

*FLÈCHE D’OR. l’Appareil GALLIA à bas voltage. Appareil flèche d’or a enrouleurs (left) – Appareil flèche d’or à boites de suspension (right).* Image 9 of *GALLIA la Marque de la Qualité* a commercial catalogue put out by Société Gallia in 1936. Félix Boudou & Cie, publisher. Imprimerie Crémieu, printer. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002154404/v0009.simple.highlight=emaux%20de%20briare.selectedTab=thumbnail

LE NINON. SYSTEME POUR L’INDEFRISABLE DES FINES MECHES DE LA NUQUE – – – ET DES GUICHES – – – b/227 SEPARE-MECHES NINON; B/220 CHAUFFEUR NINON; B/222 RESISTANCE NINON; B/224 BIGOUDI NINON. Image 18 (left) of GALLIA la Marque de la Qualité a commercial catalogue put out by Société Gallia in 1936. Félix Boudou & Cie, publisher. Imprimerie Crémieu, printer. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002154404/v0018.simple.highlight=emaux%20de%20briare.selectedTab=thumbnail

L’OLÉOLIVE. Shampooing à l’huile d’olive, joint crux qualities d’un détergent énergique, les bienfaisants effets d’un traitement efficace des cheveux secs et fragiles. L’OLEOLIVE mousse abondamment. L’OLÉOLIVE employé pour le massage du cuir chevelu ambliore rapidement l’état de la chevelure et favorise les résultats de l’Ondulation Indéfrisable. L’OLÉLIVE s’emploie en tres petite quantité. C’est le shampooing le plus économique. Image 31 of of *GALLIA la Marque de la Qualité* a commercial catalogue put out by Société Gallia in 1936. Félix Boudou & Cie, publisher. Imprimerie Crémieu, printer. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002154404/v0031.simple.highlight=emaux%20de%20briare.selectedTab=thumbnail

*SECHAGE*. Image 33 of of *GALLIA la Marque de la Qualité* a commercial catalogue put out by Société Gallia in 1936. Félix Boudou & Cie, publisher. Imprimerie Crémieu, printer. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002154404/v0033.simple.highlight=emaux%20de%20briare.selectedTab=thumbnail

*SIÈGES POUR ENFANTS: D/615 “Mary” – D/610 “Maggie; D/597 Pégase – D/596 Pérée; D/620 “Bobby.* Image 47 of of *GALLIA la Marque de la Qualité* a commercial catalogue put out by Société Gallia in 1936. Félix Boudou & Cie, publisher. Imprimerie Crémieu, printer. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002154404/v0047.simple.highlight=emaux%20de%20briare.selectedTab=thumbnail

*INSTALLATION “CONFORT.”* Image 97 of of *GALLIA la Marque de la Qualité* a commercial catalogue put out by Société Gallia in 1936. Félix Boudou & Cie, publisher. Imprimerie Crémieu, printer. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002154404/v0097.simple.highlight=emaux%20de%20briare.selectedTab=thumbnail

Art grilles in wood that must have been stylish considering a buyer at Boston’s Jordan Marsh put together a trade catalogue of them. From 1895. I grew up in a Queen Anne house in suburban Boston that had one and remember other houses with them. I had thought that they came from the woodworking shops of Boston’s South End but no they appear to have come from the store where 70 years later my mother refused to let my sister and myself buy go go boots. Who knew!

*MODERN ART GRILLES*. Front cover of a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood with a statuette sitting on the shelf.* Number 1000. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 3 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n3/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood with a vase of flowers sitting on the shelf.* Number 1006. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 5 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n5/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood screening off the staircase that ascends from the front hall with drapery attached to the arched part of the grille over on the left.* Number 1021. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 9 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n9/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood with a floor to ceiling velvet? drapery attached to the screen by beadwork ? and a tassel on the left and a carved wooden griffin or dragon on the right.* Number 1026. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 11 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n11/mode/1up

*Art grille in wood, personalized with the name “Everitt.”* Number 1025. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 10 (bottom image) of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n10/mode/1up

A very elaborate wood art grille with floor to ceiling draperies with fringe on the left with a glimpse of the newel post leading to the staircase ascending to the second floor with a built in bench on the right in front of the stairs. Number 1025. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 12 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n12/mode/1up

Art grilles in wood, Numbers 1028 and 1029. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 12 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n13/mode/1up

Art grilles in wood, Numbers 1030 and 1031. Came in mahogany, walnut, or Prima Vera (blond mahogany) with a choice of finishes; White or Tinted in an enamel or dull finish, White and Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf, or All Gold using gold liquid or pure gold leaf. Page 14 of *MODERN ART GRILLES*, a trade catalogue published in 1895 by Jordan, Marsh and Company, Boston. American. Collections of the Canadian Center for Architecture. Cc0 License/Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/JordanMarshCoCCA90042/page/n14/mode/1up

My parents weren’t having a baby in 1948 but somebody was and maybe they looked through “It’s Lullabye Time,” a trade catalogue from the Lullabye Furniture Corporation of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. I assume they mailed these out to a mailing list of expectant mothers or you could walk into a furniture store and pick one up.

Front cover of It’s LULLABY Time. Stamped patent office – January 17 1948 – Design Division A trade catalogue put out by a trade catalogue from the Lullabye Furniture Corporation of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. American. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/lullabye-furniture-1948/page/n4/mode/1up

*CRADLE SONG* (page 1 of 2). Page 1 of *It’s LULLABY Time. Stamped patent office – January 17 1948 – Design Division* A trade catalogue put out by a trade catalogue from the Lullabye Furniture Corporation of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. American. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/lullabye-furniture-1948/page/n1/mode/1up

“Dude Ranch” Ensemble. Every little boy or girl will give a big “yip-e-e-e hi-ho” for a Dude Ranch room. What fun to be a cowboy or a cowgirl, to live and entertain the neighborhood small set in a bedroom-playroom that is authentically western to the core. Here truly is an atmosphere for little people that will stimulate self-reliance, fire the imagination and accentuate the habits of neatness and responsibility. Page 7 of *It’s LULLABY Time. Stamped patent office – January 17 1948 – Design Division* A trade catalogue put out by a trade catalogue from the Lullabye Furniture Corporation of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. American. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/lullabye-furniture-1948/page/n7/mode/1up

“Dream Boat” Ensemble. What fun to have a sailor room… to be the skipper of this charming youth group of breath-taking beauty. Shown here in glowing, natural honey birch, Dream Boat is also available in lovely pastel enamel as illustrated in the Infant’s Set on the opposite page. But regardless of the finish you may choose, the trim, nautical lines of this set will win the heart of your little boy or girl, and the open admiration of all others who see it. The side rails of the bed are turned in a natural rope twist, the drawer pulls fashioned to appear as net floats. Other marine touches, such as the anchor backed mother’s chair, and the rounded wave corners of all pieces, make this an enchanting, happy room. Page 11 of *It’s LULLABY Time. Stamped patent office – January 17 1948 – Design Division* A trade catalogue put out by a trade catalogue from the Lullabye Furniture Corporation of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. American. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/lullabye-furniture-1948/page/n11/mode/1up

“Piggy Bank” Infants’ Set. Here is a delightful, charming room for baby that goes straight to the heart of all who see it—a combination of essential, functional pieces that suggest happiness on sight. Yet this Piggy Bank group, or any other pleasing Lullabye ensemble, represents much more than just furniture to carry you through the period of infancy and the baby years. Basically, this furniture is planned so that as baby | grows, the room grows too, developing into a youth room. Only one of these original pieces — the crib—will sooner or later find its way to retirement. All of the rest, the chifferobe, costumer, toy chest and | mother’s chair carry on through all of the years from babyhood to high school days. Along with the youth bed, a writing desk, and perhaps a child’s table and chair set, are the only major additions that need be added to give your little boy or girl a fully ensembled, functional child’s room. Page 14 of *It’s LULLABY Time. Stamped patent office – January 17 1948 – Design Division* A trade catalogue put out by a trade catalogue from the Lullabye Furniture Corporation of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. American. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/lullabye-furniture-1948/page/n14/mode/1up

*BYE BYE BABY BUNTING.* Page 29 of *It’s LULLABY Time. Stamped patent office – January 17 1948 – Design Division* A trade catalogue put out by a trade catalogue from the Lullabye Furniture Corporation of Stevens Point, Wisconsin. American. Cc0 License 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/lullabye-furniture-1948/page/n29/mode/1up

Lullabye Furniture was founded in 1897. They closed in the 1990s.

Lithograph pages from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company of Venezia, Italy. In the collections of the Rakow Research Library at the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York. The Cooper Hewitt has some of the lithographs from the same catalogue.

*Lampadaro. Number 1. Giorgio Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer.* Lithographic page from a trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=&xywh=-4056,-298,12125,5955&r=0

*Lampadaro. Numbers 4 and 3. Giorgio Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer.* Lithographic page from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=1&xywh=-1397,-1,7620,3743&r=0

*Lampadaro. Numbers 5 and 9. Giorgio Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer. Tavola Number 12.* Lithographic page from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=4&xywh=-1589,-1,10324,5071&r=0

*Mirrors.* *Numbers 1-5. Giorgio Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer. Tavola Number 14.* Lithographic page from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=9&xywh=-1564,0,10358,5087&r=0

*Mirrors.* *Numbers 8-10. Giorgio Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer. Tavola Number 9.* Lithographic page from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=9&xywh=-1564,0,10358,5087&r=0

*Mirrors.* *Number 13. Giorgio Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer. Tavola Number 20.* Lithographic page from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=9&xywh=-1564,0,10358,5087&r=0

*Glassware*. *Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer. Tavola Number 20.* Lithographic page from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=9&xywh=-1564,0,10358,5087&r=0

Glass bottles, some being decanters. *Giorgio Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer. Tavola Number 18.* Lithographic page from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=16&xywh=-1538,0,10185,5002&r=0

Number 711. Coppa da frutta ondulata; Number 712. Coppa da frutta; Number 713. Pezzo di Centro per tavola in Filigrana; Number 714. Pezzo di Centro per tavola in Filigrana; Number 728. Number 729. Candelabro per tavola a 3 lumi; Number 730. Candelabro per tavola a 6 lumi. Giorgio Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer.Lithographic page from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age. *https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=9&xywh=-1564,0,10358,5087&r=0*

*Specimens of Tinted Glassware.* *Giorgio Corradini, (Litografia Corradini), Venezia, lithographer.* *Tavola Number 17.* Lithographic page from a ca. 1860s-1880s trade catalogue put out by Stabilimento Salviati and Company Glass of Venezia, Italy. Collections of the Rakow Research Library, Corning, New York. Artwork in the public domain due to age. *https://cmog.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/view/UniversalViewer/01CORNING_INST/1261562240004126?c=&m=&s=&cv=9&xywh=-1564,0,10358,5087&r=0*

Images of ornamental granitic tile, but from 1898 and in fire engine red not that dreary beige Home Depot pushes for kitchen countertops today. From a commercial catalogue put out by the Threlkeld Granite Company Ltd. located in Cumberland County, England.

*Album of ornamental granitic tiles*, 1898 edition. Front cover, Image 1 of a commercial catalog put out by the Threlkeld Granite Company Limited, Keswick, Cumberland County England. J. Broadley, Accrington, Lithographer. Collections of the Winterthur Museum Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/albumofornamenta00thre/mode/1up

*Numbers 104 – 107. Size 7 7/8 x 7 7/8, Sheet 2.* Image 13 of the 1898 edition of Album of ornamental granitic tiles, a commercial catalog put out by the Threlkeld Granite Company Limited, Keswick, Cumberland County England. J. Broadley, Accrington, Lithographer. Collections of the Winterthur Museum Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/albumofornamenta00thre/page/n12/mode/1up

*Number 109. Size 7 7/8 x 7 7/8, Sheet 3.* Image 14 of the 1898 edition of Album of ornamental granitic tiles, a commercial catalog put out by the Threlkeld Granite Company Limited, Keswick, Cumberland County England. J. Broadley, Accrington, Lithographer. Collections of the Winterthur Museum Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/albumofornamenta00thre/page/n14/mode/1up

*Number 125. Size 7 7/8 x 7 7/8, Sheet 9.* Image 26 of the 1898 edition of Album of ornamental granitic tiles, a commercial catalog put out by the Threlkeld Granite Company Limited, Keswick, Cumberland County England. J. Broadley, Accrington, Lithographer. Collections of the Winterthur Museum Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/albumofornamenta00thre/page/n26/mode/1up

Numbers 154-157. Size 7 7/8 x 7 7/8, Sheet 23. Image 54 of the 1898 edition of Album of ornamental granitic tiles, a commercial catalog put out by the Threlkeld Granite Company Limited, Keswick, Cumberland County England. J. Broadley, Accrington, Lithographer. Collections of the Winterthur Museum Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/albumofornamenta00thre/page/n54/mode/1up

*Borders. Numbers 144-163. Size 7 7/8 x 3 15/16. Sheet 24.* Image 56g of the 1898 edition of Album of ornamental granitic tiles, a commercial catalog put out by the Threlkeld Granite Company Limited, Keswick, Cumberland County England. J. Broadley, Accrington, Lithographer. Collections of the Winterthur Museum Library. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/albumofornamenta00thre/page/n56/mode/1up

A post from someone else’s blog with a bit more information and some of the other tiles in the catalogue here https://kottke.org/23/04/19th-century-ornamental-granite-tiles

The Threlkeld Quarry initially opened in the 1870s to supply ballast for the Penrith to Keswick railway line. In the 1890s, the operation expanded under the banner of Threlkeld Granite Company Ltd, eventually producing decorative colored granite floor tiles. The quarry closed in 1982 and there is a museum there now.

1935 and out for a fast decor refresh before Mother comes. Room interiors with brand new venetian blinds manufactured by the Yardley Screen and Weather Strip Company of Columbus Ohio.

Front cover, Image 1 of *Yardley Venetian Blinds*, a commercial catalog published by Yardley Screen and Weather Strip Company of Columbus Ohio USA. © May 1935. Collections of the Columbia University Libraries. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/yardleyimprovedv00yard/mode/1up

A bank, maybe. Commercial but not a store because they dress the windows, not cover them up with venetian blinds. Page 3 of *Yardley Venetian Blinds*, a commercial catalog published by Yardley Screen and Weather Strip Company of Columbus Ohio USA. © May 1935. Collections of the Columbia University Libraries. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/yardleyimprovedv00yard/page/1/mode/1up

*In this Bedroom Yardley Blinds add charm and comfort.* (upper image). Page 6 of *Yardley Venetian Blinds*, a commercial catalog published by Yardley Screen and Weather Strip Company of Columbus Ohio USA. © May 1935. Collections of the Columbia University Libraries. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/yardleyimprovedv00yard/page/6/mode/1up

*Venetian Blinds adapted to the formal dining room* (lower image). Page 6 of *Yardley Venetian Blinds*, a commercial catalog published by Yardley Screen and Weather Strip Company of Columbus Ohio USA. © May 1935. Collections of the Columbia University Libraries. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/yardleyimprovedv00yard/page/6/mode/1up

*Yardley Venetian Blinds furnish controlled light and privacy in this airy sun room* (upper image). Page 7 of *Yardley Venetian Blinds*, a commercial catalog published by Yardley Screen and Weather Strip Company of Columbus Ohio USA. © May 1935. Collections of the Columbia University Libraries. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/yardleyimprovedv00yard/page/7/mode/1up

One of the many attractive offices in the Grant Building, Pittsburgh, which is equipped throughout with Yardley Blinds. We quote from a letter by V. W. Hunter. superintendent of this building, as follows: ‘- we are pleased to advise you that we have approximately 1800 Venetian Blinds of the Yardley manufacture in our building. Over a period of 33 months, these blinds have been satisfactory in every respect and we have had excellent service from the Yardley Company. We feel we made no mistake in the selection of the Yardley Venetian Blind.’ Page 8 of *Yardley Venetian Blinds*, a commercial catalog published by Yardley Screen and Weather Strip Company of Columbus Ohio USA. © May 1935. Collections of the Columbia University Libraries. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/yardleyimprovedv00yard/page/8/mode/1up

*A pleasant corner of the club library. YARDLEY BLINDS in stain finishes, will match various wood paneling. They add especially to an early American motif.* Page 9 of *Yardley Venetian Blinds*, a commercial catalog published by Yardley Screen and Weather Strip Company of Columbus Ohio USA. © May 1935. Collections of the Columbia University Libraries. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/yardleyimprovedv00yard/page/9/mode/1up

Yardley Screen and Weather Strip was active in the 1920s and 1930s according to a Google search. This is the only 1930s catalogue of theirs that anyone has scanned. There is an earlier pamphlet listing their screen products but it has no room pictures.

Interior spaces back in 1930. All very cozy looking but that makes sense as they are taken from a radiator cabinet catalogue put out by Tuttle and Bailey Manufacturing who have been in business since 1846. They are a leading manufacturer of commercial grilles & registers and various HVAC components and are located in Richardson, Texas.

*A library, maybe. A sun room generally had a tile or slate floor.* Image 1 of a commercial catalogue published by the Tuttle and Bailey Manufacturing Company in 1930. Columbia University Library Collections. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/tuttlebaileyradi00tutt/mode/1up

Room by Lord and Taylor, New York with Tuttle and Bailey Radiator Cabinet – Tuttle and Bailey Manufacturing Company Established 1846. 441 Lexington Avenue :: New York. Sales Offices in all Principal Cities of United States and Canada. Image 2 of a commercial catalogue of radiator cabinets published by the Tuttle and Bailey Manufacturing Company in 1930. Columbia University Library Collections. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/tuttlebaileyradi00tutt/page/n1/m

Office in the Bronze Department of The Gorham Company, New York, with Tuttle and Bailey Radiator Cabinets, Longacre Style. Grilles are standard 1/2 inch square mesh only. For Commercial Use. Image 2 of a commercial catalogue of Radiator Cabinets published by the Tuttle and Bailey Manufacturing Company in 1930. Columbia University Library Collections. In the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/tuttlebaileyradi00tutt/page/5/mode/1up

There are other old catalogues from Tuttle and Bailey on the Internet Archive but this is the only one showing their radiator cabinets in rooms. You may visit them online here https://www.tuttleandbailey.com/ I had various apartments with radiators back in my apartment renting days but I can’t remember any radiator cabinets over the radiators. But my grandparents’ house built in 1926 had at least one in the dining room and probably more than one in the other rooms. Where I live now just has boring baseboard radiators which work great but aren’t as pretty.

Traveling back to real Art Deco time. Store fronts with some very Art Deco looking customers hanging around out front. Imagery from a commercial catalogue published in Paris France in 1932 by Chapelon et Gervais. This is Part II. Part I was a post last month with the light fixtures and other home goods and furniture from the same catalogue.

*7025. Devanture, métal poli, 1 porte ouvrante, 2 vitrines*. Image 65 of a 1932 catalogue titled *Ateliers le fer ouvré*, published by the firm of Chapelon et Gervais, 14 avenue des Sycomores, Paris 16e, France. Jean Acker et Cie, Paris, printers. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney, Paris. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0065.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail

*Salon de Coiffure Dames – Messieurs. Devanture, fer forgé noirci ou peint, 1 porte ouvrante.* Image 66 of a 1932 catalogue titled *Ateliers le fer ouvré*, published by the firm of Chapelon et Gervais, 14 avenue des Sycomores, Paris 16e, France. Jean Acker et Cie, Paris, printers. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney, Paris. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0066.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail

*Paris – Automobiles. Devanture, métal inoxydable, 1 porte ouvrante à 2 vantaux et imposte fixe.* Image 67 of a 1932 catalogue titled *Ateliers le fer ouvré*, published by the firm of Chapelon et Gervais, 14 avenue des Sycomores, Paris 16e, France. Jean Acker et Cie, Paris, printers. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney, Paris. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0066.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail

*au Palais du Meuble. Devanture fer forgé, noirci ou peint, 2 portes ouvrantes.* Image 68 of a 1932 catalogue titled *Ateliers le fer ouvré*, published by the firm of Chapelon et Gervais, 14 avenue des Sycomores, Paris 16e, France. Jean Acker et Cie, Paris, printers. Collections of the Bibliothèque Forney, Paris. Artwork itself in the public domain due to age. via https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0066.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail

I would assume they were selling the store fronts (shop fronts) which could then be installed at your place of business. This is their only catalogue that is turning up online. They were listed as a firm working with masonry with the French government back in the mid 1960s but that’s all that turns up at least as of today.