Category: Style and trade catalogs/books.

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.

Floor coverings and rugs in glowing colors from back when Bakelite was big and kitchen floors came in Chromalin. Imagery from a 1938 commercial catalogue put out by Bird And Son of East Walpole, Massachusetts.

Front cover of BIRD Rugs and Floor Coverings: Patterns for 1938, a commercial catalogue from Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation. American. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/mode/1up
Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Title page. Image 1 of a commercial catalogue from Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation that was published in 1938. American. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/1/mode/1up
There is a Chromalin pattern or design that is adaptable to any room in the house – to fit any scheme of decoration. Here is a custom built Chromolin living room, with specially designed inset in front of the fireplace. Page 3 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/3/mode/1up
IN HARMONY WITH THE MODERN: Chromalin Rug patterns are ideally suited to more formal rooms. The design used in this dining room is in perfect harmony with modern furnishings. Chromalin in any pattern is the modern floor covering. Page 4 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/4/mode/1up
CHROMALIN: Number 9383, sizes 9 x 12, 9 x 10 1/2, 7 1/2 x 9, 6 x 9. Also 8/4 and 12/4. Repeat 18.” Page 14 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/14/mode/1up
DURABLE BEAUTY and ECONOMY: The kitchen is the finest proving ground for the wearing qualities of Chromalin. This lovely floor covering combines perfect pattern, durable beauty and ultimate economy even in the spots where the hard wear comes. Page 17 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/17/mode/1up
CHROMALIN: Number 430 and number 435, two yards wide, 8/4 only. Repeat 18.” Page 32 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/32/mode/1up

PLAIN and JASPE: Plain and Jaspe Floor Covering permits you to give full rein to your own decorative fancies. Interesting and attractive effects may be obtained with or without Chromasets, of which Bird offers a wide selection. Chromasets in both 18″ and 9″ sizes; Floor Plan Units, Assembled Borders, and suggestions for Custom Built Insets are made in many different color combinations. Examples of these are illustrated on the following pages. Page 33 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/33/mode/1up
CHROMASETS: An even wider selection than ever before provides small designs and individual patterns to suit any taste. With Chromasets anyone can design custom floors. One, two and three-color combinations, in squares, circles, and assembled borders, distinctive floor plan units and custom designs made to order are among this colorful selection shown on the following pages. Compass, Tea Set and Ship’s Wheel. Page 39 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/39/mode/1up
Bird Armored with BAKELITE Rugs and Floor Coverings clean easier, stay brighter and last longer because each particle of color in Bird Rugs and Floor Coverings Armored with Bakelite is protected by the tough, lustrous Bakelite armor that resists destructive wearing action. This armor is not a surface coating – it is hard and durable on the felt side as it is on the wearing surface. On these pages you will find a colorful array of patterns in both Rugs and Floor Coverings – Suitable for any room in the house, any color scheme, or style of decoration. All are Armored with BAKELITE. Page 43 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/43/mode/1up
Armored with BAKELITE: Number 6746, sizes 9 x 15, 9 x 12, 9 x 10 1/2, 9 x 9, 7 1/2 x 9, 6 x 8, also 8/4 and 12/4. Repeat 18.” Page 44 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. http://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/44/mode/1up
The playroom is one room that demands an attractive, long-wearing floor covering at moderate cost. Economy Rugs and Floor Coverings are the ideal solution. Page 70 of a commercial catalogue that was published in 1938 by Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation and titled Bird rugs and floor coverings armored with Bakelite, Chromalin rugs and floor coverings, economy rugs and floor coverings, rug border, lining felt, rubberlike matting: Bird Floor Covering Sales Corporation, New York – East Walpole – Chicago, Illinois. Collections of Columbia University. In the public domain. https://archive.org/details/birdrugsfloorcov00bird/page/70/mode/2up

Chromalin must have been a kind of linoleum or similar to linoleum.

Little pieces of oddness that didn’t catch on. Still I’d like the countertop round dishwasher in image one. Perhaps I wasn’t the only one who liked to look at the offerings of Hammacher Schlemmer who mailed their catalogues to my parents. All of these are from the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue.

AUTOMATIC COUNTERTOP DISHWASHER. Turn it on, turn it off; connects to any faucet. It works as efficiently as the larger models, yet it’s completely non-electric. A durable, hydraulic system operates on tap water pressure, and uses the hottest water possible. It washes, rinses, dries, complete service for four in ten minutes – and you never put your hands in water. 20 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 18 1/2″ only. Stand it on counter top, store in small cabinet, take it anywhere. Clear plastic dome and avocado base. H2 300 (Exp.) $39.95. American. Page 30 of the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n30/mode/1up
INVENTO FOOD AND PLATE WARMER. An electric warming cabinet with 3 removable rack-shelves. It’s large enough, 20%” high, 31” wide, 13” deep — so that you’ll be able to put your soup tureen, casserole, platter, serving dishes, plates, dessert — an entire meal — into it at once. This is the practical answer for preparing meals ahead of time and serving them hot when you’re ready. Variable heat control, like that of an oven, lets you select any heat from high to low. Its heat-reflecting metal back and see through doors add to the cabinet’s pleasant, clean looks while they diffuse heat. White enameled steel; wall mounts or stands. By Invento. TH106S (EXP). $150.00. Page 3 of the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n3/mode/1up
COPPER EGGOVAR. Reproduction of a classic antique English egg cooker. For boiling eggs at table. Boils one to three eggs. Copper with brass trim. Dome cover crowned with a brass chicken-on-nest finial. A pre-measured alcohol burner for 2 or 3 minute eggs. H33. $22.95. Page 9 of the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n9/mode/1up
ICE AIRE. A new concept. Ice Air deodorizes ice cubes. A filter cover that fits all ice trays and is guaranteed to keep good taste in and unpleasant taste out — even though cubes are left for months. Set of 4 filter covers with 4 refills — a full year’s supply. HIA. (2 Ibs.)……. 4 Sets for $7.50. Page 11 of the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n11/mode/1up

WINE FRIGIDARIUM. Wines, champagne, aperitifs, cocktails, all served well-chilled. Black and stainless steel cooler and cold-energy liners that retain cold and chill bottles for hours without ice. To energize sealed-in refrigerant, store liners in freezer, ready for instant use. N24, (2 lbs.) . . . $12.95. Page 14 of the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n14/mode/1up

EXER-FLEX. Now keep trim and slim while relaxing! Helps take off inches, build up, firm up and improve posture. Work off tensions and relax before bedtime. You’ll sleep better, Helps you tone up head-to-toe. You control the degree of effort every moment, from gentle to vigorous; because whichever of the basic positions you use, you are relaxed, lying down. Folds, easy to carry and store. All steel frame and covered in sturdy military duck. Z495D. $39.95. Page 19 of the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n19/mode/1up
MARTINI SPIKE. Here’s a sterling silver “accessory” for making the ultimate Martini. An unusual dispenser to ration the exact amount of Vermouth, 6%” long and precisely graduated from 1 to 12 cubic centimeters. Ideal gift for those who haven’t quite everything. E429. $10.00. Page 27 of the Hammacher Schlemmer Autumn 1971 catalogue. Published by Hammacher Schlemmer, New York City. Public Domain Mark 1.0. via https://archive.org/details/hammacher-schlemmer-housewares-1971/page/n27/mode/1up

Traveling back to real Art Deco time. No IKEA knock offs. Imagery from a commercial catalogue published in Paris France in 1932 by Chapelon et Gervais.

Front cover 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. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0001.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail
Title page. 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. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0001.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail



Lampes modernes, 1001-1004 ; fer verni noirci, poli, nickelé ou chromé, verre dépoli. Image 7 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. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0001.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail
Lampes Moderne, 1008-1011, fer noirci verni, poli ou nickele, verre dépoli. Tous ces articles se font également en chromé. Image 9 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. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0009.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail
Lustre Moderne. 5029; 6 luminaires, fer forgé noirci ou patiné, verres dépolis. 5030; 12 lumières intérieures, fer forgé noirci ou patiné, verres dépoli. Image 26 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. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0026.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail
Table. 6020-6022. Fer forgé noir verni ou poli. Marbre breche orientale ou ‘lap.’ Image 41 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. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0041.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail
Cadres à Photos. 6031-6032. fer forgé nickelé ou chromé. Image 45 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. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0045.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail
6036. Chenets fer forgé noirci; 6037 Pare-feu fer forgé noirci ou patiné. Image 47 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. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0047.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail
7019 and 7020: Balcon fer forgé noirci. Image 62 Image 47 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. https://bibliotheques-specialisees.paris.fr/ark:/73873/pf0002007673/v0062.simple.highlight=ferronnerie.selectedTab=thumbnail

Dreaming the blizzard away. 1928 flower pictures from the “Sutherland Garden handbook” which was published by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company of Boulder, Colorado. Collections of the Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library.

THE SUTHERLAND GARDEN HANDBOOK: Garden of Doctor John M. Foster, Denver. Made with “Sutherland” plants.Twenty-two acres of Hardy flowers, Evergreens, Shrubs, Trees, Vines, and Roses. from The Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, BOULDER, COLORADO. Front cover, image 3 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/n2/mode/1up
The Fragrant Blue Phlox – Like a glimpse of the “woods.” See Page 18. Page 1, Image 5 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/1/mode/1up
The Dainty Beltonia. Page 4, Image 8 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/4/mode/1up
A Bouquet of Grass Plumes Cut for Winter Decoration (Miscanthus Sinensis). Page 8, Image 12 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/8/mode/1up
Note the Dainty, Airy Grace of the Siberian Iris – Snow Queen – An Iris that is Different, and That ALL Will Like. Page 11, Image 15 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/11/mode/1up
Lupine – Stately in Robes of Satin Pink. Page 14, Image 18 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/14/mode/1up
Trumpet Creeper, Bignonia Grandiflora: The Most Gorgeous Flowering Vine. Page 26, Image 30 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/26/mode/1up
The Great Pink Honeysuckle Flowers of the Weigela. See Page 38. Page 29, Image 33 of The Sutherland Garden Handbook. Published in 1928 by the Sutherland Landscape and Nursery Company, Boulder, Colorado. Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection, National Agricultural Library. In the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/CAT31328763/page/29/mode/1up

Imagery from a 1930s album documenting Welch’s Grape Juice displays in stores in Ohio that is up for sale by rare book dealer James E. Arsenault. I hope the salespeople depicted were better at not spilling purple grape juice on themselves than I ever was. The album was put together by Welch’s salesman Daniel J. Kelly who might have shot some of the pictures, too.

Kroger’s Master Store, Main Avenue, Norwood, Ohio: The display sold 35 cases in six days. Image from a well-captioned album documenting lavish displays of Welch’s grape juice in Cincinnati-area stores in the 1930s, compiled by a Welch’s salesman and including several typed letters and other items of Welch’s ephemera. Image © James E. Arsenault Arsenault and Company. Fair use license. ttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/9121/da-j-kelly-photog-comp-iel/album-of-photographs-documenting-welch-s-grape-juice-displays-in-stores-in-ohio
The Dixie Terminal Food Shop Inc. 321 Walnut Street: Sold 2399 Units in six days. 25,000 People pass this window every day, sell the full line. Image from a well-captioned album documenting lavish displays of Welch’s grape juice in Cincinnati-area stores in the 1930s, compiled by a Welch’s salesman and including several typed letters and other items of Welch’s ephemera. Image © James E. Arsenault Arsenault and Company. Fair use license. ttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/9121/da-j-kelly-photog-comp-iel/album-of-photographs-documenting-welch-s-grape-juice-displays-in-stores-in-ohio
The Bay Drug Company, Fifth and Main Street, Cincinnati, Ohio: This window sold ten cases in four weeks. 20,000 people pass this window every day for 30 days and nights. Image from a well-captioned album documenting lavish displays of Welch’s grape juice in Cincinnati-area stores in the 1930s, compiled by a Welch’s salesman and including several typed letters and other items of Welch’s ephemera. Image © James E. Arsenault Arsenault and Company. Fair use license. ttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/9121/da-j-kelly-photog-comp-iel/album-of-photographs-documenting-welch-s-grape-juice-displays-in-stores-in-ohio
Kroger’s Master Store, 3509 Redding Road, Cincinnati, Ohio: This store sold 25 cases of Welch’s Grape Juice in three days. Image from a well-captioned album documenting lavish displays of Welch’s grape juice in Cincinnati-area stores in the 1930s, compiled by a Welch’s salesman and including several typed letters and other items of Welch’s ephemera. Image © James E. Arsenault Arsenault and Company. Fair use license. ttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/9121/da-j-kelly-photog-comp-iel/album-of-photographs-documenting-welch-s-grape-juice-displays-in-stores-in-ohio
Dixie Terminal Food Shop – 321 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio: Sold 2004 Grape Juice in six days. This store only sold one case of Welch’s Grape Juice a month before this sale. Now this store sells eight to ten cases a month. Image from a well-captioned album documenting lavish displays of Welch’s grape juice in Cincinnati-area stores in the 1930s, compiled by a Welch’s salesman and including several typed letters and other items of Welch’s ephemera. Image © James E. Arsenault Arsenault and Company. Fair use license. ttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/9121/da-j-kelly-photog-comp-iel/album-of-photographs-documenting-welch-s-grape-juice-displays-in-stores-in-ohio
The Piggly Wiggly Avondale: This store sold 15 cases in three days. Image from a well-captioned album documenting lavish displays of Welch’s grape juice in Cincinnati-area stores in the 1930s, compiled by a Welch’s salesman and including several typed letters and other items of Welch’s ephemera. Image © James E. Arsenault Arsenault and Company. Fair use license. ttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/9121/da-j-kelly-photog-comp-iel/album-of-photographs-documenting-welch-s-grape-juice-displays-in-stores-in-ohio
Kroger’s Master Market – Hyde Park Square: Sold 1899 units in five days. This store now carries our full line. Image from a well-captioned album documenting lavish displays of Welch’s grape juice in Cincinnati-area stores in the 1930s, compiled by a Welch’s salesman and including several typed letters and other items of Welch’s ephemera. Image © James E. Arsenault Arsenault and Company. Fair use license. ttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/9121/da-j-kelly-photog-comp-iel/album-of-photographs-documenting-welch-s-grape-juice-displays-in-stores-in-ohio
Kroger’s Master Store, 2721 Erie Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio: This display sold 1056 bottles of Welch Grape Juice in six days. Display for Welch’s Grape Juice and Latonia Club Ginger Ale. Image from a well-captioned album documenting lavish displays of Welch’s grape juice in Cincinnati-area stores in the 1930s, compiled by a Welch’s salesman and including several typed letters and other items of Welch’s ephemera. Image © James E. Arsenault Arsenault and Company. Fair use license. ttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/9121/da-j-kelly-photog-comp-iel/album-of-photographs-documenting-welch-s-grape-juice-displays-in-stores-in-ohio
The Dixie Terminal Food Shop, 321 Walnut Street, Cincinnati, Ohio: This photo shows the Mass Display and entire store trimmed. Image from a well-captioned album documenting lavish displays of Welch’s grape juice in Cincinnati-area stores in the 1930s, compiled by a Welch’s salesman and including several typed letters and other items of Welch’s ephemera. Image © James E. Arsenault Arsenault and Company. Fair use license. ttps://www.jamesarsenault.com/pages/books/9121/da-j-kelly-photog-comp-iel/album-of-photographs-documenting-welch-s-grape-juice-displays-in-stores-in-ohio

This is the same Kroger Grocery people (kroger.com) we have now but back in the 1930s when they were a much smaller Ohio grocery store chain. The same Piggly Wiggly, too.