Sample, USG Sheetrock, wall and ceiling material, United States Gypsum Company, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated

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GUSN-321588

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Building materials
General
Building materials - General - Misc. - Folder 2
Sample, USG Sheetrock, wall and ceiling material, United States Gypsum Company, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Building materials
    - General
      - Building materials - General - Misc. - Folder 2
        Bird's American Ready Wall Board, Bird & Son, East Walpole, Mass., undated
        USG Sheetrock, the fireproof wallboard, United States Gypsum Company, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated
        Trade card for Thomas Hoey, wrought iron columns, location unknown, undated
        Putting new life into old rooms, The Beaver Board Companies, Buffalo, New York, 1921
        
        Find these useful new rooms in your attic, The Beaver Board Companies, Buffalo, New York, 1921
        Mark that insures the result, The Beaver Board Companies, Buffalo, New York, 1920
        Brochure for the Maplewood Line of Miracle Doors, Paine Lumber Company, Oshkosh, Wisconsin ca. 1930
        Sample, USG Sheetrock, wall and ceiling material, United States Gypsum Company, 205 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois, undated (current record)
        Higgin all-metal weather strips, The Higgin Manufacturing Company, Newport, Kentucky, 1921

Description

The leaflet wrapped around the sample defines sheetrock, its uses and instructions for how to apply it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
gypsum board
drywall construction
walls
building materials
samples

Physical Descrption

1 sample : illustrations (some color) ; 2 x 3 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.015.01.02.008

Image Dimensions

2 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Chicago (Cook county, Illinois)

Record Details

Material Type

samples

Description Level

Item

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