Home improvement news, Ware-Butler, Inc., Corner North and Middle Streets, Waterville, Maine, 1932 September

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1932

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

GUSN

GUSN-369449

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Description

September 1932 issue of Home Improvement News, a monthly periodical published by the Ware-Butler, Inc. Articles accompanied by photographs and illustrations discuss topics such as home improvement and renovations. Throughout the periodical, various companies and associations are advertised and promoted, including Wall Paper Manufacturers Association, Walker-Turner Company, National Lumber Manufacturers Association, Curtis Woodwork, Morgan Woodwork Organizations, E. L. Bruce Company, and Celotex, among others.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
renovation
interior design
interior decoration
decorations (ornaments)
photographs
illustrations (layout features)
wallpapers
flooring
bathrooms
garages
houses
printed ephemera
periodicals

Physical Descrption

1 periodical, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations, photographs ; 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP001.01.066.01.02.010

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Waterville (Kennebec county, Maine)

Record Details

Originator

Ware-Butler, Inc. (Publisher)

Material Type

printed ephemera
periodicals

Other Organizations

Ware-Butler, Inc.
Wallpaper Manufacturers' Association of the United States
Walker-Turner Company
Curtis Companies
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Pine Sales Co.
Celotex Corporation
Morgan Woodwork Organization
E.L. Bruce Company
Southern Oak Flooring Industries

Subjects

Periodicals
Advertisement

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

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