Fireplace equipment #301011 by Howes Boston, S.M. Howes Company, Boston, Mass., 1930

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1930

GUSN

GUSN-358486

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Fireplaces and mantels
Fireplace equipment #301011 by Howes Boston, S.M. Howes Company, Boston, Mass., 1930
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Description

Product catalog for Fireplace Equipment from the S.M. Howes Company. The majority of the products are placed into Fireplace Groups, in which fireplace accessories (andirons, screens, tools) are grouped together due to similar design choices or material type. The back of the catalog goes into more detail on folding screens and spark guards (with suggested pairings of accessories listed with dimensions and product numbers).

Details

Descriptive Terms

fireplace components
fireplaces and fireplace components
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 product catalog, 80 pages : illustrations ; 8 3/4 x 11 1/8 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.004.021

Credit Line

Donated by Caleb Paul Stewart in memory of Clara Frenning Tubby, 2022

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

S.M. Howes Co. (Agency)

Material Type

printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Other Organizations

S.M. Howes Co.

Conservation Note

Some water damage on the front cover that bled through to page 6.

Description Level

Item

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