Catalogue no. 11, J.W. Bailey & Sons Co., wood mantels interior and exterior finish in stock and to order, 14 Haymarket Square, Boston, Mass.

Description

Mantel styles are displayed in the catalog. The business also does custom work, stair work and manufactures other pieces such as posts, balusters and columns. There is a separate price list for this catalog. A separate leaflet titled "Bulletin no. 12" describes Washington and colonial columns. The cover titles reads "Mantels in ye olden days."

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
interior decoration
mantels
fireplaces
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog, 32 pages ; illustrations ; 8 1/2 x 5 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.003.042

Image Dimensions

8 1/2 x 5 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

J.W. Bailey & Sons Co. (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs

Subjects

Haymarket Square (Boston, Mass.)

Variant Title

Wood mantels in ye olden days

Description Level

Item

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