Basement rooms for work and play, Armstrong Cork Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., circa 1950

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Location Note

Box 9

GUSN

GUSN-360621

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Description

The trade catalog showcases the many uses of Armstrong Cork Company's Asphalt Tiles. Various arrangements of furniture and interior decorations are displayed alongside descriptions of how to achieve the look, along with illustrations of the basement before and after renovation.

Details

Descriptive Terms

basements
tile
advertising
furniture
interior decoration
renovation
business (commercial function)
illustrations (layout features)
asphalt (bituminous material)
cork (bark)
trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Physical Descrption

1 trade catalog : illustrations ; 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP005

Collection Name

Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP005.559

Date Notes

circa 1950

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Pittsburgh (Allegheny county, Pennsylvania)

Record Details

Originator

Armstrong Cork Company (Publisher)

Material Type

trade catalogs
printed ephemera

Other Organizations

Armstrong Cork Company

Subjects

Advertisement
Cork
Tiles

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Box 9

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