Fireplace equipment, The S.M. Howes Company, 40-46 Union Street, Boston, Mass., 1926

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1926

GUSN

GUSN-358485

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Architecture and architectural elements
Fireplaces and mantels
Fireplace equipment, The S.M. Howes Company, 40-46 Union Street, Boston, Mass., 1926
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Description

Product catalog for Fireplace Equipment from the S.M. Howes Company. Examples of products include andirons, firesets [sic] and brushes, folding screens, and spark guards. Each product is associated with an image (items with gold or novelty items are associated with color images), product number, and dimensions. Each product section is also accompanied with a short summary about the equipment and its intended use. Unique to this item are some penciled-in prices in the andiron sections as well as an insert with notes and a sketch of a fireplace.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fireplaces
fireplaces and fireplace components
advertising
printed ephemera
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 product catalogue, 104 pages : illustrations ; 9 x 10 7/8 inches
1 insert ; 9 7/8 x 7 inches (unfolded)

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.002.004.020

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.

Description Level

Item

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