A history of prefabrication, 3rd ed., by Alfred Bruce and Harold Sandbank, John B. Pierce Foundation, Housing Research Division, Raritan, N.J., 1945 September

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Ephemera

Date

1945

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

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GUSN-364343

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A history of prefabrication, 3rd ed., by Alfred Bruce and Harold Sandbank, John B. Pierce Foundation, Housing Research Division, Raritan, N.J., 1945 September
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        Trade card for O.D. Mooney, stucco worker and plasterer, No. 41 Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Label for S.Z. Leslie & Co., stair builder, Railroad Avenue, corner Walter Street, Hyde Park, Mass., undated
        Label for S.Z. Leslie & Co., stair builder, Railroad Avenue, corner Walter Street, Hyde Park, Mass., undated
        Trade card for S.Z. Leslie, stair builder, Railroad Avenue, corner Walter Street, Hyde Park, Mass., undated
        Billhead for A.E. Hall, Dr., fire insurance agency, 31 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 10, 1882
        Billhead for John H. Sanborn, Dr., builder and contractor, rear of Masonic Temple, Concord, New Hampshire, dated December 22, 1898
        Billhead for Mead, Mason & Co., Dr., builders, 47 Center Street, Concord, New Hampshire, dated January 1, 1891
        Billhead for Enoch T. Kent, plastering & saddlers' hair, lime, cement, calcined plaster, 64 & 66 Fulton Street, Boston, Mass., dated March 28, 1881
        Billhead for McLaughlin & Logue, Dr., carpenters, 71 West Dedham Street, Boston, Mass, dated November, 1882
        Billhead for Soule & Seaborn, Dr., carpenters & builders, No. 4 Lowell Place, Boston, Mass., dated May 10, 1877
        Billhead for Jacob Krumscheid, Dr., carpenter & jobber, 73 West Dedham Street, Boston, Mass., dated October, 1878
        Billhead for Parkers & Barnes, Dr., composition roofers, 142 Charles Street and 22 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., dated October 23, 1883
        Billhead for Parkers & Barnes, Dr., composition roofers, 142 Charles Street and 22 Milk Street, Boston, Mass., dated June 22, 1883
        Billhead for C.S. Parker & Sons, Dr., roofers, 142 Charles and 35 Hawley Street, Boston, Mass., dated April 14, 1879
        Billhead for McLaughlin & Logue, Dr., carpenters, 71 West Dedham Street, Boston, Mass., dated October, 1883
        Billhead for McLaughlin & Logue, carpenters, 75 West Dedham Street, Boston, Mass, dated June, 1876
        Billhead for Morse & Gipson, Dr., masons, plasterers and jobbers, Office No. 4 Lowell Place, Boston, Mass., dated April 25, 1877
        Carpenters, what do you want? steady work, good pay, good prices, eight hours a day, and decent treatment? Wells Memorial Hall, 987 Washington Street, Monday evening, April 15th
        Circular, The Berlin Iron Bridge Co., East Berlin, Conn., 1890 December 1
        Billhead for John Flanagan & Co., Dr., slate & metal roofers, 205 Cambridge St., Boston, Mass., 1875
        Trade card for Jacob Quincer Co., Redwood, N.Y., undated
        Postcard for Tilo Roofing Company, Inc., Providence, R.I., undated
        A history of prefabrication, 3rd ed., by Alfred Bruce and Harold Sandbank, John B. Pierce Foundation, Housing Research Division, Raritan, N.J., 1945 September (current record)

Description

Booklet detailing the history of prefabrication. Highlights the rise of the prefabrication movement, the evolution of prefabrication as a concept, and how different materials were utilized in prefabrication. Photographs and illustrations of prefabricated structures are included throughout the booklet. Written by Alfred Bruce and Harold Sandbank. Published by the Housing Research Division of the John B. Pierce Foundation.

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Descriptive Terms

prefabrication
histories
construction (assembling)
building materials
photographs
illustrations (layout features)
business (commercial function)
advertising
printed ephemera
booklets

Physical Descrption

1 booklet : illustrations ; 11 7/8 x 8 7/8 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP001.01.026.01.01.023

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Raritan (Somerset county, New Jersey)

Record Details

Originator

John B. Pierce Foundation (Publisher)
Bruce, Alfred (Author)
Sandbank, Harold (Author)

Material Type

printed ephemera
booklets

Other People

Bruce, Alfred
Sandbank, Harold

Other Organizations

John B. Pierce Foundation

Subjects

Prefabricated houses
House
Advertisement
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

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