Guide to better homes, edited under the personal supervision of Mildred Gapen Bowen, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Plate and Varnish Division, Milwaukee, Wisc., 1925

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1925

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

GUSN

GUSN-369567

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Description

Book published by the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company's Plate and Varnish Division providing advice on how to build and maintain a better home. Topics addressed including employing an architect, selecting a lot, exterior design, interior design and decoration, and furnishings, among others. Ilustrations are included throughout. An advertisement for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company is included in the back of the book.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior design
interior decoration
roofing
architects
paint (coating)
space planning
furniture
illustrations (layout features)
printed ephemera
booklets

Physical Descrption

1 booklet, 31 pages : color illustrations ; 8 13/16 x 6 7/16 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP001.12.013.003.064

Credit Line

Gift of Richard Cheek, 2023

Places

Milwaukee (Milwaukee county, Wisconsin)

Record Details

Originator

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Paint and Varnish Division (Publisher)
Bowen, Mildred Gapen (Editor)

Material Type

printed ephemera
booklets

Other People

Bowen, Mildred Gapen

Other Organizations

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. Paint and Varnish Division

Subjects

Interior decoration
House

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Removed from EP005: Richard Cheek architectural plan book collection.

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