Price list for Leaven's Furniture, 1931

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1931

Location Note

Ephemera / Product catalogues / Furniture

GUSN

GUSN-390036

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Description

This price list, possibly inserted into trade catalogues, is printed with black ink on yellow paper. The price list contains item numbers, article names, measurements, and varying prices per item depending on finishes. The back of the price list shows additional pricing for decoration and striping options.

Details

Descriptive Terms

price lists
furniture
trade catalogs

Physical Descrption

1 paper pricelist, 19 pages, 5.5 x 9 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Date of Acquisition

2023

Reference Code

EP001.12.009.002.136

Acqusition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Frances Wetherell, 2023

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Leavens Furniture Company (Boston, Mass.) (Issuing body)

Other Organizations

Leavens Furniture Company (Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Furniture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera / Product catalogues / Furniture

Related Items

Leavens Furniture catalog, 1932 [second copy]

Historical/Biographical Note

Historical/Biographical Note

William & Leavens & Company was founded in 1874 (incorporated January 1, 1898) by George M. Leavens and Thomas Trefry in Boston, Massachusetts. In early 1948, the firm was purchased by Paines of Boston, a local competitor.

The company operated under several names: Leavens & Trefry (1874-1885); G. M. Leavens & Son (1885-1898); and William Leavens & Company (1898-1948)

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