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Trade catalogs

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Printed Material

 Series
Accession: 2188Identifier: 2188-IX.
Scope and Content:

This series contains printed material consisting of assorted journals and periodicals, manufacturers' catalogs and manuals, and publications regarding flag standards. Also, included in this series are materials related to exhibits and collections from the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Design.

Dates: 1879-2000; Majority of material found within 1895-1985

Small appliance and housewares research materials, 1870-2016, bulk: 1900-2016

 Series
Accession: 2268Identifier: 2268-II.
Scope and Content:

This series consists of the historical materials relating to the various company histories that Marshall compiled throughout his career. Subseries A contains histories, ephemera, and photographs relating to the various companies. This group includes materials on all of the small, forgotten companies that were merged with or absorbed by the larger companies whose names survived through the years.

Subseries B, C, and D contain published sources of information on the various appliances and subjects of interest to Johnson. Subseries E are files on museum exhibitions and other museums Johnson visited and, in some cases, worked with. Subseries F contain the information Johnson compiled on various collectors and clubs for the appliances of interest. Subseries G are files and binders of photographs of the appliances and other items that Johnson had collected while researching particular products.

Subseries H are 65 ink on drafting linen production drawings (18"X24") for Wear-Ever's regular line of aluminum cookware products. These include drawings for coffee pots and perculators, tea kettles, pitchers, ricers, and several kinds of pans.

Subseries I are 203 ink on drafting linen production drawings for Wear-Ever's Kensington Ware line of aluminum giftware. While many of them were designed by Lurelle Guild, the drawings only note who drew them.

Subseries J are the actual small electric and hand-operated appliances, tools, and razors that Johnson collected to study while designing his products.

Dates: 1870-2016; Majority of material found within 1900-2016

Subject files, 1940-1976, bulk: 1960-1976

 Series
Accession: 2388Identifier: 2388-XXIV.
Scope and Contents:

This series contains catalogs, price lists, brochures, photographs, correspondence, samples, and various promotional materials related to decorative furnishings received by William Pahlmann Associates between 1946 and 1976. These files are arranged by type of furnishing or location within the home, featuring such categories as lighting, kitchens, and plumbing. It appears that most of these materials were requested by William Pahlmann Associates, but it also appears that some of the information was sent to the firm without solicitation. The catalogs and associated price lists highlight the difference between the wholesale and retail market for furnishings. Interior design firms like William Pahlmann Associates benefited from bulk rates on furnishings that the average consumer could not obtain.

Dates: 1940-1976; Majority of material found within 1960-1976