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Reference # 710-248

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The definitive source for American wrought iron. Albert Sonn (1867-1936) published Early American Wrought Iron originally in 1928 in three volumes. No one has surpassed his drawings and background on a wide variety of American wrought iron hardware since. Each right hand page is filled with drawings of wrought hardware of all types with descriptions of the items, where they were found or made originally and dates on the left hand pages. All three volumes are complete in this re-print published in 1979 but now out of print. Contents are as follows: History of Blacksmithing, early American blacksmiths, wrought iron door hardware (knockers and knocker latches), wrought iron door latches/thumb latches of all types and the development of bars and lifts, door locks, early American wrought iron hinges of all types, hasps, bolts, and doors. Conestoga wagon hardware, chest hardware, gate hardware, balconies and railings, newels, gateways, grilles, signs, brackets, weather vanes, wall anchors, gutter supports, foot scrapers, shutter hardware, andirons, fireplace accessories, cooking implements and kitchen utensils, miscellaneous household articles (scissors, curling irons, etc.), lighting equipment, bells, hooks, chains, and on and on. This book contains over 700 pages of great information for anyone who appreciates, collects, or is using early American wrought iron. Book itself is in excellent condition with clean pages and strong binding, original dust cover with plastic cover over that. This book has been well cared for.

Reference # 999-993

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Earle Builders Hardware catalog # 6, 11" x 9" hardbound with 301 pages. Earle Hardware Manufacturing Co. in, Reading, Pennsylvania began around 1913 in California and were relocated to Reading, PA after merging with the Reading Knob Works. This # 6 catalog is from 1935 and features the Period Revival Hardware that Earle is now famous for. They billed their company as "Makers of Period Hardware" and were among the first to begin the colonial revival resurgence in the 1920's and 30's. This catalog is in very good condition showing a little cover wear appropriate to it's age - the pages are clean and in excellent condition. The catalog contains commercial and residential lock sets, entrance locks, apartment locks, cylinder sectional locks, Colonial lock sets, door knobs, levers, mortise locks, rim locks, Colonial rim locks, French door locks, night latches, bolts, coat hooks, cupboard and furniture hardware, drawer knobs, key escutcheons, door knockers, push plates, window hardware, hinges, and a large assortment of hand forged hardware. A beautiful catalog full of drawings, plates and great research and reference information for the early 20th Century Arts & Crafts/Colonial Revival Period

Reference # 710-163

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Lighting Fixtures - Acme Lighting Products, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1940. A softbound book, 9" x 8 1/4", 46 pages with a suggested price list. Very good condition, cover is tightly attached and pages are clean. Filled with lighting of the 1940's period as shown in sample photos below. Pages are black and white.

Reference # 710-165

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Home Owner's Catalog - Guide to Selections of Building Materials, Equipment & Furnishings from the mid-1930's. Tight hardbound book, 11" x 8 1/2", in excellent condition. A large book filled with massive amounts of information about house building in the 1930's. Products include wall coverings, wainscoting, tile, siding, shutters, shingles, screens, roofs, railings, radiators, plumbing, wall paper, paint, mantels, lumber, iron ornaments, insulations, humidifiers, heaters, hardware, glass, crates, garage doors, furnaces, fireplaces, cornices, doors, fencing, chutes, windows, cabinets, pipes, boilers, blinds, bathroom accessories, mirrors, arbors, and air conditioning. Many photos in both black and white and color. Sample pages pictured below.