Historic New England

Catalogue, glass knobs, 1883-1928, John Tein Company, 11 South Street, Boston, Mass.

Glass door knobs for colonial architecture homes.

Date: 1928

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293325

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.002.005

Rezo doors, Paine Lumber Co., Ltd., Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Features of the Rezo flush door, modeled after doors in the John Hancock House, are described.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293327

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.002

Kinnear steel rolling doors, shutters and partitions, The Kinnear Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio

Kinnear products are featured on one side of the card. The card versos have images of state capitol buildings with series numbers 1-5. The cards were sent to P.H. Dolan, Supt., Pittsfield Electricity Company, Pittsfield, Massachusetts

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293332

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.003

Holcomb & Hoke Foldoor, Holcomb & Hoke Mfg. Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana

The features and advantages of the Foldoor are described in the item. Text on the front cover reads, "AIA File 16M."

Date: 1953

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293335

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.004

Here is the Overhead Door for your greasing station with salt spray steel tracks and hardware, Overhead Door Corporation, Hartford City, Indiana

The advantages of using the Overhead Door in gas station garages are described.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293338

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.005

You can expect permanent, dependable, more efficient service with the Overhead Door equipment with salt spray steel tracks and hardware, Overhead Door Corporation, Hartford City, Indiana

Overhead Doors can be used in different types of industrial buildings. The doors are available at Overhead Door Sales Co., Inc., 68 Needham Street, Newton Highlands, Massachusetts.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293339

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.006

Modern Tuf-Flex Doors of tempered plate glass, Libbey-Owens Ford Glass Company, Nicholas Building, Toledo, Ohio

The features and advantages of Tuf-Flex Doors is shown in existing department stores.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293340

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.007

No fame, no acclaim, only blame, National Metalclad Door Association, 550 Ellicott Square, Buffalo, New York

Definitions and practices for applying labels to fire doors are addressed to building officials, architects and engineers. Text on the front cover margins reads, "A.I.A. File Number 16-B."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293355

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.008

Modern patterns cottage front doors, designed, manufactured and sold by The Foster-Munger Co., Chicago, Illinois

The business is self-described as "America's greatest sash and door house." Door styles are described in the catalog.

Date: 1905

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293357

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.009

Radford, no. 1850, world's largest front door manufacturers, Chicago, Illinois; Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Duluth, Minnesota

Front door styles are described in the catalog. A separate flyer describes the one dollar book given free with every front door. The book title is "100 prize winner house plans."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293359

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.010

J.P. Tolman & Co., Samson Cordage, solid braided window sash cord., 164 High Sgtreet, Fort Hill Square, Boston, Mass.

Window sash cords are described in the item. The business is also an agent for the New England Patent Fire Escape Co.

Date: 1885

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293424

Ref. Code: EP001.12.014.002.006

Cards, correspondence, and related

Series II, Cards, correspondence and related, ca. 1913-1971, undated (#C.1.28-C.3.25, C.13.20-C.13.24) contains announcements, cards, correspondence, drafts of letters, invitations, letter of introduction, postcards, stationary, and sympathy letters received and sent by Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (19...

Date: 1913-1971, undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (1907-1971) papers

GUSN: 293421

Ref. Code: MS044.02

Clubs and organizations

Series III, Clubs and organizations, 1928-1971, undated (#C.3.26-C.4.65, OB.2.11) contains material relating to the social, professional and philanthropic organizations in which Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (1907-1971) participated and includes annual reports, awards, bulletins, calendars, corresponden...

Date: 1928-1971, undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (1907-1971) papers

GUSN: 293422

Ref. Code: MS044.03

32 ideas for window beauty with Andersen Windowalls, Andersen Corporation, Bayport, Minnesota

Windowall unit features are described for various rooms in the home.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293430

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.011

Condensation on glass in windows, publication no.83, Hope's Windows Inc., Jamestown, New York

The article describes how Hope products combat window condensation.

Date: 1943

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293432

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.012

Hope's detention windows, publication no. 63, Hope's Windows Inc., Jamestown, New York

Hope products are described for use in prisons, reform schools and mental institions.

Date: 1938

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293433

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.013

Hope's Cotswolds and winter windows, publication no. 49, Hope's Windows Inc., Jamestown, New York

The casement window components are described in detail for potential customers.

Date: 1937

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293438

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.014

To those about to build, publication no. 71, Hope's Windows Inc., Jamestown, New York

The advantages of casement windows is described with images showing home and housing project installations.

Date: 1940

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293439

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.015

Cards, drafts, invitations, postcards, and related

Subseries A, Cards, drafts, invitations, postcards, and related, ca.1913-1971, undated (#C.1.28-C.2.11, C.13.20-C.13.24) contains anniversary cards, announcements, birthday cards, Christmas cards, drafts of letters, get-well cards, greeting cards, invitations, letters of introduction, postcards, sta...

Date: 1913-1971, undated

Collection: Phillips family papers. Stephen "Stevie" Phillips (1907-1971) papers

GUSN: 293524

Ref. Code: MS044.02.01

Cavrok Fiber Glass Masonry Panels, Cavrok Sales Company, 69 Gillett Street, Hartford, Connecticut

The panels, made from polyester resin and fiberglass, can be used on interior and exterior walls in residential and commercial structures. Two separate sheets provide installation instructions.

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293655

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.013.018

Now! Ready-mixed drylok double duty sealer for waterproofing porous masonry walls, United Gilsonite Laboratories, Scranton, Pennsylvania

The product will work on interior, exterior and above or below grade masonry walls. Text on the margins reads "A.I.A. File Nos. 25-B-39 7-A-3."

Date: undated

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293656

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.013.019

Announcing standard thermopane sizes for picture windows, Libbey-Owens Ford Glass Company, Toledo, Ohio

Two letters describe the Company's work in developing windows with built-in insulation and support of solar houses. A reprint titled "The Solar House: a Full-Scale Experimental Study," by F.W. Hutchinson (September, 1945) is included. Text on the front cover margin reads, "A.I.A. File Number 26-A-19...

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293660

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.016

Window potentials for architects and designers, vol. 2, no. 3, Andersen Windowalls, Andersen Corporation, Bayport, Minnesota

The folder has four sheets describing and showing Andersen Windowalls in buildings. There is a postcard which can be returned for additional information. The product is available from Brockway-Smith-Haigh-Lovell Company, 465 Medford Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Text on the front cover margin ...

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293662

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.017

Window potentials for architects and designers, vol. 2, no. 5, Andersen Windowalls, Andersen Corporation, Bayport, Minnesota

The folder has six sheets describing and showing Andersen Windowalls in houses. There is a postcard which can be returned for additional information. The product is available from Brockway-Smith-Haigh-Lovell Company, 465 Medford Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts. Text on the front cover margin read...

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293663

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.018

Andersen Windowalls, detail catalog no. 542, Andersen Corporation, Bayport, Minnesota

The casement windows can be installed in homes, schools and housing projects. Text on the front cover margin reads, "A.I.A. File No. 16L."

Date: 1954

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293664

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.019

Windowalls, ways to use Andersen complete wood window units in your new home, Andersen Corporation, Bayport, Minnesota

Photographs of installations and descriptive text provide help for planning a new home using Windowalls. An image of the factory is shown on the back cover.

Date: 1950s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293672

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.020

Exciting world of glass, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The incorporation of plate glass into a home provides interior design opportunities.

Date: 1960s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293674

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.021

All-important question of the window, by Frederick L. Ackerman, Country Life in America, Doubleday, Page & Company, New York, New York

The intent and use of windows in various structures is examined. The article is from "Country Life in America," July 1922.

Date: 1922

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293679

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.022

U.S. glass metal & glazing, volume 1, number 2, official publication of the Flat Glass Jobbers Association, U.S. Glass Publications, Inc., P.O. Box 1850, 512 Falls Building, Memphis, Tennessee

1 magazine, 34 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches

Date: 1966

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293684

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.003.023

Building products technical information, bulletin number 52, The Producers' Council, Inc., 815 Fifteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Technical information concerning new products and new product applications is provided for architects, engineers, designers and specifiers. A separate letter describes the features of the new bulletin.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 293692

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.006.002

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

This collection documents the work of A. H. Davenport Co. (1880-1914), Irving and Casson (1884-1914), and their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (1914-1973); the bulk of the material dates from 1900 to 1945. The collection includes design drawings, detail drawings, sketches, photog...

Date: 1880-1973, undated, predominant 1900-1940

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 293714

Ref. Code: CC010

Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

This collection documents the work of A. H. Davenport Co. (1880-1914), Irving and Casson (1884-1914), and their successor, Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (1914-1973); the bulk of the material dates from 1900 to 1945. The collection includes design drawings, sketches, photographs, clippings,...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection II

GUSN: 293719

Ref. Code: CC011

Albums -- Design Drawings

This series consists of seventeen albums of design drawings of a wide variety of furniture and interior furnishings manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co. between 1880 and 1914. Albums have titles and volume numbers assigned by their creators; most include a table of contents. The volumes include: cabi...

Date: 1880-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 293720

Ref. Code: CC010.001

Albums -- Photographs

This series consists of 170 albums of photographs of a wide variety of furniture and interior furnishings manufactured by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport between 1880 and 1973. Albums have titles and volume numbers assigned by their cre...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 293721

Ref. Code: CC010.002

Scrapbooks

This series is comprised of forty-four scrapbooks of varying sizes compiled by either A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, or Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. Eleven of the scrapbooks were named by their compiler; the others have no identifying information. The albums are arranged by subje...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 293723

Ref. Code: CC010.004

Sample Book

Photograph album. Album has brown textured cover; "Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co." is stamped in gold on the front. Album contains 504 starch-coated linen pages and 252 mounted black-and-white photographs. The pages are now quite brittle. Photographs depict a wide variety of furniture forms m...

Date: 1913-1914, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 293724

Ref. Code: CC010.005

Other Photographs

This series consists of two portfolios and six albums containing 235 loose and 518 mounted photographs. Images in all but three of the albums depict furnishings made by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and their successor Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. The order number and year are o...

Date: 1880-1973

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 293725

Ref. Code: CC010.006

Books

This series contains a collection of twenty books that comprise a portion of the design reference library amassed by A. H. Davenport Co., Irving and Casson, and Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. between 1880 and 1973. One book on business plans is dated 1973 and presumably was added by the las...

Date: undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 293726

Ref. Code: CC010.007

"Imported Chairs: Side Chairs, Italian, Elizabethan., Jacobean, William and Mary, Queen Anne"

Photo album titled: "Imported Chairs: Side Chairs, Ital., Eliz., Jacob., W.&.M., Queen Anne." Title is printed in black on front cover; title and subtitle are hand printed in black on spine. Album has a beige fabric covering and 76 dark gray pages, most of which are now loose. Ten of the pages are b...

Date: 1880-1973, undated

Collection: Irving and Casson - A. H. Davenport -- Collection I

GUSN: 293731

Ref. Code: CC010.002.001

Papers of Timothy Bigelow (1739-1790)

The strength of Bigelows papers is their reflection of his involvement with the Revolution. There are nine letters from Bigelow to his wife. These date from soon after his arrival in Cambridge in April, 1775, until shortly before his capture in Quebec the following winter. His concerns were most...

Date: 1775-1800, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293732

Ref. Code: MS001.01

Papers of Frances "Fanny" Bowdoin Bradlee (1849-1930)

The papers of Frances Bowdoin Bradlee are composed primarily of correspondence and financial material. One of the most frequent correspondents was her niece, Alice Newbold Codman (1866-1923) or "Ahla." She wrote mostly from Paris, beginning as early as 1906. Writing from London on 17 November 192...

Date: 1870-1925, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293733

Ref. Code: MS001.02

Papers of James Bowdoin Bradlee (1813-1872)

James Bowdoin Bradlee's correspondence includes personal letters James wrote in 1835 from Europe and Russia while he was traveling there on his father's business. A letter from his brother Henry in Calcutta, also traveling for Josiah Bradlee & Company, shows that the sons had to work hard in thei...

Date: 1811-1871, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293734

Ref. Code: MS001.03

Papers of Mary Perrin (May) Bradlee (1815-1877)

Mary Perrin May Bradlee's collection provides insight into the life and manners of nineteenth century women. Her correspondence series contains letters primarily from family members. The letters sent from Benjamin W. Crowninshield, husband of her daughter, Katherine, are enlightening. His caustic...

Date: 1786-1877, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293735

Ref. Code: MS001.04

Papers of Alice Bowdoin (Bradlee) Chase (1846-1925)

Alice Chase received letters from Belgian and French soldiers, both hospitalized and prisoners of war. In this she seems to have had similar interests with her female Codman in-laws. There are several postcards from these soldiers as well, primarily on stationery stock of "La Fayette Fund" in New...

Date: 1868-1923, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293736

Ref. Code: MS001.05

Papers of Theodore Chase, Jr. (1832-1895)

Theodore Chase, Jr.'s correspondence reveals his considerable interest in music and musical criticism. Several letters refer to his writing reviews of various performances. We also learn that he was both a supporter of and organizer for the Boston opera in 1887. Chase seems also to have taken an ...

Date: 1820-1893, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293737

Ref. Code: MS001.06

Papers of Alice "Ahla" Newbold Codman (1866-1923)

The largest subseries in the collection is letters received. Spanning the period from 1884 to 1923, it includes correspondence from a variety of places and persons in different circumstances. For instance, the letters of Geraldine De Koon-Korner relate the experiences of a woman who, having lost ...

Date: 1881-1923, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293738

Ref. Code: MS001.07

Papers of Charles Russell Codman (1784-1852)

The papers of Charles Russell Codman pertain largely to three areas: the Ogden family, founders of Ogdensburg, New York; the Lincoln estate; and the William Vans case involving his uncle Richard Codman. The family of Charles second wife, Sarah Ogden, lived in New York. There are letters in this ...

Date: 1800-1848, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293739

Ref. Code: MS001.08

Papers of Dorothy Sarah Frances May Codman (1883-1968)

Dorothy maintained voluminous correspondence from an early age. Louisa L. Sanborn was a school friend, and her letters, like many other early ones, express a schoolgirl's interests. The German letters were sent by a onetime German teacher. The museum correspondence deals primarily with attempts t...

Date: 1828-1969, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293740

Ref. Code: MS001.09

Papers of Hannah (Robinson) Codman (1768-1819)

The correspondence in this series supplements that of Hannahs husband, Stephen Codman, as it mostly relates to their daughter, Hannah (1796-1818). Where Stephen Codman's letters are from their daughter Hannah in New York, the letters to her mother were written while she was staying in Portland. ...

Date: 1805-1818

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293741

Ref. Code: MS001.10

Papers of Hugh Codman (1875-1946)

Hugh maintained a running correspondence with his brother, Tom, in the years between World War I and II. This is the most extensive element of his correspondence. These letters deal primarily with family affairs. Like Tom and Dorothy, Hugh wrote to and received letters from French prisoners of wa...

Date: 1863-1954, undated

Collection: Codman family papers

GUSN: 293742

Ref. Code: MS001.11

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