Historic New England

Efficient, dependable oil heat for large residential and small commercial buildings, Timken Silent Automatic Pressure-Type Oil Burners, Timken Silent Automatic Division, The Timken-Detroit Axle Company, Jackson, Michigan, 1947

The oil burner components are described on the item verso for models OCD-40, OCD-60 and OCD-80. The product is available from Randall & McAllister, 84 Commercial Street, Portland, Maine.

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316775

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.025

Comfort all through the house, clean-quiet-automatic Fluid Heat Oil Burner, Fluid Heat Division, Anchor Post Products, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, undated

The flyer states the burner can utilize the new heating oils known as catalytics. The product is available from Pallotta Oil Company, 112 Exchange Street, Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316776

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.026

White pine, the wood pre-eminent today as always in home-building, The Northern Pine Manufacturers' Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Homes built with white pine are described with floor plans and prices. Most of the examples are historic homes in Massachusetts.

Date: 1914

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316844

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.009

Pine homes and pine interiors, Shevlin, Carpenter & Clarke Company, 900 First National-Soo Line Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The use of pine in historic and modern homes and commerical buildings is described in the pamphlet. The Company lumber business is described showing forests, plants and stains. A loose flyer from the Colonial Stain Company, 156 State Street in Boston, describes "Colonial pine treatment." A second lo...

Date: 1930

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316845

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.009.010

Issue of 1914-15, Hamblin & Russell Mfg. Co., manufacturers of hardware specialties and standard wire good, Worcester, Mass.

1 trade catalog, 247 pages : illustrations ; 9 1/4 x 6 inches

Date: 1914-1915

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316847

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.010

Catalog of ornamental ironwork by master craftsmen of old New Orleans, Lorio Iron Works, 744 So. Gayoso Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

Decorative railings, gates and other fixtures are described for potential customers. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File No. 15-C."

Date: 1941

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316848

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.011

Supplement 2 to catalog 33, steel moulding, J.G. Braun Company, 609 South Paulina Street, Chicago, Illinois and 537 West 35th Street, New York, New York and 636 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, California

Handrails and baluster spindles are described for potential customers. Text on the front cover reads, "A.I.A. File No. 15."

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316849

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.007.012

Standardized woodwork, Angel products, Angel Novelty Co., woodwork mfrs., Fitchburg, Mass.

Woodwork done by the business for doors, windows, cabinets and other items is described.

Date: 1930s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316850

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.011

Sample catalog, Hardwood Products Company, Mayville, Michigan and Guilford, Maine

The business manufactures toothpicks, candy and ice cream sticks, mustard paddles, cocktail forks and steak markers.

Date: 1939

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316851

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.012

Interior wood shutters, Southern Shutter Company, Montgomery, Alabama

The business specializes in custom-made wood shutters and blinds.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316853

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.013

Exterior wood shutters, Southern Shutter Company, Montgomery, Alabama

Shutter styles are described in the item.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316854

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.014

Readybuilt, a complete line of meticulously crafted wood mantels, catalog no. 94, The Readybuilt Products Company, Baltimore, Maryland

Dimensions and photographs are provided for the mantels. A business card for Lynn Lumber Company, 180 Commercial Street, Lynn, Massachusetts is stapled to the front cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316855

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.004.013

Purveyor of fine architectural millwork, Lynn Lumber Company, Inc., 180 Commercial Street, Lynn, Mass.

Molding styles are are shown with dimensions.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316859

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.008.015

Duraflex, the original flexible moulding, ResinArt 2000 catalog, ResinArt East, Inc., 17 Continuum Drive, Fletcher, North Carolina

Moulding styles are described using Duraflex.

Date: 2000

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316861

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001.014

Architectural columns, Dixie-Pacific Manufacturing Company, Inc., an Ingersoll Rand Company, 1700 West Grand Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama

Specifications are provided for the columns and capitals described in the catalog.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316863

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.003.003

Dixie-Pacific fiberglass columns, Dixie-Pacific Schlage, 1700 West Grand Avenue, Gadsden, Alabama

Dimensions and specifications are provided for DuraCast Fiberglass Columns.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316864

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.003.004

Century architectural specialties, Marietta, Georgia

The business manufactures crown mouldings, cornice mouldings, chair rails, friezes, door and window casings and other products from a fiberglass composite and HD polymers.

Date: 2001

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316865

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001.015

Turning the ordinary into the extraordinary, decorative interior products module 1 of 3, Chemcrest Architectural Products, 830 King Edward Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

The business manufactures ceiling elements, decorative surrounds, wall niches and other products from polyurethane foam.

Date: 1999

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316867

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.001.016

Popular home, fall 1946, volume 3, issue 7, October 1946, United States Gypsum, 300 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois

Text inside the magazine reads "Popular home is published in the interests of better living for the American family and is devoted exclusively to construction, decoration, care and repair of the home."

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316868

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.114

Popular home, holiday issue, volume 3, issue 8, December 1946, United States Gypsum, 300 West Adams Street, Chicago, Illinois

Text inside the magazine reads "Popular home is published in the interests of better living for the American family and is devoted exclusively to construction, decoration, care and repair of the home."

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316869

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.115

Brings you a complete home planning service, Better homes & gardens, Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa

The service provides home furnishings ideas, decorating help, blueprints, remodeling ideas and personal counseling. A permanent home planning center is available at Clifford L. Swan Co., Inc. 234 Middle Street, Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316870

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.032

Armstrong's standard rugs, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Pattern samples are shown for prospective customers. The product is available from Collamore's Linoleum Shop, 109 Center Street, Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316886

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.005.013

Ray Oil Burners fully automatic pressure atomizing for light oil, unit H, The Ray Oil Burner Co., 401-499 Bernal Avenue, San Francisco, California

Models and their specifications are described in the item. The Company's Atlantic Seaboard Division is at 629 Grove Street, Jersey City, New Jersey.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316887

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.027

New silent guardian of home heating comfort! by Cleveland Toridheet, Model F Wall Flame Oil Burner with exclusive Nu-Ropeller, Cleveland Steel Products Corporation, 7306 Madison Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio

The advantages and specifications of the product are described. It is available from Loring Oil Company, 779 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316890

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.028

Vicrtex wall coverings, architects, designers and decorators reference file, L.E. Carpenter and Company, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

The company manufactures vinyl wall coverings in three dimensional textures with fadeproof colors and original designs. Vicrtex fabrics are electronically fused to a cotton backing. A business card is stapled inside the front cover.Text on the front cover reads "A.I.A. File No. 28-C." The Vicrtex Sa...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316904

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.007.032

Go through the looking glass with Al and Alice, join them in their search for the ideal in automatic heating equipment, General Electric Oil-fired Boiler, General Electric Company, Air Conditioning Department, Bloomfield, New Jersey, 1948

The features and specifications of the oil burner are described for potential customers. Alice and other characters illustrated by John Tenniel from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass" are used in the item.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316924

Ref. Code: EP001.12.006.007.036

Spring time is fountain time, order that new fountain today, scoop up the profits with the best tools and accessories, United Hotel and Restaurant Equipment Co., 418 Cumberland Avenue, Portland, Maine

Soda fountains and other restaurant equipment and furniture are described. The Company has a salesroom in Lowell, Massachusetts.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316927

Ref. Code: EP001.12.012.003.062

Summer living, featuring cottages, log cabins, piers, boat houses, tourist cabins, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

Floor plans, drawings and descriptions are provided for summer homes. Portland Lumber at 849 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine can provide assistance.

Date: 1947

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316928

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.116

Small homes keyed to the times, National Plan Service, Inc., Chicago, Illinois

The homes, with floor plans, are designed for various family budgets. Portland Lumber at 849 Forest Avenue, Portland, Maine can provide assistance.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316929

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.117

Maine home builder, volume 1, number 1, Howard R. Washburn, publisher and editor, 234A Middle Street, Portland, Maine

The issue has short articles on painting, mortgages and kitchens. There are ads for businesses involved in home construction. The front cover has the seal for the National Association of Home Builders of the Unites States.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316932

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.118

Portland home owner, January February 1948, Maine Savings Bank, 244 Middle Street, Portland, Maine

Home designs and floor plans are provided along with housekeeping tips. There are ads for local businesses.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316933

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.119

Home life, November 1948, Casco Homestead Savings and Loan Association, 431 Congress Street, Portland, Maine

Home tips, hobbies and children are the focus of short pieces in the issue.

Date: 1948

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316936

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.120

Minimum property requirements for properties of one or two living units located in the state of Maine, FHA form no. 2228, revised October 1946, National Housing Agency, Federal Housing Administration, Bangor Insuring Office, United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

Construction, heating, plumbing, sanitation and electric specifications are described for Maine housing.

Date: 1946

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316937

Ref. Code: EP001.12.002.005.121

Indian Head Motel Resort, U.S. Route 3 & Interstate 93, Lincoln, New Hampshire

The resort has an indoor pool, jacuzzi, saunas and tennis courts. A map and table of distances is shown on the brochure verso.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316952

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.05.01.014

Welcome traveler to Olde Tavern Motel, Old Tavern Motel, Inc., Orleans, Cape Cod, Mass.

Text on the brochure reads "The Olde Tavern Hotel is built around the South Wing of the original Higgins' Tavern, operated from 1829 to 1861 by Capt. Simeon Higgins, one of the area's leading packet captains." A separate reservation blank has season and off-season rates written in ink.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316953

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.036

Hyannis Harborview Motel, 213 Ocean Street, Hyannis, Mass.

The brochure has photographs of the property amenities and a map. There is a separate reservation request form.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316954

Ref. Code: EP001.01.062.04.01.037

Directions for using the White Sewing Machine and its attachments, manufactured by the White Sewing Machine Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Illustrations and instructions are given for different types of sewing. The back cover is missing.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316955

Ref. Code: EP001.12.016.059

Jewelry craft supplies for making gemstone jewelry, catalog supplement, Sy Schweitzer & Co., Inc., P.O. Box 71, Gedney Station, White Plains, New York, undated

Charms, chains and other jewelry craft items are shown in the catalog. The catalog has a separate leaflet for Antimony Treasure Chests and a blank order form.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316965

Ref. Code: EP001.12.003.001.017

Box label for shoe manufacturers machine twist, made exclusively for Moors Skilton & Co., shoefindings, 16 Perl Street, Boston, Mass., 1860s

The Moors Skilton manufactures shoemakers tools and supplies.

Date: 1860s

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 316967

Ref. Code: EP001.01.114.01.02.029

Battleship "Kearsarge" 16.82 Knots

Full color postcard of the battleship, U.S.S. Kearsarge, active during World War I.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317143

Ref. Code: PC001.03.02.TMP.015

Connecticut - Windsor - Modern

File part

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317149

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USCT.2070.0025

Tercentenary Celebration, Windsor, Conn. 1933

A group of men and two children dressed as Pilgrims stand in front a a stockade fence. A team of horses and a building can be seen in the background. Windsor was the site of Connecticut's first English settlement by members of the Plymouth Colony who set up a trading post in 1633.

Date: 1933

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 317150

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USCT.2070.0025.001

Cotton from plant to product, Pepperell Fabrics, Pepperell Manufactuirng Company, 160 State Street, Boston, Mass.

The box illustrates the basic principles in the manufacture of cotton cloth with samples of the following: 1)Raw cotton, 2)Cleaned and carded, 3)Card sliver, a drawing-out process, 4) Roving, a process of spinning, 5)Finished yarn, fully spun ready for the loom, 6)Furnished sample of a Lady Pepperel...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317175

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.002.017

Ethan Allen room planning kit, Ethan Allen Inc., location unknown, undated

The latched box has a frame holding loose green magnetic pieces, 3 plastic templates and a sheet captioned "Living Room Floor Plan." Both folders contain blue, black and brown magnetic pieces, graph paper, and an 8 inch ruler. One folder has an additional template. There is a pamphlet which explains...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317177

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.003.033

Maison Robert, French cuisine and fine wines in Boston's Old City Hall, 45 School Street, Boston, Mass.

The restaurant's facilities and specialties are described for potential diners and private parties. The front of the brochure has a lithograph of the Old City Hall building which houses the restaurant. The Ben Franklin statue is on the verso, highlighting the connection between American and French c...

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317181

Ref. Code: EP001.06.17.010

Menu, Air France New York-Paris on board the Concorde

The menu and wine list is provided for the New York to Paris flight. Wines selected by Michael Broadbent, Jancis Robinson and Hugh Johnson are available from the Concorde cellar.

Date: 1999-01-07

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317182

Ref. Code: EP001.06.20.017

Trade card for Miltie Koor's Kosher Market, 12 Central Avenue, Chelsea, Mass.

The market carries meats, poultry and kosher delicatessen foods. The inside of the card provides instructions for baking poultry, kishkie, knishes, kugels and roast beef.

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 317186

Ref. Code: EP001.01.046.04.01.048