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18074044<p>A charming book toy where an early user has converted a book into a book box housing a secret compartment for notes and correspondence. The compartment houses eight blank sheets which have been cut to size and then had their edges gilded. Any sent letters are by definition no longer present but nor alas are any billet doux received. The binding itself itself is dated 1807 and the supralibris gives the ownership of the book as 'Ignace Mehl fils d'Haguenau'.</p>
191659653Jamestown NY: Furniture Trade Publishing Co. 112 East 3rd St. 1916. 4to. 9 x 12 in. 96 pp. Photo & text illustrations throughout some printing in red & black a few colour-tinted. Colour-illustrated softcovers advertising on back cover for Sturgis Steel Go-Cart Co. & Paasche Air Brush Co. minor dustsoiling edgewear still VG bright copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce supplement celebrating the quadrennial Furniture Exhibition held in Jamestown NY which during the Progressive Era was the center of American furniture manufacturing. This exhibition would be the last held in the Roberts Building as in 1917 the annual expositions would be held at the Jamestown Furniture Exposition Building in downtown Jamestown. This installment in the very rare trade magazine lavishly illustrates the early 20th-Century furniture manufacturers and their styles including quarter-sawn oak Craftsman Furniture Phonograph cabinets mahogany furniture Wellsville quality sofa and Davenport beds and more. No copies in Worldcat. Furniture Trade Publishing Co., 112 East 3rd St., paperback
194556162Seattle WA: Roger Dudley Commercial Photographers 1 Stuart Building ca. 1945. 4to. 27 linen-backed silver gelatin photos cream- & gray-coloured linen backings all w/ linen hinges at gutter margin all stamped in lower fore-edge of blank or on verso w/ professional photographer’s stamp. Contemporary black limp simulated leather post-binder rounded corners nickel-plated screw posts at inner gutter margin minor edgewear slight soiling some rubbing still VG exemplar w/ images all having bright strong contrast. This salesman sample photo catalogue of Mid-Century Modern cabinetry was apparently produced for a Seattle based manufacturer offering a wide range of products. The photos encompass Scandinavian Modern-inspired kitchen cabinets with very clean lines stylish hardware and laminate countertops; an entire array of counters display cabinets and sales counters for a Seattle Pharmacy including night shot showing the sales floor through the glass brick lined door showing the prescription counter products on the shelves pharmacist and assistant as well as the soda fountain counter fitted with a Coca Cola Multiplex dispenser. Also included are photos of several styles of glass-fronted display cabinets the window casements for a florist shop and a beautifully created bedroom set featuring his & hers twin beds each with built-in radio vanity and stylish dressers. Of special interest are the series of images of a post-World War II sporting goods store fitted with knotty-pine cabinetry all filled with displays of fishing gear a Martin 60 Outboard Motor ca. 1946-47 fishing tackle hunting rifles and shotguns cartridge boxes tennis rackets taxidermy trophies for deer and elk racks and much more. Dudley Sr. 1895-1954 began his career as a photographer with Walter Miller 1877-1938 who had apprenticed and partnered with Asahel Curtis in Seattle and later set up his own Dorpat Studio in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Building. Dudley bought out the business in the mid-1930s and would continue working the business until his death in 1954 followed by his son Roger Dudley Jr. who had joined the firm in 1945. See: A Guide to the Walter P. Miller Photographs Circa 1920-1932 Golden Gate National Recreation Area National Park Service GOGA-00789; Sherrard Seattle Now & Then: Street Photography Nov. 27 2010. Roger Dudley, Commercial Photographers, 1 Stuart Building, hardcover
23725Oshkosh Wis: J.H. Yewdale & Sons Co Printers Milwaukee. Undated ca. 1890. 9.25" x 6.25"136 pp in maroon cloth boards with title in gilt. Light to boards and fore edge some old dampstaining affecting bottom margin near gutter with small loss to a few leaves but still about very good. A scarce catalogue offering dining desk/office lawn and rocking chairs in a wide range of styles and materials as well as a few high chairs cradles and stools. Each of the ca. 130 items is illustrated individually. Not found in OCLC which does record single copies two catalogues from this firm one dated 1908s and the other listed as "1900s. J.H. Yewdale & Sons Co,, Printers (Milwaukee) unknown
193357762Chicago IL: Wallace Supplies Manufacturing Co. 1310-12 Diversey Parkway 1933. Two parts. 1st - 4to. 7 2 pp. Colour-illustrated throughout on green colour-tinted paper stock black lettering self-printed softcovers w/ cover art image of Art Deco Streamline chrome chair very minor closed tear at spine very faint corner tidemark to back upper corner still VG; 2nd - 4to. 4 pp. which opens into 11 x 17 in. advertising poster to be posted in employee bulletin board by prospective clients w/ advertising promo card stapled to upper left corner minor shelfwear VG. First editions of these scarce illustrated catalogues of Streamline Art Deco modern chrome furniture manufactured by the noted Wallace Company during the Great Depression against the backdrop of the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. The designs shown include Z-type chairs Z-type office chairs Sagless chrome chairs Barrel type office chair adjustable tables dining tables and dining chairs w/ colours including red & green as well as wood. No copies in Worldcat. Wallace Supplies Manufacturing Co., 1310-12 Diversey Parkway, paperback
191958905Chicago: Sears Roebuck & Co. 1919. 4to. 784-859A pp. i.e. 85 pp additional pages added-in. printed in sepia tint throughout w/ 100’s of text illustrations. Brown illustrated self-printed softcovers minor creasing edgewear slight chipping head & foot of spine still VG copy w/ Sears Roebuck order form laid-in. First edition thus of this stand-alone furniture catalogue listing 100’s of items to fill the newly introduced Sears Honor-Bilt Ready-Cut Houses which quickly became the standard bearer kit home across the United States. This catalogue includes Morris Rockers Morris easy chairs wicker furniture outdoor hammocks folding lawnchairs and canvas chairs. In addition there are many different Arts & Crafts Library Sets including chairs desks library tables and setees in quarter-sawn oak. Also featured are kitchen cabinets refrigerators dining room sets fireproof saves bedroom sets and even sulkies for wheeling around small children. No copies in Worldcat. Sears, Roebuck & Co., paperback
191823731Pittsburgh PA: W/ & H. Walker 1918. 7 1/2" x 5 3/8" 96 pp extensively illustrated. Some chipping to wrappers at spine; very good. Offering "unheard of bargains in home furnishings" this catalogue includes rocking chairs dining chairs beds dressers desks tables bookcases buffets kitchen cupboards china cabinets wardrobes and other furniture -- much of it Mission style and made of quarter-sawn oak. Also includes refrigerators and stoves luggage sewing machines. A good visual reference for period styles available to shoppers on a budget. W/ & H. Walker unknown
192460157Portland OR: Ira F. Powers Furniture Co. 1924. Folio. 9.25 x 13 in. 16 pp. With photo illustrations & text illustrations throughout. Colour-illustrated softcovers striking cover art of young woman in Flapper Era dress perched on a Powers chair arranging Autumn leaves in a vase minor shelfwear dustsoiling very minor rubbing still VG copy. First edition of this exceptionally scarce in-house quarterly advertising periodical issued by the storied Portland Oregon furniture company and even including an architectural floor plan for a small 1920’s bungalow. Founded originally in 1872 by Ira Powers Sr. 1832-1902 his son Ira Jr. 1872-1933 believed in promotion and was one of the primary sellers of home furnishings in the Pacific Northwest first opening their historic main store at Third & Yamhill in 1911 now known as the Director Building. No copies in Worldcat. Ira F. Powers Furniture Co., paperback
1944871891944. FURNITURE Kenmochi Isamu. Kenchiku Shinsho 9 KIKAKU KAGU. Tokyo Showa 19 1944 2nd printing after the first of 1943. 12mo. bound Western style in illustrated boards heavily illustrated with photos. THE STANDARDS OF FURNITURE was an important work as is evidenced by its reprinting in the closing days of a losing war effort. Kenmochi is generally acknowledged to be one of the foremost industrial designers of the 20th century. In very good condition. unknown
1938251233Paris: Levitan 1938. Hardcover. 148p. presswork on alkaline semi-coated paperstock profuse site and exhibit photography and artists' renderings b&w reproduction for the most part but some show pieces in brown tint. Hardbound item a sewn 9x11 inch oblong in textured green flexible boards with titling embossed gilt. A pocket is fixed inside front cover which holds promotionals find more promotionals bound in at rear and a 6x8 sewn booklet featuring statistics which is ruled like an accountant's ledger in red blue and gray. Leaves are held by original threads and mesh which unfortunately are shown through many cracks gaps and fray. Covers are scuffed. The early leaves are slightly damp-rippled. Complete if uglified. If purchased for a Paris address items will be delivered by truck. The more one buys great discounts will be extended and there is a set of discounts for families with children count the kids! over three and the customer is a big winner!. Levitan hardcover
193061772Oshkosh WI: Northern Hemolock & Hardwood Manufacturers’ Assoc. Rotary Birch Club 1930. 8vo. 16 pp unpaginated. printed in green & black. Colour-illustrated title numerous photo text and colour illustrations throughout including 4 printed varnish stain samples. Embossed decorated green softcovers raised gilt lettering front cover decorative red border minor shelfwear dustsoiling couple corners w/ minor creasing still VG bright copy. First edition of this very scarce and beautifully illustrated catalogue filled with Colonial & Federal Revival furniture in maple including bedroom living room kitchen dining room and smoking room furniture. Of particular interest are the nicely printed varnish/stain samples including Natural or Honeytone on Birdseye Maple; Green Moire on Birdseye Maple Antique Maple Finish and Brown produced with acid staining. Worldcat locates 1 copy Winterthur. Northern Hemolock & Hardwood Manufacturers’ Assoc., Rotary Birch Club, paperback
2330Bruxelles: The Company . . 2 sepia interior views 72 sepia plates each containing several pieces of furniture or decorative artifacts. Oblong folio tan lightly marbled wrappers; two-hole punch; red silk cord fastener Not in McKinstry. Over 420 reproduction pieces are illustrated in this very handsome catalogue. Most of the furniture is Gothic or Rennaisance with a few 18th century pieces. Interestingly we were able to identify our liquor cabinet in the shop which appears on plate 41! Also included is a photocopy of the original 28-page price list Bruxelles: The Company, . unknown
2329Bruxelles: The Company . . 2 sepia interior views 72 sepia plates each containing several pieces of furniture or decorative artifacts. Oblong folio tan lightly marbled wrappers; two-hole punch; red silk cord fastener Not in McKinstry. Over 420 reproduction pieces are illustrated in this very handsome catalogue. Most of the furniture is Gothic or Rennaisance with a few 18th century pieces. Interestingly we were able to identify our liquor cabinet in the shop which appears on plate 41! Laid in is a an 8-page illustrated brochure in English with a tipped on statement: "Maker of fine furniture presents a selection of a few designs created to suit the present american sic market requirements. For your convenience prices are quoted delivered New-York duty included. For orders amount to $500-- and up we are prepared to maintain the quotations for delivery in such places as Chicago Detroit Cleveland Boston Philadelphia San Francisco Los Angeles." This brochure is a little soiled and chipped on the outer edge. Also included is a 28-page price list on onion-skin paper Bruxelles: The Company, . unknown
19123220206<p><em>Oblong folio 318 x 472 mm 88 chromolithograph illustrated pages; only occasional light spotting; original cloth-backed flexible boards imitating cloth front cover printed in bronze colour; spine worn a few marks.</em></p><p>The furniture house Grocholesky situated in a small town near Hildesheim in Lower Saxony offered entire suites for living- dining- and bedrooms mainly in art nouveau style however still including the odd piece of historicist design for the more conservative buyer.</p><p>The large and beautiful illustrations show suites of furniture with the measurements on each page; the furniture suitably decorated with modernist vases and mantelpiece decorations on display on dressers shelves and cupboards to give customers an idea of design potential.</p><p>gProvenanceg: Inscribed on the rear inside cover by a citizen of Bockenem at a later date and with stamp and release stamp by a local museum.</p> Bockenem: Grocholesky, Printed by H. W. & C., Berlin.
1929Q1031New York: Halsey McCormack & Heller 1929. Very good. Blueprint 24.5 x 31 inches. Design dated 1929 with 1930 company stamp on the reverse. Full scale schematic drawing for a combination desk lamp/writing set possibly designed for the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Brooklyn. With an original linen-backed photograph of the object 8.25 x 10.5 inches with binder punches in the gutter and writing on the back light soil and creasing. The blueprint has a 2-inch closed tear along one of the center creases otherwise Near Fine. Currently folded up the blueprint could easily be ironed out for display--or one could track down the original set and have a DIY Joseph Kosuth-style "One and Three Desk Sets" installation a suggestion made in jest but that would actually be pretty neat. <br /> <br />Halsey McCormack & Heller was an architecture firm founded in 1920 known for their landmark Art Deco and Beaux-Arts style bank buildings located around New York including the Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Brooklyn 1927-1929 the Emigrant Savings Bank in the Bronx and the Dime Savings Bank in Brooklyn. <br /> <br/><br/> Halsey, McCormack & Heller unknown
192361276New York NY Chicago IL San Francisco CA & High Point NC: The Simmons Co. 1923. Oblong 4to. 9.5 x 7.75 in. 136 pp. decorative colour-tinted borders throughout. With over 130 photo photos. Gray textured & printed softcovers raised embossed gilt & blue lettering company logo on front cover minor shelfwear very slight bumping to corners still NF copy. First edition of this very scarce bed catalogue by Simmons including wood & metal frames a number with beautiful art deco designs. Of additional interest are plates depicting folding metal spring cots metal spring beds hat trees and even wood slatted folding chairs. Founded originally in 1870 the company under the direction of Zalmon Simmons Jr. song of the founder oversaw phenomenal growth following World War I by taking over plants from Atlanta GA to Los Angeles CA and Vancouver BC while moving their headquarters in 1923 to New York. Worldcat locates 1 copy Carnegie Lib. Pittsburgh. The Simmons Co., paperback
191049440Portland OR: Doernbecher Manufacturing Bushong & Co. Printers ca. 1910. Oblong 12mo. 24 pp unpaginated. Decorated title page in black & brown w/ Arts & Crafts motif numerous photo plates. Green textured softcovers red lettering on front cover F copy stapled as issued. First edition of this exceptionally scarce catalogue illustrating the Doernbecher’s line of Edwardian bedroom and fining-room furniture manufactured in Portland OR. The line of furniture included quarter-sawn oak buffets china cupboards round tables side tables dressing tables bedsteads and more. Doernbecher Manufacturing, [Bushong & Co., Printers], paperback
192361450Portland OR: Doernbecher Manufacturing Company Planned and Produced by The Arcady Company 1923. Atlas folio. 12.5 x 18.5 in. 54 pp unpaginated. Illustrated with photos and camera-ready advertising copy in two-tone illustrations throughout. Half-beige over tan boards black & brown lettering on front cover minor bumping to corners minor bumping head & foot of spine some scuffing still a VG copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce sales campaign catalogue illustrating Doernbecher’s line of Jazz Age bedroom furniture manufactured in Portland OR with an intent to raise the awareness of the fast-growing middle class market of better bedrooms and better furnished homes. The largely pen & ink drawings are designed to appeal to the widest range of Western customers and include specific examples of such stores as the Bellview Furniture Co. Idaho Sheppard & Lawrence Lorraigne CA Procter & Johnstone Home Furnishings Paducah KY and many others. Specific details for the 200 300 400 600 etc. suites are all available with finishes in Walnut Oak Silvertone Ivory and more. Following World War I Doernbecher manufacturing first established in Portland OR in 1921 maintained an assembly line for producing furniture nearly five miles long. Original sales literature catalogues and advertising manuals for the storied Western manufacturer are quite scarce. No copies in Worldcat. Doernbecher Manufacturing Company, [Planned and Produced by The Arcady Company], hardcover
191260283New Orleans LA: The McDermott Surgical Instrument Co. Ltd. 736-738 Poydras St. ca. 1912. Tall 8vo. 2 576 xvi pp. “Section G†printed on coated paper stock. With well over 1500 photographic and woodcut-engraved text illustrations throughout. Dark green publisher’s cloth Arts & Crafts decoration front cover black lettering front cover & spine minor scuffing edgewear minor bumping to corners inner hinges starting still VG- sound copy. Second edition stated revised & updated of this surprisingly scarce Louisiana medical supply company’s offerings in the Progressive Era. This catalogue includes a remarkable range of early 20th-Century medical equipment ranging from microscopes fitted with new electric arc lamp to electric centrifuges for testing hypodermic syringes antitoxine syringes anaesthetic equipment electrical illuminating apparatus electro-therapeutic wall cabins X-Ray machines portable radiographic Scheidel cases and much more. The McDermott Surgical Instrument Co. Ltd. was owned and directed by T.C. Hills 1867-1930 and Edwin J. Sack initially on Charles Street specializing in surgical instruments artificial limbs trusses medical equipment and more. Founded originally at the end of the 19th-Century and specializing in artificial limbs and trusses by 1910 the company had substantially expanded and moved to 736-738 Poydras St. expanding their offerings and their reach. Worldcat does locate over 10 locations for this catalogue however the collation is often not matching and the dating incorrect. The McDermott Surgical Instrument Co., Ltd., 736-738 Poydras St., hardcover
185936023Memphis: n.a. 1859. Paper. Good. Paper. Approximately 7.5" x 8". Folded. One page. Paper is cut on the left edge with minor loss of content. Light edge wear elsewhere. Receipt is illustrated printed and handwritten. Receipt records 7 items for a total price of 90. Few examples seen for receipts from this company online. One collection "Historic Billheads and Invoices .100 Years of Memphis Billheads 1846-1946" has three examples from 1854 to 1860. n.a. unknown
193646148Tournus: Blot-Galland Constructions Metalliques Ancienne Maison Galland-Belet 1936. Folio. 76 pp. 100s of illustrations & diagrams. Illustrated printed green softcovers woodcut cover illustration of blacksmith working at a forge with ornamental ironwork surrounding the lettering very minor toning & sunning to fore-edges VG copy w/ Typed letter dated 8 August 1936 about price increases and 4 pp. illust. price list. First edition of this scarce and lavishly illustrated catalogue of ornamental ironwork including garden furniture tables and chairs for outdoor cafes iron stands for tables; beautiful art deco iron railings for buildings stairways doors fences finials fleurons palmettes iron doors; as well as iron aluminum and bronze fences for crypts & tombs small funerary chapels doors for churches & chapels and even architectural ornaments. No copies located in Worldcat. Blot-Galland Constructions Metalliques, Ancienne Maison Galland-Belet, paperback
196754601Dallas TX & New York: Artes de Mexico Internacionales Inc. Rees & Orr Inc. 225 -- 5th Ave. ca. 1967. 8vo. 190 leaves unnumbered. Frontisp. photo showing Mexican artisans most plates in black & white some colour all w/ product information all w/ decorated initials. Limp brown suede split-pin binding decorative wrought iron split-pins lettering stamped on front cover in gilt & brown stamps on frontisp. & rear cover minor edgewear rubbing remnants of brown spine on rear cover still VG copy. First edition thus of this scarce Mexican Colonial Furniture catalogue touting the Rustic Hacienda and Wrought Iron styles available with most based on 15th through 18th-century Spanish Colonial pieces. These include beautifully carved bench storage chests Apostles chests painted with Byzantine-inspired icons woven palm Aragonese chairs wrought iron chairs designed by James Ely wrought iron chandeliers wall sconces and lighting fixtures. Rees & Orr Inc. was originally founded in 1943 by John Orr and continued to operate as a specialty furnishings and art dealer until 1987.Worldcat locates 2 copies Univ. of Toronto Royal Ontario Museum. Artes de Mexico Internacionales, Inc., Rees & Orr, Inc., 225 -- 5th Ave., unknown
195456138Waiblingen Stuttgart & Hamburg-Poppenbuttel: Karl Oppenlaender & Soehns; Friedrich Tunck 1954-1958. Three pieces. 1st -- Oblong 4to. 12 x 8.5 in. 86; 24; 2; 4; 4 unpaginated. pp. Catalogue printed throughout in sepia w/ orange borders photo illustrations diagrams & illustrations throughout together with miniature colour paint sample booklet w/ 12 paint samples and varnish finish sample card w/ six samples and two price-lists 1 mimeographed. Colour-printed softcovers in black white & orange plastic comb binding as issued minor edgewear rubbing still VG copy w/ TLS from Vereinigte Mobelfabriken in Hamburg to International Import in Vancouver BC containing shipping costs lists stapled and manufacturers stamp on covers; 2nd -- 8vo. 4 pp unpaginated. w/ photo illustrations. Tan printed softcovers manfacturers stamps on covers crossed out addresses still VG; 3rd -- 8vo. 4 pp unpaginated. Printed in orange & black photo illustrations self-printed softcovers NF. First editions of these very scarce sample catalogues and brochures for German Mid-Century modern home furnishings. The first catalogue for Opal small furniture for every home includes sections on portable small serving tables bar trolleys club tables radio game folding and nesting tables nicely designed Scandinavian inspired coffee tables and many other types of furnishings and shelving including magazine racks. Of special interest are the inserted paint & varnish samples offering tangible visual and tactile reference for Mid-Century finishes on furnishings. The other two catalogues include those for small side tables plant stands & TV tables as well as shelves to fit over window radiators underneath large picture windows. No copies located in Worldcat. Karl Oppenlaender & Soehns; Friedrich Tunck, paperback
193063608Darmstadt Germany: Verlagsanstalt Alexander Koch 1930. 4to. 8 183 9 pp. Including many photo plates some colour plates illustrated ads. Pictorial white publisher’s cloth with sleek cover art & lettering in red black & white by designer Ludwig Kozma beveled boards minor shelfwear very light interior toning as usual still a VG copy. First edition of this splendidly illustrated work by the pioneering interior design and architectural publishing house who first launched periodicals and publications on German design and interior decoration in the 1880’s and following World War I into the 1920’s was one of the premier proponents of the Modernist aesthetic. Designers featured within encompass Le Corbusier Ludwig Kozma Laszlo Carl Muller Sobotka Vinecky Fritz Gross and many others. Verlagsanstalt Alexander Koch, hardcover
189356869Salem OR: Buren & Hamilton 1893-1904. 4to. 90 mylar sleeve leaves unnumbered. containing 403 invoices shipping & waybills TLS ALS TL copy letters and more many of which appear on steel-engraved letterhead many printed on colour-tinted paper often shipping and weight bills still retaining original stamps a few mailing envelopes a number of check receipts many w/ manuscript and stamped autographs others w/ corrections and/or annotations in ink or pencil; also included are actual samples of velvet fabrics wallpapers and textured colour sample papers printing sample for perforated business card. All preserved in recent 3-ring cloth binder stamping on front cover. An exceptional archive of original letters invoices waybills business cards and receipts all documenting the thriving business of Buren & Hamilton at the end of the Gilded Age and beginning of the Progressive Era in Salem Oregon in the aftermath of the 1893 economic crash. Drawing from suppliers in California just a few years before the San Francisco Earthquake & Fire the company also sourced from Seattle WA New York and Chicago. Portland was the manufacturing and industrial hub of Oregon as can be seen in these invoices and receipts: such companies as The Columbia Chair Company Dealers who sold chairs office chairs and rockers from 309-311 Front St. shipped rocking chairs and office chairs to Salem in 1903; Henry Jenning & Sons located at 172-174 First St. shipped a load of leather oak chairs in 1903; J.G. Mack & Co. located at 86 & 88 Third St. in Portland supplied velvet rugs oil cloths and lamp shades in 1903; while the A. Merle Co. and McCord & Work located on Water St. supplied brass and iron bed frames the same year. Buren & Hamilton also sourced mattresses and sacks of recycled denim cotton “Shoddy†from Peters & Roberts Furniture Co. for mattresses; and purchased often from the Portland Mattress & Upholstery Co. at 18-20 Front St. which supplied wool-combed coverings mattresses mattress tops from 1900-1904 -- their factory would be gutted by fire in 1907. Many of the items were shipped down the Willamette River on the Oregon City Transportation Co. ships with a note from 1904 indicating the company had completed a sale of odd sized mattresses to them; numerous Southern Pacific Oregon Division freight bills; as well as a shipment on the SS Oregonian via the American-Hawaiian Steamship Co. of five crates of chair seats from Marshall Field & Co.In addition it appears that Oregonians in and around Salem purchased heavily from the store luxury goods such as beveled mirrors framed artwork sleek wallpapers velvet fabrics tapestries oriental rugs and more. Many of the invoices letters waybills and documents record many items supplied by the storied W.P. Fuller & Co. of San Francisco & Sacramento CA as well as their subsidiary in Portland OR. They were main suppliers of beveled and mirrored glass on the Pacific Coast which often had to be imported from England into the U.S. and several of the orders in 1899-1901 note that the company was having issues supplying such pieces to Buren & Hamilton due to labor difficulties finally sourcing mirrors from Pilkington Bros. English Picture Glass. They occasionally canceled orders and the Fuller Co. writes in 1901 over a canceled order of “deadening felt.†The W.P. Fuller Co. explain that “your reasons for wishing to cancel your order are not considered sufficient to justify us in doing so . . . †and that they were aware that “some of our competitors are circulating unjust and untrue reports concerning us all the time.†Included amongst these letters are samples of cotton backing for carpets and even three original samples of wallpaper. There are also present a number of letters and invoices from the firm of Tozer & Son which took over the W.P. Fuller Wallpaper division about 1901 with letters present making that announcement. Of additional interest are the many invoices letters and waybills back and forth with the storied Schussler Bros. on 119-121 Geary St. Star King Building in San Francisco detailing many of the popular framed and matted photographs and images for Salem shoppers. These encompassed the “Lone Indian†which were often reproductions of the iconic End of the Trail sculpture by James Earle Fraser; Athletes Dutch Windmills Shakespeare prints of assorted types and sizes Lone Arab a Chinese print a boxing series of matted “Deal of a Fellow†Madonna Artotypes -- typically reproductions of Raphael’s Madonna and Taber art photos. Many of the letters bill heads and invoices sport steel engraved architectural vignettes documenting buildings which would be destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake & Fire as well as many of the business records for those companies. One of the freight bills bears the photographic letterhead of the Chicago & North-Western Railway Co. dated 1904. Another significant supplier was the D.N. & E. Walter & Co. of San Francisco which supplied linoleum flooring fabrics and more for Buren & Hamilton from 1899-1904 and even includes in one of the letters a piece of the red velvet fabric they no longer carried.Buren & Hamilton was originally founded in the late 1880’s by A.T. Yeaton as a furniture/undertaker business later sold to A.B. Buren and finally sold to Max O. Buren and Clarence Hamilton who operated at three locations along Commercial St. including Greenbaum’s Building at 298 Commercial the building at 136 Commercial 340 Court St. now Sid’s Furniture. Clarence bought out Max Buren’s shares in 1916 becoming the C.S. Hamilton Furniture Co. and operating until it was sold to Rubenstein’s in the 1960’s. See: Norma Hamilton Cochran Historic Businesses -- Hamilton Furniture Salem History Matters March 17 2017; New Stationery Department of Schussler Brothers San Francisco The American Stationer Vol. LIV 1903 pp. 4-5; John Caldbick Panic of 1893 and its Aftermath HistoryLink Essay 20874 Oct. 1 2019. Buren & Hamilton, hardcover
