Boston: Joseph Breck & Sons, 1900. No. 2, March 1st, 1900. Hardcover. Very good. xviii, 350 p. 29 cm. B&w product illustrations. Black clothhardcover with gold print. Text block edge red. Lettering wearing off spine. Front endpapers loose. Includes staplebound price list. Price list and endpapers browned. Joseph Breck (1794–1873), businessman and horticulturist, established the Joseph Breck Company in 1818 as a carriage manufacturing business. Meanwhile, his interest in flowers and plants developed into the editorship of the New England Farmer, one of the earliest agricultural magazines in the U.S. Breck moved to Brighton, Massachusetts in 1836 and established a nursery while also expanding his business interests into a seed and agricultural implement store called Joseph Breck & Sons in Boston. This early 20th-century catalogue includes items such as the "Yankee Pulverizer," hog scrapers, woven hammocks, rotary washers, Rice's Lice Paint, ice saws, and much more.
Milton, West Virginia: Blenko Glass Co. Inc, 1963. Staplebound. Very good. 15 p. 28 cm. Colour illustrations of product on 12 p. Staplebound softcover. A little wrinkling. Blenko colors 1963: jonquil, rosé, sea green, crystal, tangerine, turquoise. Includes Williamsburg glass reproductions on pp. 14-15, copie of styles fouond in fragments at Williamsburg, Virginia.
Dayton, Ohio: The Manufacturers Equipment Company (MECO), nd. Softcover. Good. Catalog Number 37. 56 p. 28 cm. B&w illustrations. Card covers. Dampstain at top front and tops of most pages. Red marks and stains to rear cover and pp. 51 onwards. Foxing mainly to first and last pages. "Everything for the Clay Worker but the clay." Kilns, screens, dryers, crushers, embossing machines, etc.
Barrie, ON: Clarke and Clarke Leathers, 1952. Softcover. Good +. 56 p. 30 cm. B&w illustrations. Duo-tang card covers. Some soiling to exterior. Clean pages. P. 23 loosening. A Division of John A. Lang & Sons Limited. Company sold various leathers, doeskin, accessories and tools, dyes and finishes.
New York: The Florentine Craftsmen, nd. Card covers. Fine. 19 p. 20 cm. B&w illustrations. Brown card covers, stapled.
London: George Jensen Silversmiths, Ltd, nd. ca. 1930. Staplebound. Good. [19 p.]. 19 cm. Photo of Jensen and 18 b&w illustrations of cuttlery. Brown card covers, stapled. Two centre leaves are disbound. Brief bio of the Danish sculptor and silversmith but mainly examples of his work.
New York: The Florentine Craftsmen Inc, nd . Staplebound. Very good. Catalogue no. 8. 16 p. 19 cm. Staplebound booklet. B&w product illustrations. Some marks to covers. Crease in p. 3-4. Price list enclosed. "Masters of the Metal Arts."
Estee Lauder, nd. Spiralbound. Very good +. Unpaginated. 33 leaves of increasing width. 32 cm spiralbound hardcover. Light wear and scratches. Small pink mark on edge of Private Collection page. Some other light thumbing and marks. "Estée Lauder invites you to step into the gala splendor of a Venetian Christmas." Products included are Youth-Dew, Estée, Azurée, Aliage, Private Collection, White Linen and Cinnabar.
London: W. Watson & Sons, 1914-15. Twenty-Second Edition. Softcover. Very good. Department No. 3. 68 p. 23 cm. Some b&w illustrations. Grey paper covers. Spine ends chipped, small tears. Company sold books, lantern slides, microscopes, etc.
Dayton, Ohio: The C. W. Raymond Company, 1912. Softcover. Fair. 210 p. 20 x 28 cm. Numerous b&w product illustrations with brown ornamental brick pictures at rear. Illustration of factory as frotnispiece. Burgundy cloth with gold impressing. Cloth faded and soiled with white marks to rear board. Some dampstains to interior. Many page corners torn or chipped but only p. 181 has loss of text. Despite these faults, pages are mainly bright white, clean and very readable. "An Encyclopedia of High Grade Machinery, Equipment, Dryers and Kilns for Brickmakers, Tile Manufacturers and Holloware Producers." C. W. Raymond Company is "The Strongest Power in the World of Clay Working Machinery."
New York, 1926. Softcover. Very good. No. 777. 39 p. 30 cm. 4 colour and over 100 b&w illustrations. Softcover with pressed-on colour illustration. Moderate edge wear. Some creases and faint soiling to some pages. Includes Supplement B to Catalog 777 issued August 1, 1927, as well as Canadian price lists for January 1, 1926 and August 1, 1927. An attractive catalogue featuring various mantel, ship's bell, tambour and cabinet, New England shelf and banjo cloths (as Seth Thomas made them at Plymouth Town), boudoir and desk, automatic alarm clocks, clock shelves and candlesticks.
Toronto: Dodge Manufacturing Company, nd. ca. 1920s. Softcover. Near fine. Catalogue B10. 316 p. 23 cm. Numerous b&w product illustrations. Vignette of factory on title page. Grey card covers with black and gold print.
Ottawa: Instruments Limited, nd. ca 1940s. Hardcover. Very good +. 364 p. 24 cm. B&w product illustrations. Maroon cloth with gold and black impressing. Moderate wear to extremities. Ink signature on front pastedown. Pages neat and clean. Envelope inside rear cover for price list is empty. Successor to E. R. Watts & Son, Canada, Ltd. Name change took place in 1921. Company closed 1968.
Montreal: The Garth Co., nd. Hardcover. Fair. 326 p. 28 cm. Hundreds of small b&w product illustrations. Black cloth. Corners worn, a few scratches and marks to covers. Ink signature on front pastedown. Children's drawings in red crayon on rear endpapers. Some thumbing and soiling to pages. Company sold industrial pipe, valves, and fittings as well as fire protection equipment. Founded 1828, Mitchell company bought Garth in 1927. "A Canadian company owned and operated by Canadians through The Robert Mitchell Company." Firefighting equipment pp. 295-309 with illustrations of hose pipes, bells and gongs, fire extinguishers, etc. Index at rear.
Birmingham: Bloore and Piller Ltd, 1952. Hardcover. Very good. 64 p. 25 cm. B&w product illustrations. Blue cloth. Price list for Catalogue No. 28 in rear envelope. A few spots to covers and endpapers. "This catalogue offers a very comprehensive range of all classes of cast and stamped brass and bronze metal fittings, solid drawn and hot pressed brassfoundry, and products manufactured by the very latest method of non-ferrous pressure diecasting."
Philadelphia: James A. Allen, nd. Paperback. Good +. Unpaginated. 16 cm. B&w product illustrations. Brown paper covers. Edges and spine ends chipped and rear cover torn. Dampstains to edges of first pages.
London, 1920. Very good. Pages 143-158. 19 cm. Small b&w illustrations. Staplebound booklet. Some discolouration to covers and first leaf. Ink cross out and notation on p. 151. Company sold various camera models, dark tents, tripods, lenses, dark slides, camera cases, enlargers, exposure meters, portable dark rooms, etc.
Chicago: Central Scientific Co, 1918. Softcover. Good. Catalog F. No. 118. 335 p. 27 cm. Numerous b&w line drawings of equipment. Red card covers. Spine faded with tape-repaired ends, spotting and discolouration to covers, chipped lower front cover, some bleeding of red dye onto first and last pages, label and ink inscription on front. 1920 leaflet stuck to title page. Tiny holes in bottom corners of first pages.
Thames Ditton, Surrey: A.C. (Acedes) Cars Ltd, 1938. Card covers. Near fine. 20 p. 13 x 25 cm. 5 colour plates. Numerous b&w illustrations including one tipped-in photo inside front cover. Black card covers with silver print. Price list dated 1st October, 1938 in rear pocket. Tissue guards over 3 of 5 colour plates. Features sports competition models, two-seater drop head coupe, four-seater drop head coupe, 2/4/6 fixed head coupe, five passenger saloon.
Thames Ditton, Surrey: A.C. (Acedes) Cars Ltd, 1937. Card covers. Near fine. 20 p. 13 x 25 cm. 5 colour plates. Numerous b&w illustrations including one tipped-in photo inside front cover. Green card covers with silver print. Price list dated October, 1937 in rear pocket. Tissue guards over 3 of 5 colour plates. A few ink marks to cover. Features sports competition models, two-seater drop head coupe, four-seater drop head coupe, 2/4/6 fixed head coupe, five passenger saloon.
