Name/Title
Book, sample: Men's Fine Leather Textures and Colors. R. Neumann & Co., 300 Observer Highway, Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1963-1970.Entry/Object ID
2014.070.0104Scope and Content
Sample book: Men's Fine Leather Textures and Colors. R. Neumann & Co., 300 Observer Highway, Hoboken, N.J.
No date, circa 1963 - 1970.
From the Neumann files courtesy of the Bernheim family.
Book: printed cover, plastic comb binding with 30 samples; overall size: 5" x 9" high.
Leather samples:
---bound in: 2-1/2" x 4" wide; each gilt stamped with name
Combination Tan, 8 samples on two pages
Chrome Tan, 8 samples on two pages
--- mounted: 1" x 2" wide.
Color Range, 14 samples on three pages with stock number imprinted below each; each page headed: The following colors are available in either tannage and all grains.
Text from first printed leaf:
100 YEARS YOUNG
From 100 years of leather making experience, R. Neumann & Co. presents TEXTURE and COLOR for the future.
The tannages and finishes available in this book, together with the range of new fashion colors, will show you why "Neumann sets the style in leathers," and will boost your shoe designs up from the launching pad into wide orbits of acceptance.
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Company's centennial was 1963 ("100 Years") and the reference to space exploration ("launching pad into wide orbits") suggests a date range of 1963 to 1970.Acquisition
Accession
2014.070Source or Donor
Bernheim, BillAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of the Bernheim Family.Archive Details
Date(s) of Creation
1963 - 1975Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1963-1970 ca
Date(s): 1963-1975General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2014-12-16
