Catalog, furniture: Ferguson Bros. Mfg. Co., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1925-1930.

Archive

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Hoboken Historical Museum

front cover

front cover

Name/Title

Catalog, furniture: Ferguson Bros. Mfg. Co., Hoboken, N.J. N.d., ca. 1925-1930.

Entry/Object ID

2013.015.0001

Scope and Content

Trade furniture catalog: Ferguson Bros. Mfg. Co., Hoboken, N.J. No date, circa 1925-1930. Embossed cover; 43 leaves, unpaginated, printed one side, 7" x 11" high; illustrated; two-hole punched top edge; metal binder clip. Retail prices. Inserted printed slip on wholesale terms. Printing is a sepia monochrome. PDF on file. The products are not named, but listed with a catalog number, finishes and features, retail price and dimensions. Only a part of their furniture line. This catalog covers chests or lowboys, folding screens and fire screens. The range of styles is wide and reflects some trends of the era, but most are traditional, if not historically influenced. Ferguson Brothers Manufacturing Company (founded 1878 in New York City) was located in Hoboken from 1900 until the business closed in 1945. Large factory at Eighth and Monroe Sts., mailing address 832 Monroe St. See archives 2013.015.0002 and .0003 for two smaller catalogs, dated 1928 and 1929, that accompanied this copy.

Acquisition

Accession

2013.015

Source or Donor

Purchase

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Museum Collections.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1920 - 1930

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1920-1930 ca Date(s): 1920-1930

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2013-04-05