Name/Title
Catalogue of Keuffel & Esser Co., New York; 38th edition. 1936.Entry/Object ID
2009.006.0031Description
Catalogue of Keuffel & Esser Co., New York; General Office & Factories - Hoboken, N.J. 38th Edition. 1936.
8vo cloth boards, pp. viii, 581, illustrated.
Laid in at front: price list for K&E slide rules, May 15, 1939. Attached to front pastedown is a sample card of a "Selection of K&E Drawing and Tracing Papers."
Catalog is not priced as is stated in notice preceding pg [i]. Pocket at rear for published price list which is not present. Only pricing available is the slide rule list recorded above.
The paper sample with 12 feelers is imprinted B.L. Makepeace, Inc. of Boston, Mass., selling agents for K&E Drawing Material and Surveying Instruments. Sample card is numbered "Copy No. 8419." Inscribed by owner: Saco Lowell Shops, Biddeford, Maine, Mr. Ridler. (Saco Lowell Shops made textile machinery.)
The traditional bird's-eye view, a black-and-white drawing, "General Office and Factories, Hoboken, N.J." appears following the illustrated title.
Leroy lettering products make first appearance in a catalog.
8vo decorated cloth boardsAcquisition
Accession
2009.006Source or Donor
Lukacs, ClaireAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a friend of the Museum.Publication Details
Edition
38thPublisher
Kueffel & EsserDate Published
1936 - 1939Notes
Date: 1936-1939
Copy No.: 1General Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2009-04-13